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Category Archives: Israel
Another Attempt To Fire Rav Haim Druckman
The Jerusalem Post reports Jan. 13, 2010: The Civil Service Authority wrote a letter this week calling on the Prime Minister’s Office to terminate Rabbi Haim Druckman as head of the National Conversion Authority, following the expiration of his contract … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, IDF, Israel, R. Haim Druckman
Tagged binyamin netanyahu, chief rabbi, civil service, israel defense forces, israeli defense force, jerusalem post, prime minister benjamin, rabbi shlomo amar, yeshivas
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Author George Gilder Speaks About His New Book ‘The Israel Test’
6 pm. Jan. 12. 2010. Skirball lobby. George Gilder paces nervously. A man promises to get him a cup of coffee. George walks off and drinks some cold water. “Now’s my chance,” I think. I summon my courage and I … Continue reading
Posted in Camera, George Gilder, Internet, Israel, Skirball
Tagged Alexander Technique, George Gilder, hp 95, lips move, men and marriage, nervous nelly
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Shannon Orand’s Unusual Conversion
Here’s the Jewish Israel report. Here’s The Jerusalem Report. From The Jerusalem Post, it sounds like Rav Shmuel Eliyahu (Chief Rabbi of Safed and the son of the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Mordechai Eliyahu) is the main force … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Conversion, Guma Aguiar, Israel, Jewish Israel, Orthodoxy, R. Dov Lior, R. Haim Druckman, R. Leib Tropper, R. Rafi Ostroff, R. Shmuel Eliyahu, R. Tovia Singer, Shannon Orand
Tagged bnei akiva, chief rabbi, chief rabbinate, israel report, jerusalem post, jerusalem report, orand, rabbi dov lior, rabbi shmuel, rabbi singer, rabbi tovia singer, rav dov lior
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American Airline Security Checkers Seem As Dumb As Rocks
I always feel like I’m rubbing up against the bottom of America’s barrel when I go through security checks at an American airports. The people doing them appear bored and incompetent. They appear a lot dumber than any of their … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Terror
Tagged airline security, american airline, american airports, army service, dumb as rocks, transportation security administration
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How The RCA Gave Away The Game To R. Shlomo Amar
Israel’s chief rabbis have traditionally divided up their duties — one would handle Beit Din (Jewish law court handling conversions, divorces, business disputes etc) stuff and the other would handle everything else including kashrut (Jewish dietary laws). Then, every five … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Israel, Rabbis
Tagged basil herring, chief rabbi shlomo amar, chief rabbis, conversion controversy, orthodox rabbi, rabbi elyashiv, rabbi schwartz, rabbi shlomo amar
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