Israel is a nation perennially swept up in religious fervor and conflict. The country is home to about 7 million Jews, almost half of the global Jewish population. An Israeli Central Bureau of ...

Another shot has been fired in Israel's ongoing internal war. The country's Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Ultra-Orthodox Jews known as Haredim must join the Israel Defense Forces for the ...

The country’s debate over lifting an exemption to military service for ultra-Orthodox students of the Torah prompts a deeper reflection on the effect of prayer during war.

As the death toll from the Israel-Hamas war continues to climb, religious leaders across the U.S. are grappling with their own feelings of pain and frustration.

iRep, the Israel Religious Expression Platform, is JFNA's initiative to impact a range of issues related to increasing religious pluralism in Israel. iRep was formed in 2014 as an outcome of the ...

Israel said it bombed the headquarters of Syria’s army in the capital Damascus on Wednesday after warning the Islamist-led ...

In a little over 100 pages, Friedman does a good job detailing the myriad tensions in the Israel secular and religious divide.

Government ministers addressed the crowd and promised not to give up on the judicial plan, even as talks continue with the opposition for a compromise.

Tensions have been rising between Israel’s religious and secular Jews since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government took office last December.

MEVASSERET ZION, Israel (AP) — Israel is a nation perennially swept up in religious fervor and conflict. And yet, strikingly, a large portion of its population is secular, and even its insular ...

Haredi Jews in Israel also are growing faster than any other group, at about 4% annually. The many differences between religious and secular Jews have chafed the country throughout its 75 years.

MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Israel is a nation perennially swept up in religious fervor and conflict. And yet, strikingly, a large portion of its population is secular, and even its insular ...