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Environmental Protection is a Jewish Matter of Life and Death

Environmental Protection is a Jewish Matter of Life and Death

As long as rabbis see climate issues as marginal to their religious thinking, Israel’s policy will continue to neglect these critical threats to human lives
07/10/2021
High Court Judge Selection is Critical in Israel’s Culture War
Religion and State

High Court Judge Selection is Critical in Israel’s Culture War

The identity of the justices to be appointed is critical to the country’s future, as the court is a key player in the Israeli culture war.
07/10/2021
Religion and State
Who’s In Favor of the Kashrut Reform? Those Who Don’t Much Care About Kashrut

Who’s In Favor of the Kashrut Reform? Those Who Don’t Much Care About Kashrut

Good or bad, Kahana’s reform hasn’t won over its primary target audience; its supporters are actually those who don’t observe the kashrut laws. Let’s start by expressing a measure of suspicion. Not regarding one party, but rather two: The Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Religious Services claim that the kashrut reform plan presented to the Knesset by Minister…
03/10/2021
The Secular in Israel Must Enter the Jewish Arena
Identity and Education

The Secular in Israel Must Enter the Jewish Arena

In the current equation, the religious and the Haredim are “responsible” for defining what is “Jewish” in the Jewish state, and the secular and the religious alike quarrel over the meaning of “democracy.” This is a fundamentally distorted equation.
29/09/2021
Identity and Education
Beyond Naming and Shaming: New Strategies Needed to Combat Antisemitism

Beyond Naming and Shaming: New Strategies Needed to Combat Antisemitism

In contextualizing the growth of antisemitism in the larger context of intensified racism and hate, we communicate the readiness of Jewish leadership to join with other ethnic and religious groups to heal the social fabric of America.
27/09/2021
In Gilboa Prison, a Glimpse of Israel’s Impending Disaster

In Gilboa Prison, a Glimpse of Israel’s Impending Disaster

Historians will find a great variety of conceptual terms to describe the Israeli decision to ignore the Palestinian issue; “normalcy” will certainly not be among them.
23/09/2021
From Tribalism to Cohesion, and the Israeli Cultural War

From Tribalism to Cohesion, and the Israeli Cultural War

Israeli cohesion is, very likely, the best remedy we can offer for reinforcing our relationship with our brethren overseas: Jewish cohesion.
19/09/2021
China, the American Challenge and the Implications for Israel and the Jewish People
Asia

China, the American Challenge and the Implications for Israel and the Jewish People

The US vs China: Confrontation Continues in 2021
14/09/2021
By: Dr. Shalom Salomon Wald
Asia
Israel and American Jewry – Pause a Moment before the Abyss

Israel and American Jewry – Pause a Moment before the Abyss

The Bennett-Lapid government has a duty to do everything possible so that by the end of its tenure, Israel will not be a bad word in many U.S. Jewish communities
13/09/2021
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