Secular

Goldy’s Deli: Where tradition, innovation, and kindness meet - restaurant review

From inventive takes on classic Jewish dishes to large-scale Passover preparations, the beloved Jerusalem eatery blends culinary creativity with community spirit.

Goldy's boasts a wide assortment of salads and dips.
Over 100 Jewish-Israelis participate in the Kesher Yehudi Shabbaton in Jerusalem, Israel

Beyond the Headlines: What do people say after keeping Shabbat for the first time? - opinion

Deborah Danan speaks about the White City Shabbat Guinness Record-breaking dinner before it began in Tel Aviv, June 13, 2014.

Planning first Guinness record-breaking Shabbat dinner, and not bitter about being beaten - opinion

Dr. Tomer Persico

Tomer Persico: The evolution of individualism and collective identity in Judaism


Israel opens first-ever mixed-observance seminary for Jewish girls

The year-long, post-high school program aims to bring together girls from diverse backgrounds for a meaningful learning experience. 

Hamidrasha Yisraelit

Who is lonely? The Jew struggling with doubt - opinion

The writer discusses two Jewish atheists: An Israeli who refused to enter a synagogue and a US veteran who liberated Dachau.

 A Star of David.

'Harming deterrence': Netanyahu urges IDF to hide internal issues

Netanyahu told the IDF's top echelon that he plans to seek compromises before continuing with the next part of the judicial reform.

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen with IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Why the sudden fears of an Israeli civil war? - opinion

The more Israelis are pushed and browbeaten into a system that seeks to repress and strong-arm their will as well as take away their freedoms and choices, 58% of them will feel the intimidation.

 RELIGIOUS AND secular Jews gather on Tisha Be’av, last week, outside of Independence Hall in Tel Aviv, to hear the reading of the Book of Eicha.

We need to think about how to tackle Jewish intermarriage - editorial

Regardless of one’s view of intermarriage, recent data make clear that it is a significant phenomenon that cannot be ignored but must rather be approached thoughtfully and sensitively.

An illustrative photo of a Jewish wedding in front of the Mediterranean Sea.

70% of secular Jews in the US, 50% in Europe married to non-Jews

The issue of intermarriage, viewed as a complex reality of Jewish life, prompts questions about how communities should treat the resulting children.

 There is less holding a second marriage together (Illustrative photo of a wedding).

Opponents of Israel’s judicial reform see parallels in Tisha Be’av

According to Jewish tradition, a string of calamities have befallen the Jews on the Ninth of Av. The destruction of the First Temple in 586 BCE and the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE.

 WORSHIPERS SIT on the ground as a sign of mourning on Tisha Be’av last year at the Western Wall

How many Israelis think the national crisis will end in compromise? - survey

"The current survey indicates that the general public sees great importance in Israel's national unity, while the Israeli government has neglected this issue," said "Gesher" CEO Ilan Geal Dor.

NETANYAHU AND Gantz – can they put their animosity aside and serve the public?

'Parallel Lines': Learning from writing a fictional novel - opinion

Discussing the divisions and tensions between Jerusalem's distinctly separate "tribes" in a new fictional novel, Parallel Lines.

 OUTGOING AMBASSADOR of the United States to Israel Tom Nides sits with the author at her book launch earlier this month in Jerusalem

Atheist-religious tensions in Europe could spell disaster - opinion

A new clash is brewing in Europe. After years of tensions, the European conflict escalated last week to violence. But is this a conflict of secularism vs. religion?

 MUSLIM MIGRANTS arrive in Munich, Germany, 2015.