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What are the core Jewish values that Jews of all stripes would want to make central to their lives?
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (181+ words) Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis What are the core Jewish values that Jews of all stripes would want to make central to their lives? As Rosh Hashanah approaches, it is no exaggeration to say that the Jewish people…...
Is a different kind of Israeli religious leadership possible? Meet Rabbi Menachem Froman, z’l, and his biographer, Dr. Mordy Miller.
1+ week, 3+ day ago (220+ words) I mentioned in my column yesterday about the IDF soldiers who refused to enter an APC with a female paramedic that Israel is in desperate need of a moderate religious leadership. Was Rabbi Menachem Froman, z’l, “moderate”? That depends. But…...
Can America still be a home for the Jews, and what might the very question mean for Israel?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (545+ words) Today, we’re sharing a video conversation that I was privileged to have with Yuval Siman Tov on the DNA of American Jewish life; that DNA, as we now know, has tragically not assured the future of American Judaism the way…...
Even in darkish times, Israelis aren't too busy to take swipes at the rabbinate or remind families what we're all about.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (79+ words) Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis Even in darkish times, Israelis aren't too busy to take swipes at the rabbinate or remind families what we're all about. To conclude the week on a lighter side while still looking at…...
"The problem with any national movement is that it has certain things that it doesn't want to look at."
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (248+ words) The Jewish calendar is composed of a series of period; understanding the flow of one to another is key to appreciating the sine-curve of the Jewish people’s soul over the course of any given year. Many modern readers understand this…...
Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin has built a museum to teach about the past, but is worried about Israel's future
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (290+ words) When I reached out to Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin, asking him if he might share with us some of the provocative ideas that he writes about in his fascinating Substack, “Rationalist Judaism,” he kindly agreed, but he also suggested that…...
The kippah that roared (after it was assaulted)
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (58+ words) Israel from the Inside with Daniel Gordis The kippah that roared (after it was assaulted) Alex has appeared twice on our podcast before, once about his book Perfect Enemy (the posted interview is here) and once about his second nov…...
Israeli Judaism is far from a monolith, and that's largely thanks to American immigrants...
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (378+ words) When my family and I came to Israel in 1998, our daughter (who’s now closing in on forty) was just about to have her Bat Mitzvah. It was important to us that she read Torah in a “traditional” synagogue. In other…...
Is a break between Israeli Jews and Jews of the Diaspora inevitable? GESHER believes it's not, and is working hard to build real bridges
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (356+ words) A couple of months ago, I happened to be in New York over a Shabbat, and along with my brother and his family, got invited to a Friday evening dinner which was being hosted in honor of some participants in…...
Can young Jews embrace Judaism if, at its core, we're a tribe?
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (618+ words) I don’t know how many people noticed the story that JTA carried on December 18 (and that was subsequently picked up numerous outlets), Judaism’s Conservative movement apologizes for decades of discouraging intermarriage. I’ll confess to having been stunned by the story....