Israel Religious Action Center
The saddest bar mitzvah in history
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 21, 2022
What happened recently at the Western Wall is an outrage. Orthodox leaders must speak out. Loudly.
‘Anti-feminist’ vandals in Israel deface images of women
By Laurie Kellman — October 1, 2021
JERUSALEM (AP) — The joyful glint in Peggy Parnass’ eyes is so sharp it can be seen from the walls of Jerusalem’s bustling Old City. Posted across the street at the gateway to City Hall, twin images of the Holocaust survivor and activist gaze out at the ancient warren of holy monuments of Christianity, Judaism […]
Netanyahu is not Israel
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 10, 2019
Yes, I am sad. I am disappointed. That is why I am doubling down on Israel.
Ikea faces class-action lawsuit in Israel for male-only catalog
By Bob Smietana — March 8, 2019
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Religious modesty and the marginalization of women have long been flashpoints in Israel, where many Haredi rabbis have deemed it unholy to portray women’s images in everything from newspapers and government notices to billboards and bus ads.
Two Israeli burial societies agree not to segregate men and women at funerals
By Michele Chabin — December 10, 2014
JERUSALEM (RNS) Until now, the burial societies in Israel have ignored 2013 directives from the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the attorney general banning gender segregation in cemeteries.
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