Posts Tagged: Israel religion
Israeli Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Druze Faith Leaders Come Together for Joint Prayer Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
A multi-faith prayer was conducted at the Bahai Gardens in the northern Israeli city of Haifa on earlier this week amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. “Upon...
State and Religion in Israel on Pesach
The return of a right-wing government in Israel, heavily reliant on religious parties, is a matter of some concern because of the increasing encroachment of...
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...
Only a New Judaism Can Save Israel — and Our People
When I contemplate the future of the state of Israel and its inhabitants, I realize more and more that religious Judaism must become its primary...
How Some Religious Leaders in Israel Are Disgracing the Torah
Last week, tens of thousands of Israelis were prevented from traveling on their normal roads to get home. Not because of a terror threat, and...
Israel’s Identity as Jewish State at Heart of Mideast Conflict
JNS.org - Ah, the devious Benjamin Netanyahu! Just when we are on the cusp of a breakthrough in Israeli-Palestinian conflict negotiations, Israel's slippery prime...
Israeli Minister Bennett: Idea of Palestinian State Has Reached Dead End
JNS.org - Israel should discard the two-state solution when it comes to the conflict with the Palestinians and instead seek to "live with the...
Bayit Yehudi: Choosing Religious Moderation or Extremism
Naftali Bennett represents one of the most successful of the new generation of Israeli politicians to have emerged from the recent Knesset elections. The...
Peres: Mistake to Announce Natural Gas Flow on Shabbat
Jerusalem Post - President Shimon Peres acknowledged Sunday during a meeting with Chief Rabbis Shlomo Amar that to continue drilling for gas on the...
Theologian Urges Interfaith Dialogue Among Women
TECATE, Mexico—The Rev. Dr. Serene Jones—16th president of the Union Theological Seminary, a New York City institution that was founded in 1836—suggests that "somewhere around...
