Posts Tagged: Israeli society
Ridiculous Jewish Weddings
It has been a pleasurable part of my life as a rabbi to attend weddings. I have attended hundreds of weddings of various sizes, styles,...
Thomas Friedman’s Folly
Thomas Friedman's boyhood infatuation with Israel following the Six-Day War quickly faded. During his undergraduate years at Brandeis in the mid-Seventies he belonged to the...
Israeli Prisons, Hothouses for Breeding Palestinian Terrorists
Israeli society is currently dealing with the painful, emotional issue of the Israeli government's willingness to release Palestinian murderers, "security prisoners," from Israeli jails, part...
Candidate for Israel’s Chief Rabbinate David Stav on Conversions, Women of the Wall and Healing the Rift Between the Orthodox and the Secular (INTERVIEW)
On the eve of elections for the Israeli chief rabbinate, one of the more prominent candidates, Rabbi David Stav, told The Algemeiner that he believes...
‘Computer for Every Child’ Project to Offer Tablets, Israeli PM Says
A computer for every child is now a tablet for every child, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced at a meeting of the Public Council...
How to Draft the Ultra-Orthodox
Since its inception in 1948, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has served as a major means of integrating Israel's diverse population. Jews from all walks...
Sheldon and Miriam Adelson Donate Another $40 Million to Birthright
The Birthright Israel Foundation on Friday announced a new $40 million gift from Dr. Miriam and Sheldon Adelson that continues their commitment to fund free,...
Flags to be Waved Throughout Israel to Mark Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Schools throughout Israel this month will wave Israeli flags at precisely the same time as part of a special ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of...
Yair Lapid and The Elections in Israel
I am pleasantly surprised by the results of the latest elections in Israel. Not because anything has significantly changed, but precisely because, other than superficially,...
Israeli Priest Hounded for His Support of Israel
Last weekend, Father Gabriel Nadaf, 39, a Greek Orthodox priest from Nazareth, challenged a boycott against him and attempted to enter the church there to...
Wailing at the Western Wall
For nearly twenty-five years an organization known as Women of the Wall has struggled, in the words of its mission statement, "to achieve the social...
‘Friend a Soldier’ Connects IDF Troops With Internet Users Around the World
An online initiative meant to enable dialogue between former Israel Defense Forces soldiers and Internet users from around the world has relaunched a newly designed...
Jerusalem Conference Puts Politics Aside for Technology, Entertainment and Design
JERUSALEM—Jews, Muslims, Arabs, Israelis and Europeans gathered for a daylong conference in Jerusalem on Dec. 10 with no discussion of politics, religion or the Arab-Israeli...
Full Transcript: Israeli Ambassador Ron Prosor’s Speech to the UN General Assembly
Below is posted the full transcript of Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor's address to the United Nations General Assembly delivered shortly before...
