Category Archives: Israel

Israel’s Crackdown On Right-Wing Publications

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Luke Ford

The Jewish Press writes: Rabbi Hanan Herbst, a Chabad emissary and resident of Ma’ale Levona in the Binyamin region who returned with his wife and children Thursday morning from half a year of outreach work in India, was arrested at … Continue reading →

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Ph.D. Education in Israel

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Luke Ford

By Sofia Rasmussen In May 2010, Haaretz reported that higher education flourished in Israel during the first decade of the 2000s. In 2008, roughly 3 in 10 Israelis held a college degree, which was up nearly 40 percent from 1995. … Continue reading →

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Sam Harris Has His Head Screwed On Straight

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Luke Ford

Sam Harris is one of the famous atheists endlessly crusading about how stupid theistic belief is. I met him at a lecture on Islam a few years ago. We talked for a few minutes and I was impressed by him. … Continue reading →

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The Ignorant Spend Their Time Online Instead Of Learning Torah

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Luke Ford

In his second lecture on R. Meir Simcha of Dvinsk for Torah in Motion, history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: There’s a whole school of thought that says aliyah (moving to Israel) is not important until the Messianic era. I … Continue reading →

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How Do You Run A Modern State According To Jewish Law?

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Luke Ford

In his sixth lecture on R. Chaim Ozer Grodzinksi for Torah in Motion, history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: According to Rav Nissim of Girona (aka The RaN) says that in our Jewish system, there are two types of governance … Continue reading →

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