Jewish Religion and Thought
Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef says he was “appalled” by the violence and “sacrilege” • Leading rabbis call rioters “reckless individuals” and order their followers not to participate in protests.
As tensions rise amid Israel’s third COVID-19 lockdown, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin calls on police to be “compassionate” but stresses there can be no tolerance for violence.
The coronavirus cabinet previously approved the bill, though it stalled when initially brought to Israel’s parliament, where it encountered opposition from the haredi factions.
Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana condemns the “savage violence” after three police officers suffer light wounds during clashes in the mainly ultra-Orthodox city.
Jewish sages have guided the response to threats by undertaking the appropriate and responsible pragmatic efforts, and by turning to prayer.
According to rabbinical court data, 11,076 couples were divorced in 2020, as compared with11,451 in 2019.
“We’ve vaccinated more people than all those infected since the outbreak of the pandemic,” says Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein.
Maj. Gen. Yoel Strick, rescued by police, doesn’t fire his weapon.
Israel’s Chief Sephardi Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef met with Emirati officials to discuss growing ties between the two peoples, as well as invest Rabbi Levi Duchman with official duties on the ground.
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef met with Emirati officials, inaugurated a new Jewish school in Dubai and took part in a ceremony with the rabbi of the local Jewish community.
The hope is that the decree, issued by rabbis Chaim Kanievsky, Gershon Edelstein, Shalom Cohen and Elimelech Firer, will help curb morbidity.
As Israel prepares to begin its inoculation campaign and with the Health Ministry yet to launch a PR effort, an “Israel Hayom” study finds widespread resistance to vaccination.
