Religion
Turkey's LGBT crackdown rooted in Erdogan's conservative religious push, experts tell 'Post'
The comments followed over 50 detentions at banned Istanbul Pride and after Turkish officials denied docking permission to a long-planned LGBT cruise.
Like Moses, Israel needs leaders who understand different perspectives - opinion
How a Torah scroll escaped Nazi Germany and found a home on Israel's Gaza border
Parashat Pinchas: What Joshua learned from Moses about true leadership
China implements law requiring minorities conform to CCP cultural, religious guidelines
Members of China’s 55 government-recognized ethnic minorities, which include the Uyghur and Tibetan peoples, make up just under 9% of the population.
Chief Rabbinate Council disputes Tzohar kashrut approval hours after authorization
“The approval was granted unlawfully and did not go through the Chief Rabbinate Council as required,” Director General of the Ministry of Religious Services Yehuda Avidan said.
Games of chance and society in the Middle East
Was Netanyahu chosen by God, or judged too harshly by man? - opinion
There was a young man who was chosen. He did not choose himself. In fact, he had no plans to enter politics and no ambition to become prime minister. Yet God often chooses people who never expect it.
The breached walls we must rebuild this Seventeenth of Tamuz - opinion
This fast day is a reminder that destruction begins inside when unity fails and division takes root.
Israeli organization's 'Secular House' opens in Thailand as non-religious alternative to Chabad
The 'Secular House' is the brainchild of the Free Secular Movement, an Israeli activist organization that promotes secularism and the separation of religion and state in Israel.
The mikveh belongs to the women of Israel, not to those who yell at them - opinion
Publicly funded mikvaot exist to serve the people of Israel. Every woman who enters should be treated with respect.
Cardinal Cupich's support shows Jews are gaining powerful allies against antisemitism - opinion
A key voice in the Catholic Church, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, is speaking up in support of the Jewish people.
Ancient stone at Tel Eton may provide new proof of King Hezekiah’s religious reform, study suggests
The stone, known also as a massebah, was discovered during excavations of the First Temple era site, inside a large residence named by archaeologists as "Building 101," or the Governor's Residency.
Not your zaide’s kiddush: Jerusalem's young olim are reinventing the Shabbat kiddush
From apartments to synagogues, Jerusalem's young adults are reinventing kiddush as a social gathering that fits modern life.
