Analysis by ITIM group reveals that only 188 of 320 of ritual bathhouses in large cities say they comply with a 2016 ruling on the issue

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

David Ben Moshe, born David Bonett, first applied for citizenship in 2018 and spent years fighting against the unyielding world of Israeli bureaucracy

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

Advocacy group says new changes to payment policy removes final obstacles keeping burial societies from performing funerals for fetuses

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

On International Women's Day, activists and observers lament the tight rabbinate control over marriage and divorce in Israel, with few changes in the system expected anytime soon

For Shavuot, an in-depth conversation with Rabbi Seth Farber on the history of conversion -- and how it all went awry in the Jewish state

With beaches packed and schools reopening, many have questioned the continued closure of houses of worship, which served as major vector for spread of COVID-19

$77 million project incorporates tunnels beneath existing cemetery, with plots carved into rock several stories high; app to enable mourners to easily find loved ones in the works