Loss For The Reform – Knesset Approves Mikveh Bill
The Ministerial Committee on Legislation approved Sunday the “Mikveh” bill proposed by MK Moshe Gafni (United Torah Judaism) and sponsored by MKs from UTJ, Shas and Jewish Home.
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Israeli Chief Rabbi: Kill Terrorists Who Attack You
Israel’s Chief Sephardic Rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef, told listeners during his weekly Torah class that it was a “mitzvah” to kill terrorists during attacks. The Chief Rabbi also said that in the heat of the moment, one should not worry about potential legal problems.
Israeli President Attends Ex-Con Builder’s Family Party
President Reuven Rivlin attended a bat mitzvah party Tuesday for the granddaughter of businessman David Appel, who was released from prison over a year ago after serving time for three counts of bribing senior officials.
Toms River, NJ – Young Jewish Mother Dies In Lakewood Area Crash
Toms River, NJ – An Orthodox Jewish woman from Toms River is dead following a horrific collision this morning on a local roadway that left the front end of her minivan a mangled mass of twisted metal.
Women of The Wall Smuggle Torah Into Kotel, Again
The Reform storm is still raging: Although the government recently expanded the “non-Orthodox” prayer section at the Kotel, members of the Women of the Wall entered the women’s plaza Monday morning.
Rabbi David Yosef Says Reform Jews Are ‘Idolaters’
During his weekly synagogue lesson, Rabbi David Yosef, a member of the Council of Torah Sages, made aggressive remarks against the Reform Movementm saying it is “not Jewish” and its members are “literally idolaters.”
Pesia Soloveichik Comes Out As A Gay Orthodox Gemarrah Teacher
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Prominent Rabbi Compares IDF New Beard Permit Rules To Actions of Nazis
Large numbers of religious IDF soldiers have had requests to have a beard while serving denied in recent weeks, ahead of a new directive from the IDF Manpower directorate which will make it more difficult to obtain permission to grow a beard.
Op-Ed: On The Reform Movement and Israel
Recently, questions about the Reform movement and its demand for full religious recognition (at the Western Wall, regarding access to state-funded ritual baths [mikva’ot] to perform conversions, and with regard to chaplaincy in the IDF) have resurfaced.
Chief Rabbinate Criticizes Shmuel Rabinowitz
Israel’s Chief Rabbinate Council harshly criticized Thursday the conduct of Kotel Rabbi, Shmuel Rabinowitz, for his involvement of dividing the Kotel following the government’s approval for expanding the egalitarian prayer section.