Articles in "Religion"

Israel’s Chief Rabbis Step Down Without Successors In Sight

A political struggle has left Israel without chief rabbis for the first time in the country's history. Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau ...

Israeli Chief Rabbis Tell Pilgrims Not to Visit Mount Meron on Lag B’Omer Holiday

Israel's two chief rabbis instructed worshipers not to travel to a holy site on Mount Meron during the upcoming holiday of Lag B'Omer ...

‘The People of Israel Need the Blessings Now More Than Ever’: Jews Flock to Western Wall

Neither war nor a heatwave prevented Jews from thronging to the Western Wall in Jerusalem on Thursday for the traditional priestly ...

‘This is What Our Ancestors Did’: Israeli Army Reservist Bakes Matzah for Thousands of Soldiers

Ahead of this year's Passover holiday, which is being celebrated in wartime, an Israeli army reservist took on the task of baking matzah -- ...

Tel Aviv Gears Up for Dueling Prayer Services Amid Social Tensions

Social tensions in Tel Aviv are climbing as supporters and opponents of gender-segregated prayer are due to hold simultaneous dueling ...

Israel Expected to Soon Resolve Visa Issue for Evangelical Christian NGOs

A crisis over the issuing of visas to members of Christian evangelical organizations based in Israel is expected to be resolved next week ...

Israeli Chief Rabbi Inaugurates Latin American Rabbinical Conference

Israel's chief rabbi was in Bueno Aires on Wednesday to inaugurate the Latin American Rabbinical Conference. The founding Torah scroll ...

Religious Leaders Stress Interfaith Dialogue and Tolerance at Kazakh Conference in Jerusalem

Religious leaders gathered in Jerusalem on Tuesday for the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, sponsored by the the ...

Kazakhstan to Host Interfaith Conference in Jerusalem

The Republic of Kazakhstan will host a conference in Jerusalem next week, seeking to bring together religious leaders under one roof in the ...