Government's plan to pay salaries of female experts on Jewish law is important, says seminary head, but further steps are integral in bringing women into official religious life

'I had no choice but to become a rabbi if I wanted to study what fascinated me,' says 40-year-old former journalist Eliora Peretz

In addition to a private gathering for families of victims, US First Lady Jill Biden is expected to speak at a public event organized by the Florida town devastated by disaster

President Chandrikapersad Santokhi tells National Assembly he will act in line with recommendation of country's envoy to Israel, as nation tackles devastating flooding at home

The Islamists were supposed to bring historic change to Arab Israeli life, but with slow movement on key policy issues, some voters may punish the party at the polls this fall

Agriculture minister says NIS 420 million accord will help cut prices, while rights activists say permanent customs tax exemption on import of live calves is a license for abuse

'Families in Uvalde and Buffalo, and too many tragic shootings before, have demanded action,' Biden says after bill's passage; House vote on legislation is up next

The Venezuelan-owned Boeing 747 with Iranian, Venezuelan crew has been grounded outside Buenos Aires for two weeks as authorities try to figure out 'true objective' of its arrival

Addressing Iranian dissidents from the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq group in Albania, the ex-vice president calls Raisi 'a brutal mass murderer,' hails Trump's decision to pull out of JCPOA

AIPAC lobbies against latest congressional effort to join investigation, claiming letter implies Israel is behind Palestinian-American reporter's death in West Bank last month

Anti-Israel group distances itself from site promoted by its own branch in Massachusetts a day after US lawmakers called for an investigation into its potential use by extremists

A behind-the-scenes look at a selection of properties purchased

Prime minister, who will likely step down next week, tells new Air Force pilots, 'I hand over a strong and secure State of Israel'

Lawmakers investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection detail former president's attempt to use Justice Department to 'legitimize his lies,' seize power after losing election

When Javier Sinay learned that his great-grandfather was a fellow journalist who covered the killing of shtetl immigrants, he connected with his Jewish roots - and wrote a hit book