More than 6,000 people donate, reportedly including prominent right-wing rabbis, head of ultranationalist homophobic Lehava group

Religious hardliners are among critics of the bill, which many see as part of a pact benefiting Shas and the Chief Rabbinate

Rebuke is an escalation in the rhetoric around ultranationalist minister's pilgrimages to the site in defiance of rulings by some rabbis

Religious figures wade into case that has roiled religious elementary school in Givat Shmuel, claiming that Jewish law forbids cross-dressing

Statement signed by rabbis Chaim Druckman, Dov Lior charges legislation backed by government on conversion, kashrut and Western Wall will 'endanger the essence of the state'

Report: Officers who took part in chase that led to death of Ahuvia Sandak cleared, but teens who were in the car with him will face charges, including negligent homicide