Israel’s Marriage Bureaucrat, Met Council Charges, Hijab Outscores Kippah

As head of the Israeli Chief Rabbinate’s personal status division, Rabbi Itamar Tubul was responsible for rejecting a proof-of-Jewishness letter from American Rabbi Avi Weiss.

The Modern Language Association will not consider a resolution boycotting Israeli universities at its conference this week. But both supporters and opponents of BDS say the fact that it’s being discussed at all is significant enough.

Thousands of asylum-seeking African migrants protested outside the Knesset in Jerusalem over Israel’s response to their refugee requests.

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Tzipi Livni and Naftali Bennett don’t much like each other, and their latest speeches highlight a huge divide within Israel’s government over negotiations with Palestinians.

It was a big day for religious headgear in college basketball.

Most Girl Guide cookies are now certified kosher in Canada following the efforts of an all-Orthodox troop.

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The debate over Hillel’s Israel guidelines reflects a shift in how American Jews relate to Israel, writes John Judis.

It is counterproductive to ban shows by an anti-Semitic French comedian or punish him under anti-hate laws, writes Seth Mandel.

A chart shows the rise of the word „chutzpah” in judicial decisions.

A cell phone rings during a synagogue service, a rabbi offers a rebuke and a congregant gains a new appreciation of Shabbat.

The „Wolf of Wall Street” actor talks about „the most unlikable person I’ve ever played.”

As a part of their adoption process, Rabbi Tziona Szajman and her husband are raising their daughter with pride in her Ethiopian heritage.

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