All Israel Invited to Rabbi Yehudah Glick’s Holy Wedding
Rabbi Yehudah Glick, a Likud Member of Knesset and long-time Temple Mount activist, is going to stand under a Chuppah (marriage canopy) this evening at 7:30 and sanctify Hadas Dissin as his wife according to the laws of Moses and Israel.
Two Different Societies – in Israel and Singapore – Consider Greying Populations
At first glance, it would seem that the Republic of Singapore – a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia lying at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula with only 130 square kilometers whose main religion is Buddhism – has nothing in common with Israel, which covers 20,330 square kilometers and is located 8,000 kilometers away.
Party Time in Israel
Israel’s “Young Turks” have created a new political party, and this week received an important new ally.
Cheers in Knesset as Haneen Zoabi Announces Her Departure
Many MK’s welcomed the announcement of her departure after a contentious decade in the Knesset.
Rabbi Yehudah Glick Announces Engagement at Knesset
Rabbi Yehudah Glick received a standing ovation from the Members of Knesset on Tuesday as he announced from the podium that he was engaged to be married. The announcement came exactly one year after his wife, Yaffa, passed away.
Israel Can Export Medical Cannabis After Passage of Knesset Law
A decade ago, the idea of supplying Israelis with was considered outlandish and inconceivable; marijuana was regarded by the Israeli leadership as a drug taken by hippies from the counterculture of the 1960s who wanted to get high.
Israel’s “Gatekeepers” vs. Democracy
Israel has no written constitution – but all the same, it is steeped in a deep and dangerous constitutional crisis.
Northern Shield Not Meant to Shield Netanyahu
It’s regrettable that the terror group’s sentiments were echoed by some in the Knesset.
Interfaith Bible Study Brings Light to Jews and Christians During Hanukkah
Reading from The Israel Bible- the world’s first Hebrew Bible to highlight the special relationship between the land and the people of Israel – Glick spoke about the prophetic beginnings of Hanukkah, maintaining, “Hanukkah is celebrated in the darkest time of the year, on the longest and darkest night, but by putting the menorah in our windows, we can bring light to the entire world.” He continued, “That’s our job on Hanukkah – to remind the world that even in the darkest of darkness, we had a connection to the light of the menorah, to the Temple, to God and to Jerusalem.”
Is Catholic Churches’ Criticism of Israel’s Nation-State Law Blow to Jewish-Christian Relations?
Last week, the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries issued a statement calling on Israel to rescind its Nation-State Law. The law, though controversial, has no real practical implications but the pushback from the Catholic Church may do serious damage to Jewish-Christian relations which have been steadily improving since the Second Vatican Council more than 50 years ago.