Category Archives: Israel

An UnOrthodox Dip In The Mikveh

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Luke Ford

From the Jerusalem Post: The Orthodox establishment’s ban on non-Orthodox converts and brides using state-funded mikvaot (ritual baths) is a desecration of God’s name, Rabbi Barry Schlesinger, the newly reelected president of the Masorti (Conservative) Movement’s Rabbinical Assembly in Israel, … Continue reading →

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I Visited The Temple Mount In 2000

Posted on September 5, 2008 by Luke Ford

I walked around and inside the Dome of the Rock when I was in Israel in 2000. From the Jewish Press: "The rabbanim are not talking halacha," Rabbi Moshe Tendler told The Jewish Press. "They’re issuing a political statement."  Last … Continue reading →

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The Israeli Press

Posted on September 4, 2008 by Luke Ford

Yair Ettinger writes: Instead, they have chosen to hypnotize their readers with a modest scandal of their own. The party dailies, Yated Ne’eman (affiliated with the Degel Hatorah faction of United Torah Judaism party) and Hamodi’a (affiliated with the party’s … Continue reading →

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Yes, She’s Single

Posted on August 20, 2008 by Luke Ford

Laura writes: From the blog Jewlicious   Meet a Nefesh B’Nefesh New Immigrant Danielle Sheldon, 19 and a resident of Los Angeles, is smart. A UCSD graduate who double majored with a BA in both International Studies and Middle Eastern … Continue reading →

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Israeli Principal Arrested On Molestation Charges

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Luke Ford

From YNETnews:   A school principal in a West Bank settlement has been arrested on charges of indecent assault against dozens of his students, aged 12-14, Ynet has learned. Married and in his late 40s, the man was brought before … Continue reading →

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