Torah study now a Basic Law in Israel: Draft-dodging gets constitutional cover
Israel’s Knesset voted Wednesday to advance a Basic Law declaring Torah study a foundational constitutional value of the Jewish state, a measure legal experts warn could permanently entrench draft exemptions for tens of thousands men, while the IDF fights a manpower shortage on multiple fronts.
Bill against missionizing in Israel sparks controversy. Jewish and Christian activists weigh in
After the backlash, Prime Minister Netanyahu reassured Christian supporters of Israel, tweeting, “We will not advance any law against the Christian community.”
How do you persuade the ultra-Orthodox to eat nutritious meals and prevent chronic diseases when they believe the Messiah will come tomorrow?
especially in communities that believe the Messiah will arrive long before then – is unlikely to be meaningful. A new emphasis on the benefits that healthy eating has on learning may well prove more effective.
Government Officials Closing Houses of Worship: ‘Wicked as Described by Isaiah’ says Prominent Israeli Rabbinical Court
This classification was used in the second century under Antiochus IV Epiphanes, the Hellenistic king of the Seleucid Empire. It was also declared under the Roman occupation of Israel, and during the Crusades of 1096.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews Willing to Pursue Secular Studies – But at a Price
The most important commandment for the Jewish People besides living in the Land of Israel is the study of Torah. But numerous great sages over the millennia did not confine themselves solely to the Torah. Maimonides was a prominent physician; Hillel was a woodchopper; various Talmudic sages were tailors, farmers, cotton dealers, field laborers, builders, scribes, shoemakers, cattle raisers, silk merchants, beer brewers and even wine smellers.
US Ambassador Targeted by Temple Mount Photo-Bomb Earning Islamic Ire
‘The US policy is absolutely clear: we support the status quo on the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount,’ the US embassy stated in response to the incident.
Founder of One Jewish People Project: Unity Amongst Jews will Bring Redemption
‘The way the third temple will be built is through unity. Then, we will have redemption,’ says Moshe Kaplan, CEO of One Jewish People Project.
Israel Appoints First Ultra-Orthodox Woman to be Judge
The appointee, Chavi Tucker, was born in England but grew up in Bnei Brak as the eldest of 12 children.
Over 800,000 Pack Jerusalem For Largest Funeral In Israeli History
In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadadrimmon in the valley of Megiddon. (Zechariah 12:11) Over 800,000 people flocked to the Jerusalem area on Monday to mourn the passing of former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, according to The Times of Israel.The outspoken spiritual leader passed away […]
Despite Tension, IDF Sees Record Haredi Enlistment
“Take ye the sum of all the congregation of the children of Israel, by their families, by their fathers’ houses, according to the number of names, every male, by their polls; from twenty years old and upward, all that are able to go forth to war in Israel” (Numbers 1:2-3) Israel Army Radio released the […]