Due to the nature of divorce in Israel, many women are left trapped in marriages in which they no longer want to remain and it seems the rabbinical courts are in no hurry to change that travesty.
Knesset committee approves the controversial bill meant to end the Chief Rabbinate's monopoly over the conversion process, paving the way for the bill's first reading at the parliament.
Combat Antisemitism Movement says 158 antisemitic incidents were reported in the media in January. Anti-Defamation League report finds conspiracy theories fuel bump in hate crimes, extremist killings.
Kol Israel Haverim educational organization calls on the public to aid them in locating the burial place of the Jewish leaders who "brought unity to the people of Israel."
Liberals were outraged about conservatives claiming to work for laws in tune with Jewish teachings. But is it any different than Jews advancing liberalism under the banner of Judaism?
Community Security Trust report finds there were 2,255 incidents of Jew-hatred reported in Britain in 2021, a 34% rise from the year before.
The Board of Deputies of British Jews faces heavy criticism after it calls Smotrich's ideology "abominable and hatred-inducing" and tells him to "get back on the plane." Nevertheless, several Israeli lawmakers join the London-based group in their criticism of Smotrich.
American Jewish Committee survey finds that 41% of French Jews avoid displaying religious symbols in public, 32% of parents say their children have been the target of antisemitic insults, 18% say their children have been physically attacked in 2021.
New York Mayor Eric Adams tweeted: “Hatred won’t be tolerated in our city. Anti-Semitic acts of violence are an attack on every New Yorker and they will be met with the force of the entire city.”
The hostage crisis at Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville spurs Jewish centers in the US to increase security.
