Rise of secularism
Editor's Notes: Civility in flames - How public figures are tearing Israel apart
The rules of the game may encourage politicians and journalists to become more extreme, and a real, significant change might still be far off, but Dibur is in it for the long haul.
Bible engagement falls below 40% among Americans, continuing a decade-long decline
Is secularism too seductive? Haredi youth should be allowed to serve in the IDF - opinion
Awakening the secular soul: Reconnecting with Jewish heritage
70% of secular Jews in the US, 50% in Europe married to non-Jews
The issue of intermarriage, viewed as a complex reality of Jewish life, prompts questions about how communities should treat the resulting children.
Can we find a compromise between religious and secular Jews? - opinion
Statistics do not lie. The reality is that the haredi sector is expanding, and will likely eventually become the majority in Israel.
In viral clip, French TV host asks Jewish guest why he wears a kippah in public
Though brief, the exchange illustrated the starkly different perspectives on religious expression in France, the United States and elsewhere in the western world.
Secularists are cultural elites who despise faith - opinion
America today is engulfed in a culture war between those who believe that religion is backward and primitive and those who understand that faith in God is the foundation of American democracy.
The fall of universalism and the religion of secularism's rise
The European “secular religion” is missionary, aggressive and exclusive and “mono-atheistic.” It also doesn't work.
The trouble with a secular world without religious tradition
A Gallup poll reveals that fewer than half of Americans reported belonging to a house of worship. America, the most religious of Western countries, is losing its religion.
Middle Israel: The three faces of Israeli secularism
Unity is not about uniformity
A young Jewish leader’s vision on communal challenges.
300,000 good deeds contribute to dedication of Torah in Jerusalem school
The new Torah scroll was written within the framework of Jerusalem50, a unique project initiated conjunctively by the Afikim Foundation and Orot.
The traditional Haggada and the non-believing Jew
It is perhaps the traditional Haggada that is most welcoming to the Jew who questions Jewish belief.
Religious and secular Israelis band together for Hanukka cheer
Hinam launches joint lighting ceremonies around the country