Category Archives: Israel

In Praise Of George Will

Posted on August 2, 2009 by Luke Ford

Jason Maoz writes in The Jewish Press: If George F. Will comes across to some as a starchy combination of ministerial and professorial, he can blame it on his genes: The longtime columnist is, after all, the grandson of a … Continue reading →

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The Role Of Women In Orthodox Judaism

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Luke Ford

In his second class on Rabbi Ben Zion Uziel for Torah in Motion, Dr. Marc B. Shapiro says: Rav Kook opposed women voting. He says the role of the woman is not to be in the public sphere. The Mercaz … Continue reading →

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The Case For Jewish Settlements

Posted on June 28, 2009 by Luke Ford

Yisrael Medad writes in the Los Angeles Times: No one, including a president of the United States of America, can presume to tell me, a Jew, that I cannot live in the area of my national homeland. That’s one of … Continue reading →

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Time To Start Worrying Over Obama’s Israel Policy

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Steven Pruzansky writes for The Jewish Press: President Obama’s long-awaited speech in Cairo on U.S.-Muslim relations met expectations. It was passionately read and delivered (except for one stumble: calling a "hijab" a "hajib," an understandable error), touched all the … Continue reading →

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The Religious Zionist Approach To Jewish Law

Posted on June 12, 2009 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Gil Student writes: When I look at the halakhic writings that have emerged from the Religious Zionist sector in Israel, I am sometimes highly uncomfortable. In a recently published Orthodox Forum book, Religious Zionism Post Disengagement: Future Directions, there … Continue reading →

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