Secular
Bnei Brak Municipality allegedly blocked road with dumpsters before Shabbat in protest - report
Tensions rise between secular and haredi residents in Bnei Brak as police say, "Secular people also intentionally provoke haredim, drive recklessly, and do burnouts."
National-religious men overrepresented in IDF reserves as haredim stay absent, IDI analysis finds
As I turn 80, I hope my life is and continues to be a journey that inspires others - opinion
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community feels misunderstood. Here’s why - opinion
Religious freedom NGOs: IDF soldiers should not be forced to eat kosher
In a letter to the IDF Chief of Staff, two organizations argued that the army rabbinate is overstepping its authority and violating the rights of secular soldiers.
New documentary tackles secular education debate in New York City yeshivas
"When I learned a few years ago that there’s tens of thousands of people in Brooklyn who are illegally denied a basic education, I was just furious," said Joe Kolman, the film's director.
Maybe anti-haredi vitriol is the biggest threat to Israel - opinion
How on earth can haredim not feel an intense alienation from the state which has reduced them to penury. Why would they want to cooperate on any level?
Meron tragedy underscores dangerous divisions in Israel - opinion
Haredim cannot be expected to respect secular culture. Secular people, meanwhile, cannot be expected to respect the haredi way.
Ono Academic College expands, builds multicultural campus
As part of the development, a major metropolitan boulevard will connect the campuses.
Jewish studies just as important as secular studies - opinion
If yeshiva students are “functionally illiterate” in secular studies, many secular students in public schools have little knowledge of Judaism and are “functionally illiterate” in Jewish studies.
The ability to end the Haredi-secular conflict is within us - opinion
In a recent study commissioned by Gesher, the overwhelming majority (65%) of Israelis ranked the haredi-secular conflict as the most pressing facing us today.
Path bridging religious Zionists, secularists explored in new book
The Wondering Jew is an eloquent and urgent call for Israelis to find a way to bridge the current divide between its warring camps.
Orthodox and secular Israelis fight over Jewish conversion, but why?
A chief Haredi Orthodox ally of Benjamin Netanyahu called the decision “misguided [and] very troubling.”
Can Israel ever make peace with the haredi sector? - opinion
How might we make liberal-democratic-Zionist thought more haredi-inclusive?
