Jewish Religion and Thought
Eliyahu Harush was one of 20 police officers who died fighting Hamas terrorists in Sderot on Oct. 7.
“We can’t ignore the tragedy because God is not absent from the universe. As it says in Psalms, ‘The guardian of Israel does not slumber or sleep,’” says Rabbi Yosef Zarnighian of Congregation Mikveh Israel in Philadelphia.
A tie between hardliner Micha Halevi and moderate Kalman Ber requires a later second round.
The posts have been vacant for the first time in the state’s history.
The seed, dubbed “Sheba,” could be the long-lost tree that produced a resin with healing properties mentioned in the Bible.
A dispute with the court on women’s representation and the independence of the clergy is paralyzing it ahead of belated chief rabbi elections.
The court needs to know whether the Chief Rabbinate requires a divider between the sexes when praying outside.
Anton (Matisyahu) Samborsky was drafted in May, a week after the birth of his first child.
At least 51,672 have made the ascent since last Rosh Hashanah, a 14% rise over the previous year.
The city was sued by Rosh Yehudi and private Tel Aviv citizens over its refusal to issue a permit for a gender-segregated public Jewish prayer event.
“We have many challenges and we need a lot of miracles, and for that we need prayer so that we may each find the holy component within our spirit.”
The seal, unearthed by the Temple Mount’s southern wall, is believed to date back 2,700 years and to have been used by a senior official in the Kingdom of Judah’s administration, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority.
