Posts Tagged: Israel religious law
Is Israel Becoming a ‘Theocracy’? Hardly.
In the political polemic of our times, language is often a victim, as people use words loosely, inaccurately, and without thinking of their significance or...
Jewish Law in Israel Should Be Embraced by All — Not Just Fundamentalists
National Union Chairman Bezalel Smotrich is a hard-right ideologue who advocates West Bank annexation, and views Jewish particularism in its most narrow, segregationist, and exclusionary...
The Abuse of Halacha, Part II
In my last essay, I questioned why so many highly unfortunate things have been done in the name of Jewish law – all in direct violation...
