Report finds 1 in 3 couples who got a civil marriage could've had a religious ceremony in Israel, indicating rising alienation from religious bodies even as observance remains high

Yitzhak Yosef says the heated debate over planned legislation is 'disturbing and very painful' but insists High Court should refrain from ruling on religious issues

David* violated restraining order, was sent to prison for 8 months while refusing to grant his wife Lital* a divorce; yet Haifa rabbinical judges suggest they seek 'shalom bayit'

Israeli Supreme Court ruling recognizes US virtual marriage process, letting Israelis bypass the rabbinate and angering a ruling coalition that seeks controversial judicial change

The number of Jews registering weddings with the state body has decreased since 2011, even as the population has grown by more than 20%, religious advocacy group finds

Law setting prison term for mixed prayer and immodest clothing at site to be expedited, enraging opposition, liberal groups who warn move would make place a 'symbol of oppression'

Annual study of public faith in national institutions finds diminishing trust in the Chief Rabbinate over the years, and that holds true regardless of respondents' religiosity

Michael Malkieli also vows to expand powers of rabbinic courts; Shas leader Aryeh Deri says party paid a political price to get the ministry

Agreement between Religious Zionism and Likud includes planned bill that would change process of appointing military rabbi, make him subordinate to chief rabbi, and raise his rank

For now, the state-issued exams represent a purely symbolic victory, granting female Torah scholars formal recognition with no practical significance