Category Archives: Israel

How The New York Times Covers Good vs Evil

Dennis Prager writes: The way in which the New York Times reports good vs. evil is one of the most important stories of our time. Take the war between Israel and Hamas that is taking place right now. This war … Continue reading

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You cannot be a Lubavitcher and be a Zionist

In his second lecture on R. Shlomo Yosef Zevin for Torah in Motion, historian Marc B. Shapiro says: You cannot be a Lubavitcher and be a Zionist. Lubavitch was always opposed to Zionism. Practically, you can support the state. When … Continue reading

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Forcing Israelis To Have A Religious Wedding

Historian Marc B. Shapiro blogs: It was actually the Religious Zionists who were responsible for creating the undemocratic situation in which Israel is perhaps the only country in the world in which Jews are not free to be married by … Continue reading

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How Do The Haredim Feel About The Non-Haredim?

Historian Marc B. Shapiro blogs: One of the leaders of the extremist haredim is R. Moshe Sternbuch. Here is the first page of a responsum he wrote (Teshuvot ve-Hanhagot, vol. 1, no. 816) in which he states that if a … Continue reading

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Jewish Federation Los Angeles President Jay Sanderson Cancels Pamela Geller’s Sunday Morning Speech At The Federation Building On 6560 Wilshire Bl

JTA reports: “Conservative blogger Pamela Geller is lashing out at the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles for what she says was its decision to cancel her Sunday appearance. Geller, a fiery critic of Muslims, liberals and mainstream Jewish organizations, … Continue reading

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