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What are the core Jewish values that Jews of all stripes would want to make central to their lives?
6+ day, 3+ 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, 4+ 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?
3+ week, 3+ hour 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…...
On the 17th of Tammuz, the 1000th day of our new world
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (469+ words) We begin our week with just a few glimpses — how the country is feeling, what Israel’s collective eye on America is watching with great concern, and a truly memorable moment from this past Thursday, which was the Fast of the…...
Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin has built a museum to teach about the past, but is worried about Israel's future
4+ mon, 1+ week 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…...
"We have a family. Our family has a story. We've been telling that story for thousands of years."
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (282+ words) This coming week, we will share an extended conversation with Rabbi Mishael Zion, whom I asked to reflect on the “discussion” between Alana Newhouse and Rabbi Irwin Kula in his response to her now viral piece, “Zionism for Everyone.” As…...
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…...
New beginnings... at Kibbutz Nir Oz, and elsewhere, too.
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (577+ words) Every now and then, those reminders of how special this place is. “Where are you for the holiday?” she asked me as she snipped away. She knows our kids, as she’s cut their hair over the years (and now does…...