Category Archives: Israel

Ban Dropped On Women Delivering Eulogies

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Luke Ford

From The Jerusalem Post: A rabbi in northern Israel who came under attack for what some called blatant male chauvinism agreed this week to stop reproaching women for eulogizing their deceased loved ones. Haim Adani, Rabbi of Elyachin, a town … Continue reading →

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News From Israel

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Luke Ford

Gadi Pickholz writes: See HaAretz p. 7 this morning: Jerusalem district court judge Tamar bar Asher-Zaban issues an injunction against new mintsnum in Jerusalem neighborhood of kiryat hayovel, at the request of meretz secular political party and with approval of … Continue reading →

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Most Disturbing Sentence I’ve Read All Day

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Luke Ford

Danielle Berrin covers Esquire’s coverage of five Israeli beauties: "Helen of Troy ain’t got squat on these gals." Danielle writes: "Besides being Israeli (and maybe even a little bit Jewish) all five women appear to share Hollywood ambition, either blond … Continue reading →

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NYT Columnist Roger Cohen Does Sinai Temple

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Luke Ford

Rob Eshman writes: “New York Times columnist Roger Cohen visited my synagogue Thursday,“ writes Rabbi David Wolpe of Sinai Temple on Huffington Post today. “ All day long the sparks flew and the cultures clashed.“ In a typically lucid and … Continue reading →

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Are Reform/Conservative Judaism A Separate Religion?

Posted on March 2, 2009 by Luke Ford

Orthodox Rabbi Reuven Spolter writes: In a "Modest Proposal" styled op-ed piece in the Jerusalem Post, Rabbi David Forman finally throws down the gauntlet. After years of trying to gain recognition from the government as legitimate streams of Judaism and … Continue reading →

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