Posts Tagged: Israel judaism
Is Israel Becoming a ‘Theocracy’? Hardly.
In the political polemic of our times, language is often a victim, as people use words loosely, inaccurately, and without thinking of their significance or...
The Struggle for Israel’s Jewish Soul
From its outset, the Zionist movement was committed to full civil and religious equality for the non-Jewish minority in the future Jewish state (as stipulated...
Jerusalem Is the Beating Heart of Jewish History
If you do a Google search for any Jewish topic, you will almost certainly be directed to the site myjewishlearning.com. This website is one of the several...
Putting the Zionism Back Into Religious Zionism for Israel’s 70th
JNS.org - To celebrate Israel’s 70th anniversary, World Mizrachi -- a movement that prepares the next generation of world Jewry to love and appreciate the nexus between religious...
Religion in the IDF: The Struggle Over Israeli Public Space
There has been a notable increase in kippa-wearers among IDF combat soldiers and commanders in recent years, a phenomenon that is considerably affecting the atmosphere in...
Jewish Religious Extremists
With Jewish observance and spiritual values at unprecedentedly high levels in Israeli society, it's ironic that the established religious leadership there has sunk to its...
The Disgrace of Israel’s Chief Rabbinate
The Israeli Chief Rabbinate and some of our halachic authorities seem to have taken a path that results in causing people great pain and suffering, thereby...
Israel’s Battle for Peace Between Religion and State
JNS.org - The relationship between religion and state in Israel is stormy. Lately, it seems the ultra-Orthodox have launched a new offensive on several fronts. First, representatives...
How Would Living in the United States Change My Daughters?
Yogi Berra once said that when you come to a fork in the road, take it. On a recent family vacation to the United States, I did...
Separate But Equal? Egalitarian Prayer Space at Western Wall Is Still Religious Discrimination
A plan to create a special prayer space at the southern expanse of the Western Wall where the Conservative and Reform movements can hold gender-mixed services was...
Survey: Israel’s Progressive Jews Are Equal in Number to Haredi Jews
A new survey shows that progressive Jews are now equal in number to haredi Jews in Israel. According to the results of this year's Smith Consulting Co. survey...
Israeli Conversion Bill Approved for Second and Third Readings
JNS.org - The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee on Wednesday approved the conversion reform bill authored by Hatnuah MK Elazar Stern for a...
The Meaning of Israel: A Personal View
Against the backdrop of recent efforts in some academic circles to vilify and isolate Israel, let me put my cards on the table right up...
Keeping Israel a Jewish State
As the Israelis and Palestinians negotiate, Prime Minister Netanyahu has made recognition of the Jewish right to a homeland in Israel "the most important key...
