Orthodox Christmas is observed on January seventh, based on the Julian calendar.

VOA: special.2009.12.21

The houses of worship that joined this year's event included Sikh and Buddhist temples, churches,and the Orthodox Christian Cathedral of St.Nicholas.

VOA: standard.2009.10.19

An Orthodox rabbi at the Washington vigil accused some ultra-Orthodox Israelis of creating an environment that encourages acts of hatred against gays.

VOA: standard.2009.08.04

But,many Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jews do not approve of the homosexual lifestyle, viewing it as contrary to Jewish law.

VOA: standard.2009.08.04

It was a big turnout, as Eastern Orthodox and Western Churches celebrated Easter on the same day for the first time in years.

VOA: standard.2010.04.04

The march infuriated Orthodox Jews. But Yonatan Gher, one of the parade organizers, says there is no religious monopoly on the Holy City.

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

The unrest points to the deep divisions between the secular majority in Israel and the ultra-Orthodox minority.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

But there has been a wave of religious demonstrations since a parking lot opened on the Sabbath near an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood several months ago.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

Leaders of Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish minority quickly condemned the Tel Aviv shooting as murder and called for the gunman to be caught and punished.

VOA: standard.2009.08.04

(Sound) About 1,500 angry ultra-Orthodox Jews demonstrated at the Jerusalem factory of computer giant Intel, to protest the electronic chip maker's operations on the Sabbath.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

That's their view of Zionism,". Gur says there is a culture war between ultra-Orthodox and secular Israelis, and a fringe group has taken it to the extreme.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

Ultra-Orthodox Jews held counter-demonstrations, carrying signs that read: "Sick perverts,get out of Jerusalem."

VOA: standard.2010.07.29

The crowds of Christian pilgrims are especially large because for the first time in years, the Eastern Orthodox and Western Churches are marking Easter - the day Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus - at the same time.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01