Jewish Religion and Thought
The Hungarian Jewish community is the largest in East-Central Europe with an estimated 100,000 members.
According to the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, what makes this year different from all others is the coronavirus-related spike in the number of notes e-mailed to the site by Jews all over the world.
Efi Skakovsky and Meni Wakshtock have managed to shatter stereotypes by proving to secular Israelis that being “haredi” doesn’t mean that you can’t be funny.
The figurine is an amulet that was believed to protect children or increase fertility, according to archaeologists, who say only one other exists in the National Treasures collection.
The decision touches on hot-button issues, including tensions between religious and secular communities, which have reached a fever pitch during the pandemic, as well as the role of the Supreme Court itself.
Right-wing parties call the Israeli High Court’s order mandating the state to recognize Reform and Conservative conversions “a fatal blow” to the country’s Jewish character.
The ruling touched off a firestorm in the Jewish state with right-wing religious politicians slamming the decision, and secular and left-wing groups praising it.
Signees of a letter against the move were J Street, the New Israel Fund, Partners for Progressive Israel, Ameinu, Americans for Peace Now and T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights.
They will now return to the 50-percent-capacity limit that was in place before the New York governor’s zone plan.
In 1987, he joined “Moment” magazine as editor and publisher—a position he would fill for the next 15 years.
They come amid continued tensions within Israel over COVID restrictions and mass gatherings.
The discovery marks the first time purple-dyed Iron Age textiles have been uncovered in the Southern Levant.
