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JPost.com - Antisemitism - 16:31 Sep 17, 2026
The widow of Bondi Hanukkah attack victim Peter Meagher, Virginia, is converting to Judaism after her husband, raised Catholic, discovered shortly before his death that he was Jewish.
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Haaretz - 21:55 Aug 25, 2026
From tefillin and Shabbat to kabbala and mysticism, Jewish tradition has become cultural currency among secular Israeli artists and celebrities. But this selective return to Judaism embraces its symbols while sidestepping their religious and political implications -
Haaretz - 21:18 Jun 25, 2026
It's high time for you to stop teaching Judaism and, for a change, start understanding your job. And first of all, you need to deal with our collapsing education system. Because what has actually gotten lost is the Education Ministry under your leadership -
Haaretz - 12:25 Apr 18, 2026
As religion tightens its grip on power, liberal Israelis are rediscovering their strength – but still lack a compelling, modern-day vision of Judaism. Before the liberals reclaim the country, they must decide what it means to be secular -
Haaretz - 10:43 Oct 30, 2025
The film 'Fiddler on the Moon: Judaism in Space' explores how astronauts like Ilan Ramon adapted Jewish law to life in orbit -
Haaretz - 02:31 Sep 25, 2025
Uman as metaphor: a government devotes cabinet meetings and millions to subsidize primitive madness, while war rages and hostages languish. The sanctification of ignorance now defines state Judaism, with almost no opposition left to protest -
Haaretz - 21:18 Jul 08, 2025
Rabbi Michael Marmur, former dean of Hebrew Union College in Jerusalem, interrogates his hopes and fears about the future of liberal Judaism in 'Living the Letters.' He tells Haaretz why he hasn't lost faith in a different future for Jews and Palestinians -
Haaretz - 18:00 Mar 10, 2025
More and more testimonies of a newfound interest in Judaism are emerging from recently-released hostages and their families, including ritual observance in captivity. Why would secular hostages turn to Jewish practice under conditions of torture and abuse? How has Israeli society reacted to their stories? And what would Freud say? -
Haaretz - 23:58 Jul 18, 2024
One day someone knocked on my door. It was an ultra-Orthdox man who asked me with a smile whether I wanted to learn Judaism. I invited him in -
Israel Hayom - 11:29 Mar 21, 2024
An IDF soldier killed Thursday morning a Palestinian who had converted to Judaism. Follow Israel Hayom on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram David Ben Avraham, formerly Sameh Zaytoun, aroused the suspicions of the reserve fighters after they found a knife in his bag during a search. He was shot and succumbed to his injuries at […] -
Haaretz - 16:53 Nov 21, 2023
Far-right libertarian Javier Milei often cites verses from the Torah when discussing economic policy. But the largest Jewish community in Latin America is reserving judgment on whether his passion for Judaism and support of Israel will ultimately be a positive thing for them -
Haaretz - 10:14 Nov 14, 2023
Because she has not yet completed her course for converting to Judaism, Alina Falahati, who was killed at the Nova music festival on October 7, was refused burial in a Jewish cemetery. 'It was an error,' says an Israeli Rabbinate official