Religion

Between two narratives: A candid conversation with an ultra-Orthodox Israeli

Explaining the ultra-Orthodox mindset that has led to widespread refusal to serve in the IDF.

|ByYONATAN VERSTANDIG
HAREDI CHILDREN play an active role in the battle for military exemption, as seen on Highway 4 outside Bnei Brak.
CHILDREN HOLD a symbolic key at a rally in Ramallah, marking the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, the ‘catastrophe’ of the establishment of the State of Israel, in May. A new generation of students is taught that Jews are vile creatures, says the writer.

Imagine: Not being taught to hate Jews - opinion

Religion has been the cause of too many wars, but it can also be used to do better and strive toward peace.

|ByCOOKIE SCHWAEBER-ISSAN
Remi Rowhani

Qatar imprisons Baha'i leader for casting 'doubt on the foundations of the Islamic religion'

Qatar has previously been accused of deporting members of the Baha'i community without reason.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Eldridge Street Synagogue, New York

When diplomacy falters, religious dialogue can still hold the line - opinion

Now in its third decade, the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions hosted by Kazakhstan is a rare forum for dialogue across religious, ethnic, and geopolitical divides.

|ByAKAN RAKHMETULLIN

New on Rikers Island: a Jewish prayerbook designed with incarcerated congregants in mind

The one-of-a-kind siddur features bright colors, bold text and an amalgam of Hebrew, English, Russian and Ladino prayers, as well as meditations on healing and recovery and poems.

AUGUST 12, 2025ByMARLA BROWN FOGELMAN/JTA
"The Very Narrow Bridge" is a prayer book designed for people who are incarcerated on Rikers Island, New York City's jail that's accessible only by bridge.

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AUGUST 8, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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AUGUST 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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ChatGPT gave instructions for devil worship, self-harm, and murder - The Atlantic

The chatbot instructed The Atlantic journalists, who were investigating a tip, to carve sigils on their pubic bones and invoke Satan.

JULY 29, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
A burning pentagram is pictured during the "Misa Negra" (Black Mass), a ritual that has drawn controversy for its associations with black magic and Satanism-related practices, while also becoming a cultural and tourist attraction, in Catemaco, Veracruz state, Mexico, March 7, 2025.

Monks in Thailand dismissed after their darkest secret was revealed

A police operation at Thai temples uncovered a shocking affair when four monks were found positive for hard drugs. The monks admitted to using the illegal substances and claimed unusual reasons.

JULY 28, 2025ByNEWS AGENCIES/MAARIV
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Tisha B'av, connection to Jerusalem, proves Jews are not 'settler-colonialists' - opinion

We cannot colonize a land that God promised to Abraham 3,800 years ago. We cannot colonize a land in which Jews have lived for four millennia.

JULY 26, 2025ByDAVID GOLINKIN
A DEPICTION OF Jews praying and mourn at the Western Wall on Tisha B’Av circa 1880.

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JULY 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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JULY 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Don’t ban the burka in Denmark - opinion

Burka bans force the withdrawal of Muslim women from public life rather than helping them.

JULY 14, 2025ByMIRIAM HAART
PRIME MINISTER Mette Frederiksen takes part in a news conference on the occasion of Denmark taking over the EU presidency earlier this month. Niqabs ‘are used as mechanisms of oppression toward girls,’ she argues.

'Messianic’: A slur, or Jewish birthright? - opinion

Throwing the word “messianic” around reduces complex ideas to caricature and avoids the real questions those ideas raise.

JULY 13, 2025ByDEBORAH DANINO
FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich, chairman of the Religious Zionist Party, addresses his party’s faction in the Knesset last week. He is dismissed as ‘messianic’ not just for his policies, but also a worldview he represents, says the writer.

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