Rise of secularism
Israel needs a reimagined educational system that teaches how to disagree respectfully - opinion
The Hebrew state education system must now awaken to its historic responsibility. It must renew its commitment to the values of a Jewish and democratic state.
Israeli Jews need to see people as individuals, not labels, to fight internal division - opinion
Editor's Notes: Civility in flames - How public figures are tearing Israel apart
Bible engagement falls below 40% among Americans, continuing a decade-long decline
Is secularism too seductive? Haredi youth should be allowed to serve in the IDF - opinion
The free market in ideas demands that the haredim accept the consequences of allowing their youth to encounter the full range of possibilities of the human experience.
Awakening the secular soul: Reconnecting with Jewish heritage
As Yom Kippur concluded in Tel Aviv, it's imperative to contemplate the emotions that engulfed the demonstration—emotions that ranged from frustration to anger and even hatred.
70% of secular Jews in the US, 50% in Europe married to non-Jews
The issue of intermarriage, viewed as a complex reality of Jewish life, prompts questions about how communities should treat the resulting children.
Can we find a compromise between religious and secular Jews? - opinion
Statistics do not lie. The reality is that the haredi sector is expanding, and will likely eventually become the majority in Israel.
In viral clip, French TV host asks Jewish guest why he wears a kippah in public
Though brief, the exchange illustrated the starkly different perspectives on religious expression in France, the United States and elsewhere in the western world.
Secularists are cultural elites who despise faith - opinion
America today is engulfed in a culture war between those who believe that religion is backward and primitive and those who understand that faith in God is the foundation of American democracy.
The fall of universalism and the religion of secularism's rise
The European “secular religion” is missionary, aggressive and exclusive and “mono-atheistic.” It also doesn't work.
The trouble with a secular world without religious tradition
A Gallup poll reveals that fewer than half of Americans reported belonging to a house of worship. America, the most religious of Western countries, is losing its religion.
Middle Israel: The three faces of Israeli secularism
Unity is not about uniformity
A young Jewish leader’s vision on communal challenges.
300,000 good deeds contribute to dedication of Torah in Jerusalem school
The new Torah scroll was written within the framework of Jerusalem50, a unique project initiated conjunctively by the Afikim Foundation and Orot.