Judaism

‘We will not enlist:’ Ultra-Orthodox in Israel vow to defy orders to serve in the military
Middle East

‘We will not enlist:’ Ultra-Orthodox in Israel vow to defy orders to serve in the military

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside…
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters attack Israeli minister’s car amid anger at military draft ruling
Middle East

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters attack Israeli minister’s car amid anger at military draft ruling

CNN  —  Protests in Jerusalem against the drafting of ultra-Orthodox Jews into the Israeli military turned violent on Sunday, with…
Photos: Egypt’s Jewish community celebrates New Year for 1st time in 70 years
Egypt

Photos: Egypt’s Jewish community celebrates New Year for 1st time in 70 years

The Jewish community in Egypt organized a celebration for the Jewish New Year in the Vitali Madjar Synagogue in Heliopolis,…
In Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter, a controversial land deal pits a community against its religious leaders
Middle East

In Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter, a controversial land deal pits a community against its religious leaders

Jerusalem CNN  —  In the hushed, ornate St James cathedral in the Armenian Quarter, one of Jerusalem’s most famous photographers…
Azhar criticizes calls for unified ‘Abrahamic religion’
Egypt

Azhar criticizes calls for unified ‘Abrahamic religion’

Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, the top religious institution for Sunni Islam, rejected calls to form a doctrinal entity that brings together the…
Abu Dhabi’s stunning new multi-faith complex is a mosque, synagogue and church
Middle East

Abu Dhabi’s stunning new multi-faith complex is a mosque, synagogue and church

The United Arab Emirates on March 1 inaugurated the “Abrahamic Family House,” an interfaith complex housing a mosque, a church,…
World’s oldest Hebrew Bible could fetch $50 million at auction
Archaeology

World’s oldest Hebrew Bible could fetch $50 million at auction

A Hebrew Bible more than 1,000 years old and described as “one of the most important and singular texts in…
Rescuers: Last Jew of Kabul making his way to Israel
Middle East

Rescuers: Last Jew of Kabul making his way to Israel

JERUSALEM (AP) — The man known as the last Jew of Kabul could soon be heading to Israel, after agreeing…
Israeli watchdog to investigate deadly festival stampede
Middle East

Israeli watchdog to investigate deadly festival stampede

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s governmental watchdog agency said Monday it would launch an investigation into the deadly stampede at a…
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