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Netanyahu meets with ultra-Orthodox party to discuss 2026 budget and Haredi draft bill

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Orthodox Judaism is making space for women’s religious leadership — even without traditional ordination

For decades, liberal denominations have permitted women to be ordained. Orthodox Judaism, however, has largely prohibited it. Yet attitudes toward women’s study of rabbinic texts are changing.
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AG pans ultra-Orthodox conscription law, warns it will disincentivize enlistment

Baharav-Miara writes in position paper that proposal would fail to alleviate burden on reservists or meet IDF's needs, prompting angry responses from bill's author and Haredi parties The post AG pans ...
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After centuries of isolation, ultra-Orthodox Jews engage with the world more than ever

Tour participants walk past an ultra-Orthodox Jewish man during a tour by Frieda Vizel of the Hasidic section of Williamsburg in the Brooklyn borough of New York on Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP ...

Crisis looms in Israel over ultra-Orthodox conscription bill

Lawmakers are considering a draft bill to end the exemption granted to ultra-Orthodox men enrolled in full-time religious ...
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Orthodox Judaism is making space for women’s religious leadership – even without traditional ordination

(THE CONVERSATION) When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a ...