Posts Tagged: Shlomo Amar
Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem Issues Ruling Against Egalitarian Prayer Space at Western Wall
The Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem Shlomo Amar has issued a ruling forbidding the creation of a mixed-gender prayer space at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Amar’s...
162 ‘Lost’ Indian Jews Arrive in Israel
JNS.org – A total of 162 members from the Bnei Menashe Jewish community of northeast India arrived in Israel this week, marking the latest wave of...
Jewish 100: Shlomo Amar – Religion
Shlomo Amar Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel The representative of Israel's large Sephardic community, Rabbi Amar has taken bold and controversial steps in recent...
Full Transcript: Speech by Shimon Peres for Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day
Below is the full transcript of Israeli President Shimon Peres's speech delivered on Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Day 2013. Dear Holocaust survivors, Prime Minister Benjamin...
Sephardic Rabbi Endorses Concubine Scenario Under Jewish Law
A Sephardic Rabbi in Israel has ruled that the taking of a concubine is an act that in certain instances is permissible by halacha, the code...