21 rabbis sign letter saying climate crisis now an issue of 'pikuach nefesh' -- the Jewish law that puts preserving life above most other religious rules

Spiritual leader of yeshiva and religious Zionism party said to be doing better after overnight treatment; lawmakers call on public to pray for 88-year-old's health

Religious Zionism likely will be most extreme party in parliament in decades, with lawmakers who back expelling 'disloyal' Arabs and vow to 'put the Torah first'

Nearly half of religious, quarter of secular express such sentiments; feelings strongest among ultra-Orthodox; half of Arab Israeli youth hold negative stereotypes about Haredim

Opening will reportedly depend on morbidity in community continuing to decline; health minister denies reports religious high schools allowed to reopen Sunday

Building on effort started two years ago with formation of pioneering club for gay youth, Efrat municipality now offering assistance to their families as well

No woman has ever risen to the pinnacle of political power in a bloc representing the traditionally patriarchal Orthodox community

The education minister's views are pretty much mainstream among religious Zionists, but expressing them this close to the elections may not have been a good idea

New Right chairman says his former party now prides itself on opposition to female military enlistment and LGBTQ rights

Shmuel Eliyahu accuses spiritual leader Shmuel Tal of having affairs with female followers, justifying them by claiming 'holy spirit' was revealed to him