Judaism

Non-Orthodox movements making inroads in Israel

24 May 2012

After a religious council near Jerusalem allowed a female Reform rabbi to participate in its proceedings, some advocates of liberal Judaism in the country are hailing their growing success at making inroads into the Orthodox-dominated religious infrastructure.

Bulgarian course offers pathway to ‘official’ Judaism

24 May 2012

sofia, bulgaria | As a child, Gabrielle Pavlova pored over pictures of her Jewish paternal grandmother, who died decades before Pavlova was born.

Judaism, a religion of peace—for some

24 May 2012

The issue of a Jewish doctor violating the Shabbat to treat a non-Jew has come up again in Israel. The Israeli daily newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that one of Israel’s prominent rabbis, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, was quoted as telling his students during a class that, “If a gentile were to get injured in a car [...]