Posts Tagged: Israel Orthodox Jews
Why Religious Parties Being Left Out of the New Government Could Really Help Israel
The personal attacks on Naftali Bennett coming from the Haredi parties in Israel -- because he has been instrumental in excluding them from power and...
Can a Disaster Breed Jewish Unity or Widen the Communal Breach?
JNS.org - There is nothing positive to be gleaned from an event that led to the deaths of 45 Jews and injuring of 150 others....
Mount Meron and Israel’s Paradoxical Nature
JNS.org - On Saturday night, as Tel Aviv’s City Hall lit up with the image of the Israeli flag to commemorate the dozens killed and...
Who’s Responsible for the Meron Disaster?
JNS.org - Israel’s largest religious festival turned into its largest peacetime tragedy late Thursday night, as 45 celebrants were crushed to death, and dozens more...
Is Israel’s Intolerance of Non-Orthodox Sects Alienating American Jewry?
A recent survey conducted by the Ruderman Family Foundation found that 80% of American Jews define themselves as pro-Israel. The same survey indicated that 67%...
We Need to Talk About the Importance of Non-Orthodox Movements
JNS.org - The Jewish Federations of North America held their annual General Assembly last week under the title “We Need to Talk” -- with “we”...
A Forgotten Mission: The True Responsibility of Being Jewish
There is a high price to pay for living as a Jew. One must be holy in order to be accepted. One is commanded to...
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...
What Are Haredi Jews Doing to the Jewish Community?
I do not want to come across as a rabbi-basher, or an opponent of Haredi Judaism. Much like other things, there are parts that I...
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...
Shas Sages Council Announces Opposition to Compromise on Draft Law
Israel Hayom - Three months after the passing of their spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, the Shas Council of Torah Sages gathered for the first...
Pew Jews: The Future of American Judaism
Oh, dear. American Jewish poobahs are all upset by a Pew Foundation survey that "discovered" that the intermarriage rate in the USA is at 58...
How Dare Israel’s Rabbinate Dictate to American Orthodox Jews
Recent media reports indicate that at least ten American Modern Orthodox rabbis are no longer allowed by the Israeli Chief Rabbinate to recognize the Jewish...
To Defend or Not to Defend: Orthodox Jews in the IDF
There is a serious battle going on in Israel, not against its external enemies or internal deficiencies, but over the issue of whether ...
