Joseph Cedar, the director of Footnote, is interviewed in the New York Times. Tomorrow the five nominees for the category of Best Foreign-Language Film will be announced. Q. What made you want to explore this particular world of Talmudic scholarship? A. In the beginning I was working with a story about a father and son [...]
Friday’s Yediot Aḥaronot published an article about potential legal troubles for the family of Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef. The article describes how a close family member sent a letter to the Attorney General describing how the Yosef family has been trying to take over positions within the Chief Rabbinate through the appointment of family members. There [...]
Rabbi Dov Linzer has an op-ed in today’s New York Times about modesty. The Talmud, the foundation of Jewish law, acknowledges that men can be sexually aroused by women and is indeed concerned with sexual thoughts and activity outside of marriage. But it does not tell women that men’s sexual urges are their responsibility. Rather, [...]
A new poll (Hebrew) released in Israel shows the potential of Yair Lapid and Aryeh Deeri to upend the makeup of the Knesset. Without Lapid or Deeri heading a party, the Likud wins 38 seats, Yisrael Beiteinu 16, Kadima 15, Labor 13, and Shas 8. With Lapid and Deeri running, Likud wins 25, Lapid 20, [...]
This morning, the mayor of Beit Shemesh, Moshe Abutbul, gave an interview (Hebrew) on Galei Tzahal. Why was there rioting the other night? The police didn’t know how to handle the situation. Why are some fanatic ultra-orthodox attacking little girls? It’s an unnecessary provocation to put the school in their neighborhood. What he doesn’t get [...]
In 2008 the Israel Democracy Institute sponsored a conference on Zionist Halakhah. Below are some videos from the conference. (Hebrew)
A few months ago the Israel Democracy Institute sponsored a symposium upon the release of a new book on the rabbinate. Below are two videos from the conference. (Hebrew)
Below is the video of the speech by Hadassa Margolese at tonight’s demonstration in Beit Shemesh against religious coercion, fansticism, violence, etc. Hadassa is the mother of Naama, the young girl who was featured in this Israel Channel Two newscast.
Below is the news report that has been the most talked about item in Israel since Friday night. Thanks for the hard work that went into adding subtitles.
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