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Category Archives: Israel
Rabbi slams use of hyphenated last names
From YNETnews: "A hyphenated last name for women undermines family values," head of the Zomet institute Rabbi Yisrael Rozen writes in an article to be published in the Shabbat Beshabbato leaflet this weekend. In his article, Rozen maintains that the … Continue reading
Powerful Jewish women verboten at Ms. Magazine
From Bloggish: Ms. Magazine — a feminist monthly founded by Jewish Gloria Steinem — won’t accept a display ad that celebrates the postion of women in the government of Israel. The ad (above), which features photos of the president of … Continue reading
Dumbest Comments By A Jew
Jason Maoz writes for The Jewish Press: The winner of my fourth annual Henry Schwarzschild Award for most offensive comments by a Jew in the public spotlight is David Landau, editor of Haaretz, Israel’s leading left-wing daily. The prize is … Continue reading
Israel’s Richest Man Moves To London
From Haaretz: Israeli diamond billionaire Lev Leviev, who immigrated to Israel from Uzbekistan in 1971, has bought the most expensive new property ever sold in Britain -a $70 million home with a bullet-proof front door costing $100,000, British real estate … Continue reading
It’s About Standards
Rabbi Yaakov Menken writes: I was as surprised as anyone to see “Gentile Lubavitcher refused conversion” in the Jerusalem Post. While it may be true that the belief that a deceased individual is the Messiah is foreign to normative Judaism, … Continue reading
First ever sex festival launched in Israel
From Ynetnews: Is Israel ready for this? The first ever sex festival in the country, the Sextival, will be held between February 7-5 at Hangar 11 in the Tel Aviv Port. The three-day event promises to bring ordinary Israelis closer … Continue reading
Buddy, Can You Spare A Shekel
Steve Walz writes for the Jewish Press: Unemployment levels may be at their lowest levels in years in Israel, but would you believe that as the number of unemployed citizens decreases the number of people needing food packages and other … Continue reading
Explaining Love For Israel
Bookworm blogs: I went to a moderated talk concerning Israel. The speakers were Dennis Prager, John Podhoretz and Mona Charen, with Michael Medved moderating. As you can imagine, the discussion was informed, vigorous, amusing, intelligent and opinionated. I enjoyed every … Continue reading
After Annapolis Thoughts About The Role Of American Orthodox Jews
By Rabbi Michael J. Broyde and Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein: The Annapolis Peace Conference has come and gone, and negotiations are really just beginning, some in private and some in public. And while differences of opinion abound within the Orthodox world, … Continue reading
Will there be Two Tribes of Israel Baseball in 2008?
From TabloidBaby: First Israel’s baseball dream was a reality. Then it was in shambles. Now there may be too much baseball ahead in 2008! In wake of this morning’s announcement that the Israel Professional Baseball League is moving forward to … Continue reading