Israel

With 41% of the country fully vaccinated, Israel begins reopening

Fully vaccinated Israelis will benefit from “Green Passports” attesting to their immunity status, allowing them to dine indoors.

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‘It isn’t Jewish’: Israel’s Sephardic chief rabbi denigrates Reform conversions

The rabbi’s comments come after the Supreme Court decided last week to recognize non-Orthodox conversions performed in Israel.

Israeli soldiers

Israel’s army faces a new challenge: beard complaints

Two secular (and bearded) soldiers have launched a campaign calling out the army for allowing only religious soldiers to keep their facial hair.

What Israel has learned from its battle with COVID-19

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, left, and Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz give a joint press conference at the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, Israel on 4 March 2021. (Olivier Fitoussi / POOL / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER FITOUSSI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Leaders of Austria and Denmark visit Israel to work jointly on vaccinations

Deni Avdija

Deni Avdija named to NBA’s Rising Stars team

A frame from a United Torah Judaism ad that appeared to compare Reform Jewish converts to dogs. (Screen shot)

Dogs, death and ‘clowns’: Israeli Orthodox politicians are again attacking Reform Jews

Aryeh Deri, leader of the Sephardi Haredi Shas Party, seen in Jerusalem in December 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Orthodox and secular Israelis are fighting over Jewish conversion. Why?

South American immigrants arrive in Israel after 40 days in limbo

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