The Blogs: Matot–Masei: Is Living in Israel One of the 613 Mitzvot? Who Cares! | David Harbater
Rabbi Dr. David Harbater is a published author, Jewish educator and public speaker. His book “In the Beginnings:…
The Blogs: I didn’t need the Rabbinate’s exam to answer questions of Jewish law | Yaara Wiedman Samuel
The first time a woman sat for Israel’s Chief Rabbinate exams did not happen in a vacuum. It…
The Blogs: Kosher Mishegas | Clifford Rieders
Anybody who has ever tried to make a kosher banquet knows the challenges and joys that only a…
The Blogs: For the first time I shaved on Yom Ha’atzmaut | Uri Marks
This year, for the first time in my life… I shaved on Yom Ha’atzmaut. For many, that sentence…
The Blogs: Before Checks and Balances | Ivan Bassov
A System That Refused to Let Power Settle The modern obsession with “checks and balances” assumes something deceptively…