We are therefore hearing the feeling expressed at the heart of the old Israeli elite that what they thought they had created during Israel’s first decades is disappearing, perhaps for good. ... Liberman, Orthodox leader Effi Eitam and other Likud leaders are in the vanguard of a fifth..…

The Orthodox Chief Rabbinate controls Jewish conversion, marriage, divorce and burial in Israel, but not immigration matters. ... Ethiopian Israelis, who are Jewish, and African migrants, who are not, face systemic racial discrimination in Israel. ..…

The same person appears to have been committing crimes against other atheists and non-Orthodox Jews over the past three years. . . ... The Times of Israel reports that an arrest was finally made this week: . ..…

There are similar religious norms regarding worship attendance among Orthodox Jews in Israel. ..…

Masorti is Hebrew name of Conservative Israel ), just 24% of Masortim favor allowing Conservative and Reform rabbis to officiate marriages Israel.. All marriages between Jews Israel are conducted by Orthodox rabbis Dati, Masorti and Hiloni.. ..…

But Reform and Conservative movements have Israel, according to Pew Research Center's new survey of religion Israel.. ... For example, Haredim Israel exhibit very similar religious beliefs and practices to ultra- Orthodox Jews in U.S., and both groups are isolated from the rest..…

Virtually all Jews in Israel identify with one of four major religious subgroups: Hiloni (“secular”), Masorti (“traditional”), Dati (“religious”) and Haredi (“ultra-Orthodox”). ... Jews have been to Israel. . 7 Israeli Jews overall are more religious than U.S. ..…

And Orthodox Jews make up bigger share of adults among Israeli Jews than American Jews .. ... This gap is driven by differences between Orthodox Jews in both countries 60% of Haredim and Datiim Israel say their Jewish identity is about religion, compared with 46% of American..…

Stuart Littlewood looks at UK's and EU's conspiracy of silence, that is allowing Israel to violate UN Conventional on the Law of Seas and maintain illegal blockade of Gaza Strip with impunity. ..…

The widening divide between religious and secular communities is among Israel's most pressing social concerns. The more influence the Orthodox wield, the more they can affect aspects of life here, from the opening of stores on the Jewish Sabbath to permitting the more liberal sects of..…

Rabbi with wide influence in Israel's politics dies . . Centenarian Schach was ultra-Orthodox leader . . ... Ideologically anti-Zionist, he led the ultra-Orthodox, who make up about 10 percent of the population in overwhelmingly secular Israel. . . . . . ..…

The picture of Middle East security that is coming into focus after 20 months of war suggests that Iraq was less focused on chemical, biological and nuclear weapons over the past decade than it was locked in a regional arms race for short-range conventional weapons, in which Iran, Israel and..…

These include religious Zionists and ultra-Orthodox Jews as well as Islamists, Palestinian citizens of Israel, and refugees. ..…

And while elite attitudes toward Israel in the US are changing, recent polls have cast doubt on widely publicized claims that young, non-Orthodox Jews in the US are growing more distant from Israel.16 . ...  ↩ . . 12 Yisrael Beytenu also receives support outside the..…

But it is difficult to estimate the size of these movements globally because they are not familiar or relevant to Jews in many other countries; in Israel and elsewhere, distinctions are often made between Haredi or Ultra-Orthodox Jews, Modern Orthodox Jews and less traditional forms of..…

Among American Jews today, there are a great many Zionists, especially in the Orthodox world, people deeply devoted to the State of Israel. ... The same AJC study found that while only 16 percent of non-Orthodox adult Jews under the age of forty feel “very close to..…