Western Wall prayer fight ends with historic compromise
By Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israel’s government on Sunday January 31, approved a compromise to expand the non-Orthodox Jewish prayer section of the Western…
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Tu Bi’shvat: Talmud Torah helps pave a green path to Eilat
by Sarah Lallouz (EJNews) – During the last few weeks at Talmud Torah School students and staff have been hyped about planting trees and celebrating…
The rabbinate strikes back: 2015 in Israeli religious pluralism
By Ben Sales (JTA) — Two years ago, Israeli advocates for religious pluralism spoke of a “window of opportunity” to advance their cause. For the…
Follow up: Alleged Tel Aviv gunman shot dead in northern Israel
(JTA) — The gunman who allegedly killed three Israelis last week in Tel Aviv was shot and killed by Israeli forces in northern Israel. Nashat…
With gunman still at large, Tel Aviv manhunt punctures city’s sense of relative safety
By Yardena Schwartz TEL AVIV (JTA) — Until Friday, Tel Aviv had been largely untouched by the recent wave of near-daily attacks by Palestinians on Israeli civilians….