Supreme Court upholds stringent punishment, increased from initial sentence of just 21 days, in landmark ruling on domestic violence

Rabbanit Shira Marili Mirvis to lead the Shirat Hatamar synagogue in settlement of Efrat; says she always felt need for a female Torah role model in her life

Military liaison to the Palestinians says move is conditional on calm persisting, comes hours before PA due to decide if elections will be held

Zebulon Simentov endured Soviet invasion, civil war, Taliban rule and the US takeover, but now he says the dangers are too great and it is time to leave

Three-year multidisciplinary initiative aims to address global social, environmental, economic challenges; 10 projects selected

Hezbollah-affiliated daily says Beirut has let go its demand for another 1,420 sq. km. of waters, paving way for renewal of stalled negotiation for 1st time under Biden

Military says it is searching for culprits who threw Molotov cocktails into the West Bank building at 2 a.m. while 4 young men inside were sleeping, causing light damage

In first speech to Congress, president says 'working closely with our allies' on Iran's nuclear program, calls US Capitol raid 'worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War'

Some 5,000 cops to be deployed at Mount Meron where entry to main festival area to be capped at 10,000; temperature rise adds further concern for safety authorities across country

Many Diaspora Jews have never heard of the holiday, but it’s time we embraced it and learned to enjoy it. Here’s how.

The Interior Minister has been actively discriminating against this community, and against African American Jews in general

With huge disparities in Israeli and Palestinian vaccination campaigns, citizens of this mixed village technically differ in eligibility, though in practice the line is blurred

Sharon Alroy-Preis urges air travel restrictions; fumes over government's 'disgraceful' refusal to curb Lag B'Omer festivities at Meron, expected to draw hundreds of thousands

For first time, two women flank president during address; 'It's about time,' says House speaker

Marking 100 days in office, US president urges a $1.8 trillion investment in children, families, education that would fundamentally transform government's role in American life