The ubiquity of military service and armed conflict in the contemporary Israeli experience has stimulated intense interest in hilkhot tzava u-milhamah ([religious] laws concerning the army and warfare), which h
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This time it was Yitzhak Yosef, one of Israel’s two chief rabbis. In response to debates over whether ultra-Orthodox Jews should be required to serve in the military, or continue to be excused to study religious texts full time, he had a simple answer: “If they force us to go to t...
Good Friday morning!In today’s edition of Your Daily Phil, we report on a new fellowship for early-career Reform rabbis to deepen their ties to Israel, and feature op-eds from Hannah Sharron and Erica Brown. Also in this newsletter: Rabbi Larry...
Off To Israel I am pleased to share that I am traveling to Israel. The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia is sponsoring a small group of rabbis to witness the situation first-hand. I look forward to sharing with you what I learn so we can better understand the issues and how we ...
to the wife, and sending her away. To prevent husbands from divorcing their wives recklessly or without proper consideration, the rabbis created complex rules regarding the process of writing the document, delivery, and acceptance. A competent rabbinical authority should be consulted for any divorce....
engaging inworshipand study. The leisure hours afforded by the ban against work on the Sabbath were put to good use by the rabbis, who used them to promoteintellectualactivity and spiritual regeneration among Jews. Other days of rest, such as the Christian Sunday and the Islamic Friday, owe ...
'Deeply moving'Rabbis return from Israel solidarity mission By AJN STAFF Adass Israel welcomes firefighters at Lag b’Omer By Bruce Hill 'Rare for Australia' Australia to host J7 Task Force against antisemitism By AJN STAFF “None of us could have anticipated how timely and relevant it wou...
I personally have a great passion for Jewish people in Israel and around the world. Our broadcast reaches 99% of the homes with televisions in Israel. Starting in 2017 we began annual evangelistic outreach events in Jerusalem, and have seen hundreds of Jewish people accept Jesus as their Savior...