National religious

53% of national religious public feels they are not properly represented in Knesset, survey reveals

A new study conducted by the Lazar Research Institute shows a new perspective on the division of opinion in the religious and ultra-Orthodox community in Israel.

 Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir.
 IDF SOLDIERS take part in an army stretcher drill. Israel’s population also needs to carry its share of the burden.

My Word: Wide awake in a war

 NEW ASHKENAZI Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber visits the Bnei David study hall, where Jewish philosophy is also taught.

Spirit of service in the IDF: Examining the DNA of the Bnei David ‘mechina’ in Eli

 A person reacts during a march from Ramat Gan to the Ultra-Orthodox neighbourhood of Bnei Brak in protest against monetary demands by the Ultra-Orthodox community for the upcoming budget, in Bnei Brak east of Tel Aviv, Israel, May 17, 2023.

Religiosity and views on judicial reform are strongly correlated - study


The most important difference between secular and religious Zionism - opinion

God’s providence has provided the blessing to the Zionists that built this land - remembering this will ensure our people’s continued success.

 A MAN PRAYS in a cotton field at sunrise, at Kibbutz Hulda. Religious Zionists believe that while they must do their part, their actions will be successful only if they have God’s help.

Judaism and democracy - enemies or friends? - opinion

The time has come to abandon old rivalries in order to offer interpretations of Judaism consistent with democracy so that Israeli voters can vote for a Jewish and democratic state.

 A PROTESTER holds a sign that reads: ‘I want democracy,’ at a demonstration in Herzliya, earlier this year.

Smotrich, Ben-Gvir are damaging Israel’s Jewish character - opinion

If Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir become ministers, this could seriously damage support for Israel in America – maybe permanently.

 RELIGIOUS ZIONIST Party chairman Bezalel Smotrich discusses party policy at a news conference.

How are parents, adult children navigating religious differences?

Yet, all around us are families that have found ways to navigate their religious differences. We focus here on three Torah-observant families that have adult children who identify as secular.

 A HAREDI family walks on the beach in Ashdod this past Passover (Illustrative)

Jerusalem College of Technology launches new BA course for women

The program could affect the current imbalance between gender representation in Israel’s business world

 A sketch of the upcoming Tal Campus expansion

Catering to the residential needs of the religiously observant

When completed, the facility will offer a senior living residence adapted to the religiously oriented way of life. 

 Protea senior living facility in Elkana.

Religious life: Who pays on 1st date? What should older singles do? - poll

A poll put out by "Srugometer," a project that works to stay up to date on the National-Religious community, found that more than half of women think that they should split the bill on a 1st date.

PEOPLE FROM various religious and cultural backgrounds listen to classical music during the Mekudeshet 2016 Festival, in Jerusalem’s Sacher Park.

The complex dissonance of Israel’s Hardalim

Israeli secularism has largely abandoned the ideal of the “new Jew” in recent decades, but religious Zionism has remained fervently loyal to it.

Yigal Canaan

Jewish-religious, Druze schools lead national school rankings

Some 46 high schools in Israel achieved 100% matriculation eligibility. Most of these schools were state Jewish-religious schools. Five were religious-ecclesiastical schools in the Arab sector.

A GROUP of junior high school students are demanding the government fulfill its educational duty to them.

Beyond the trial: Investigating Kafka in Jerusalem

“As Franz Kafka awoke one morning from uneasy dreams,” Roth wrote in 1973, “he found himself transformed in his bed into a father, a writer, and a Jew.” And a Jerusalemite.

Kafka in Jerusalem

Blue and White to target moderate religious-Zionist vote after Right unites

“There is a great lack of ethics in the way corruption has been discussed as something trivial, and setting a personal example as something trivial,” said Hendel.

 Blue and White MK Yoaz Hendel at a recent parlour meeting for the religious-Zionist community