Secular
When Shabbat becomes a battleground - opinion
I sat on my balcony watching around 50 haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men and children harass a new cafe’s patrons and staff in Jerusalem’s city center, angry that it was operating on Shabbat.
Israeli organization's 'Secular House' opens in Thailand as non-religious alternative to Chabad
Ramat Hasharon to force mall to close on Shabbat after religious controversy
Pareto vs the IDF: Does sociology determine army service? - opinion
There is so much that separates us – but a lot that unites, too
A chance encounter shows the unified nature of the Jewish people
For Jews in Israel, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Israeli girl Yaeli Amir’s secular Jewish parents embrace Christmas, not for religious reasons but as an occasion for celebration. The same holds for Halloween.
NYC’s next comptroller to push Orthodox yeshivas to teach secular subjects
Supporters of “substantial equivalence” say Orthodox children have a right to a secular education.
It's time to bury Iran's religious state in favor of a secular state - opinion
In the long run, Iran has every necessary historical precondition to becoming a culturally and economically fully developed modern nation-state.
The fall of universalism and the religion of secularism's rise
The European “secular religion” is missionary, aggressive and exclusive and “mono-atheistic.” It also doesn't work.
From tribalism to cohesion, and the Israeli cultural war
The current discord relates to various aspects of Israeli daily life, but at its root is the disagreement between the tribes regarding the state’s overarching goals and what Zionism means.
Religious freedom NGOs: IDF soldiers should not be forced to eat kosher
In a letter to the IDF Chief of Staff, two organizations argued that the army rabbinate is overstepping its authority and violating the rights of secular soldiers.
New documentary tackles secular education debate in New York City yeshivas
"When I learned a few years ago that there’s tens of thousands of people in Brooklyn who are illegally denied a basic education, I was just furious," said Joe Kolman, the film's director.
Maybe anti-haredi vitriol is the biggest threat to Israel - opinion
How on earth can haredim not feel an intense alienation from the state which has reduced them to penury. Why would they want to cooperate on any level?
Meron tragedy underscores dangerous divisions in Israel - opinion
Haredim cannot be expected to respect secular culture. Secular people, meanwhile, cannot be expected to respect the haredi way.
