Jewish Religion and Thought
A total of 984,500 people call the capital home.
“Parents know what is best for their children. They don’t need others telling them what to do,” said community activist Rabbi Asher Gratt.
Beaumont Shapiro told JNS that he will help the center “express Jewish values and Jewish life in everything we do.”
Haredim and Bedouin polygamy both threaten the Jewish state’s future, former Knesset member Michael Oren says at the launch of his new book.
“There is zero debate that two temples stood in that place in scholarly literature,” said New York University professor Lawrence Schiffman. “Mohammed’s ascent ‘happens’ from there only because it is the Temple site.”
All citizens are meant to serve in some capacity, including most being conscripted into the military, Herzi Halevi said.
A new proposal seeks to address near-blanket military exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews.
Tensions remain high at the holy site after Muslim rioters who had barricaded themselves inside Al-Aqsa mosque clashed with police.
In a video, a protester can be heard shouting, “Take the engine out of the car so he’ll bleed to death.”
The legislation reverses a Supreme Court ruling from last year.
Technology entrepreneurs said a showcase in London helped them network and become better role models for the ultra-Orthodox community.
“Judaism recognizes two sexes, period,” wrote Heritage Foundation research fellow Jason Bedrick.
