August 16, 2016
3:32 am

A charedi boy keeps up with the latest rabbinic-sanctioned news via Pashkvilim, public notices. Michele Chabin/JW

Israel’s Curriculum Debate Hits At Charedi ‘Core’

The battle over teaching secular subjects (and marketable skills) in ultra-Orthodox schools.

By Michele Chabin

August 10, 2016
1:36 am

The sales office of a new luxury residential complex that includes penthouses with swimming pools has marketed extensively.

Luxe Wars Hit J’salem

‘Double tax’ on absentee homeowners meant to help young residents afford city.

By Michele Chabin

August 3, 2016
7:45 pm

The sales office of a new luxury residential complex that includes penthouses with swimming pools. Michele Chabin/JW

Jerusalem Apartment Tax Fight Splits Generations

Levy on absentee homeowners from diaspora meant to help students afford an increasingly expensive city.

By Michele Chabin

July 13, 2016
4:00 am

Utilizing her expertise as an addictions counselor, and her experience as a mother of three young adults, Tracey Shipley.

An Activist For Vulnerable Youth, Bar None

Tracey Shipley’s crusade to combat Jerusalem’s downtown drug and alcohol scene.

By Michele Chabin

June 21, 2016
10:33 pm

In Israel, Olim are greeted with great fanfare, but some find that soon after arriving, government support dries up.Getty Images

Lifeline For The Aliyah From Hell

Year-old nonprofit offers helping hand for immigrants who feel abandoned by Israeli government.

By Michele Chabin

June 1, 2016
12:25 pm

A different stone wall: Participants in this week’s LGBT mission sponsored by JFNA visit the Western Wall. Eyal Warsavsky

LGBT Mission Aiming To ‘Broaden The Tent’

In Israel, JFNA participants push hot-button marriage issues, stand with country’s gay community.

By Michele Chabin

June 1, 2016
4:00 am

On a recent trip to New York, Barak Schecter paid a visit to his childhood home in West Orange, N.J. Courtesy of Barak Schecter

Are Two Jewish Identities Better Than One?

If it’s Tuesday, this must be…: The payoffs and perils of the really long-distance commuter.

By Michele Chabin

May 31, 2016
4:00 am

That Other Home, Across The Sea

A longtime oleh wants her kids to have a taste of that New York diversity.

By Michele Chabin

May 18, 2016
4:00 am

Dr. Ohad Birk: Developing a genetic screening test for a mutation “is a true joy.” Dani Machlis/BGU

Unlikely Genetic Cousins Emerge

Tracking down a rare mutational link between Bedouins and Ethiopians.

By Michele Chabin

May 4, 2016
1:10 pm

Names of Righteous Gentiles are etched into a wall at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem. Wikimedia Commons

‘To Salvage The Stories Of The Rescued’

Mounting urgency at Yad Vashem to find Righteous Gentiles, aided by technology.

By Michele Chabin

April 6, 2016
12:56 pm

Greater access to worship space at the Western Wall. Getty IMages

Chipping Away At Chief Rabbinate In The Courts

Progress cited on religious pluralism in Israel, but will non-Orthodox gains stick?

By Michele Chabin

March 15, 2016
10:14 pm

The scene at the 2nd CannaTech conference last week in Tel Aviv. Courtesy of CannaTech

High On Israel

At CannaTech conference, the Jewish state is seen ‘at the forefront’ of medical marijuana research.

By Michele Chabin

February 3, 2016
2:13 pm

Israeli police arresting Anat Hoffman in 2012 after she said the Shema prayer at the Kotel. Women of the Wall

Prayer Deal Opens Rift Among Jewish Feminists

Idealists vs. pragmatists on accepting Kotel compromise.

By Michele Chabin

February 3, 2016
5:00 am

Israeli medics tend to a recent stabbing victim in Jerusalem, part of an ongoing spate of such attacks. Getty Images

The Heart Of The Terror Threat

Terrorism-related stress, it turns out, doesn’t only affect people’s mental health.

By Michele Chabin

February 1, 2016
4:05 pm

Women of the Wall, who retrieved a Torah scroll from the men’s prayer section despite regulations against women. RNS

US Jewish Groups Hail Mixed-Gender Western Wall Space

By Michele Chabin

Writer: Michele Chabin

Israel’s Curriculum Debate Hits At Charedi ‘Core’

The battle over teaching secular subjects (and marketable skills) in ultra-Orthodox schools.

Luxe Wars Hit J’salem

‘Double tax’ on absentee homeowners meant to help young residents afford city.

Jerusalem Apartment Tax Fight Splits Generations

Levy on absentee homeowners from diaspora meant to help students afford an increasingly expensive city.

An Activist For Vulnerable Youth, Bar None

Tracey Shipley’s crusade to combat Jerusalem’s downtown drug and alcohol scene.

Lifeline For The Aliyah From Hell

Year-old nonprofit offers helping hand for immigrants who feel abandoned by Israeli government.

LGBT Mission Aiming To ‘Broaden The Tent’

In Israel, JFNA participants push hot-button marriage issues, stand with country’s gay community.

Are Two Jewish Identities Better Than One?

If it’s Tuesday, this must be…: The payoffs and perils of the really long-distance commuter.

That Other Home, Across The Sea

A longtime oleh wants her kids to have a taste of that New York diversity.

Unlikely Genetic Cousins Emerge

Tracking down a rare mutational link between Bedouins and Ethiopians.

‘To Salvage The Stories Of The Rescued’

Mounting urgency at Yad Vashem to find Righteous Gentiles, aided by technology.

Chipping Away At Chief Rabbinate In The Courts

Progress cited on religious pluralism in Israel, but will non-Orthodox gains stick?

High On Israel

At CannaTech conference, the Jewish state is seen ‘at the forefront’ of medical marijuana research.

Prayer Deal Opens Rift Among Jewish Feminists

Idealists vs. pragmatists on accepting Kotel compromise.

The Heart Of The Terror Threat

Terrorism-related stress, it turns out, doesn’t only affect people’s mental health.

US Jewish Groups Hail Mixed-Gender Western Wall Space

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