Jewish Religion and Thought
“I feel blessed that God was behind me to give me a push in this direction,” said hip-hop singer Moshe Reuven Sheradsky.
“The results of the upcoming election do not only depend on Michigan,” said Ammi Hirsch, senior rabbi at New York City’s Stephen Wise Free Synagogue,.
“This is a decree to annihilate us,” one rabbi reportedly declared.
Lois Roman, a trustee for the Memorial Scrolls Trust, told JNS: “Our goal was to remind people of what binds us together rather than what tears us apart.”
The ceremony included singing, “For all the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever.” (Genesis 13:15)
Pinchas Allouche sees the large Modern Orthodox synagogue he founded in Scottsdale as a place for spiritual growth.
The Attorney General’s Office warned against circumventing funding cuts to haredi yeshivot.
Eli Yosef serves in the Artillery Corps after having left the ultra-Orthodox world at 18.
On Thursday, Israel’s High Court annulled stipends for some haredi Jews who do not serve in the Israel Defense Forces.
In most cases, these are students from the Sephardi yeshivot, who are in any case better integrated into the general Israeli society.
Social-work researchers at Hebrew University found that this segment of the population was motivated mostly by education levels, fear and logistics.
The Israeli prime minister had asked for another extension—this time for 30 days—so he could reach a political agreement on the issue.
