Speaking at New Jersey event, David Lau echoes comments by Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, who said incoming government could offer chance to 'amend the law on who is a Jew'
Far-right leader seeks legislation that would only accept conversions performed 'in accordance with Jewish law' for citizenship, overturning High Court ruling
Though 70% of Jewish local authorities ban cultural sites from opening on day of rest, 58% of such centers and 82% of museums operate; over a quarter of shopping malls also open
After a Berlin cantor opens up a Pandora's box in a public forum, she is fired from her post. But as Jewish community response rolls in, it's clear she's hardly alone in her musing
Only once coalition's reforms fell apart, Lau started signing documents, according to religious rights group Itim; chief rabbi confirms faster pace but denies political motivations
In 'The Prophet of the Andes,' author Graciela Mochkofsky documents unlikely tale of Segundo Villanueva whose revelations and efforts brought the 'Inca Jews' to the Promised Land
After a year in the Religious Services Ministry, Yamina MK gets a middling grade from liberal figures for shaking up Haredi hegemony but failing to advance core issues
Failing to muster votes, the government withdraws significant legislation; expected contest coming this week in another attempt to pass contentious Citizenship Law
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