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Shmuel Munitz

אישה ברחבת הכותל המערבי בירושלים, 1968
The Western Wall was once a national symbol for all Israelis; What changed?
After the Six-Day War, the Western Wall became a national symbol for Israelis of all backgrounds, but its transfer to religious authorities and the introduction of gender separation gradually turned it into an ultra-Orthodox space
Shmuel Munitz | 05.19.26
ישיבת פוניבז' בבני ברק
‘Kabbalah is one of the greatest disasters to befall Judaism and Israel’
Dr. Israel Netanel Rubin, a scholar of Jewish thought, calls Kabbalah texts ‘delusions’ and ‘nonsense,’ labels top ultra-Orthodox rabbis ‘fools’ and describes the Zohar as an ‘erotic novel’
Shmuel Munitz | 04.25.26
שאול מנסה להרוג את דוד – תחריט של גוסטב דורה
From Saul's rage to Jonah's despair: The mental crises of biblical heroes
The prophets who wanted to die, the barren women who felt there was no living without children, the poet who wrote about anxiety, and the Babylonian king who behaved like an animal: the Bible does not shy away from dealing with complex mental states; What can biblical stories teach us about coping?
Shmuel Munitz | 04.21.26
חציית המצה לשניים במהלך הסדר
What to do if there is a siren during the Seder? Questions of Jewish law for Passover
How do you prepare your home for Passover when your spouse is in the reserves? Should you repeat kiddush if an air-raid siren goes off during the telling of the Exodus story? Against the backdrop of the war against Iran, rabbis answer some important questions
Shmuel Munitz, Itzchak Tessler | 03.31.26
אריה אסייתי. רק מאות פרטים שרדו בטבע, בפארק הלאומי יער גיר במדינת גוג'ראט בהודו
From ancient Israel to modern Iran: the enduring symbolism of the lion
Though the Asiatic lion vanished from Israel centuries ago and from Iran decades ago, its powerful legacy endures in both cultures — from the Bible to today’s Iranian regime opponents
Shmuel Munitz | 03.06.26
קריאת מגילת אסתר בבני ברק, ארכיון
This is how to observe Purim during war
How do you read Megillah in the middle of sirens? Can you fulfill the mitzvah of reading the Megillah alone? Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon answers halachic questions, recommends being more careful than ever not to get too drunk, and suggests: 'Give gifts of food to to those who need reinforcement'
Shilo Freid, Shmuel Munitz | 03.02.26
מתוך סדרת התצלומים. שהם שושנה אור ישראל מימין
Through the lens: the settler girls building Zionism’s next chapter
In a remote West Bank outpost, teenage settler girls live without smartphones or schools, working the land and documenting what they saw as the next chapter of Zionism; five-year photo project captures their vision of history in the making
Shmuel Munitz | 02.01.26
פנינה בן יוסף
She survived the Holocaust and Oct. 7: 'I was hiding with a handgun and a broken leg'
Penina Ben Yosef, who survived the Holocaust and the Hamas attack on southern Israel, describes hunger, flight and fear, from wartime Europe to sitting injured in a safe room as terrorists closed in
Itamar Eichner, Shmuel Munitz | 01.27.26
התינוקת ליה גולובנציץ ז"ל והחדר במעון בירושלים
When dignity clashes with truth: the battle over autopsies
Haredi protests over autopsies on infants who died in a Jerusalem daycare reflect Jewish law’s emphasis on preserving the dignity of the dead; what’s behind the outrage, and when do rabbis actually permit autopsies in such cases?
Shilo Freid, Shmuel Munitz | 01.20.26
דת ולהט"ב
Dozens of Orthodox rabbis issue ban on gay conversion therapy
Statement says no rabbi, educator or therapist should recommend conversion therapy, calling it harmful, ineffective and based on the false premise that same-sex attraction is a psychological disorder
Shmuel Munitz | 01.16.26
זוג חרדי
‘There are code words, censored terms’: sex education in the ultra-Orthodox world
Sex and marriage guides in the Haredi world lay bare tensions between Hasidim and Lithuanians, from a rebbe’s rebuke of those who 'enjoy life' to oral strictures and how stringency can foster women’s pride
Shmuel Munitz | 12.26.25
גלגול נשמות
Reincarnation in Judaism: how Kabbalah turned a fringe belief into a mainstream idea
Absent from the Bible, Mishnah and Talmud, reincarnation was developed by Kabbalah as a way to explain injustice, drew fierce opposition from leading rabbis, resurfaced in modern controversy and led the Ari and his disciples to map and diagnose souls
Shmuel Munitz | 12.21.25
שורה עליונה, מימין: דגנית תימור גנשל, עדי סגל ויעל שביד. שורה תחתונה, מימין: ד"ר מעין מורג, שירלי צפת דוידאי וזהבית כליף
Six Israeli women ordained as reform rabbis in historic Hebrew Union College ceremony
Coming from diverse backgrounds, the new women rabbis challenge religious norms and seek equality in Jewish future
Shmuel Munitz | 11.18.25
נערה צעירה עם ארבעת המינים במסגרת חגיגת "דגל ירושלים", 1947
Historic JNF archive photos capture Sukkot in Jerusalem across generations
Rare JNF archive photos show Sukkot celebrations from pre-state 1947 to post–Six-Day War Jerusalem, including the 'Jerusalem Flag' event and Four Species markets by the Western Wall
Shmuel Munitz | 10.10.25
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From grief to new beginnings: Two war widows find love and life after loss
After losing their husbands in Gaza war, Rachel Goldberg and Odeya Atiya-Fenigstein found love again with their late husbands’ close friends; in an open conversation, they speak about grief, resilience and choosing life after loss
Shmuel Munitz | 10.07.25
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