Religion and State in Israel - July 30, 2012

Religion and State in Israel

July 30, 2012

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Editor – Joel Katz

Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.

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'Tal Law set to expire, draft for all must begin'

http://www.jpost.com/

Approved: Legal separation [between] Zionist and Haredi yeshivas

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Opinion: There are free meals - for the Haredim

http://www.haaretz.com/

By Nehemia Shtrasler

Haredim: 'No one will drag us into IDF'

http://www.ynetnews.com/

IDF awaits instructions with Tal Law set to expire

http://www.jpost.com/

Israel Draft Crisis: As Deadline Looms, Draft Still Unresolved

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

Opinion: Haredi draft bill: An historic missed opportunity

http://blogs.jpost.com/

By Isi Leibler

Behind dispute over military service, two very different views of Israel

http://www.miamiherald.com/

New recruits join Haredi battalion

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Exposed: Haredim registered in yeshivas, working on the sly

http://www.ynetnews.com/

An insider's guide to IDF's Haredi regiment

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Israel Supreme Court Decision Invalidating the Law on Haredi Military Draft Postponement

http://www.loc.gov/

AUDIO: A brief history of Haredim and military exemption

http://www.abc.net.au/

AUDIO: Haredi military draft in Israel

http://www.abc.net.au/

Moshe Ya’alon recommends creating more infantry battalions for the religious

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Backer of protests for universal IDF draft derides activists for being too appeasing

http://www.haaretz.com/

Opinion: The Hypocrisy of Selective Bitachon (Security)

http://www.rationalistjudaism.com/

By Rabbi Natan Slifkin

Opinion: Our Own Worst Enemies - Haredim and the IDF

By Jonathan Rosenblum

http://www.jewishmediaresources.com/

Soldiers barred from praying in protest of draft

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Opinion: Mandatory IDF Conscription from a Hiloni Perspective

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/

By Safra Turner

Opinion: Mandatory IDF Conscription from a Haredi Perspective

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/

By Varda Epstein

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Opinion: Imagine - Women of the Wall

http://www.myjewishlearning.com/

By Rabbi Amy Joy Small

Nobody was arrested today...Rosh Chodesh Av with Women of the Wall

http://www.har-shalom.org/

Opinion: From Jerusalem to Maple Lake – My Experience at URJ Camp George

www.irac.org

By Anat Hoffman

Opinion: Laying the Groundwork for Future Generations of Jews

http://blogs.rj.org/

By Rabbi Rick Jacobs

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Who is a Jew? It’s less obvious than you might think

http://www.economist.com/

Opinion: Jewish Youth Activism: A Model for Leadership Development?

By Aharon Horwitz

http://zeek.forward.com/

Is Birthright really apolitical?

http://www.haaretz.com/

Aliyah Circa 1972

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/

Opinion: Who owns Zionism?

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/

By Stuart Schoffman

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A Prominent Rabbi’s Take on Jewish-Christian Relations

http://www.thejewishweek.com/

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Circumcision: Safeguard or hazard? [Premium article]

http://www.jpost.com/

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Nice To Meet You - Forward Editorial

http://forward.com/

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Police bar Jews from Tisha B’Av visits to Temple Mount, fearing disturbances

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Rabbis call for social responsibility on Tisha Be’av

http://www.jpost.com/

Police close Temple Mount to Jews on Tisha Be'av

http://www.jpost.com/

Tisha B'Av: Temple Mount closed to Jews

http://www.ynetnews.com/

VIDEO: Temple Institute’s Rabbi Chaim Richman on Tisha BAv 2012

Thousands attend Tisha B’Av prayer service at Western Wall

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

VIDEO: Jews mark Tisha Be'av at Western Wall

VIDEO: Tisha B'Av 5772 - Jews Unite to Remember the Holy Temple

Photo Gallery: Jews mark Tisha Be'av at Western Wall

http://www.jpost.com/

Opinion: A progressive Jewish perspective on Tisha Be’av

http://www.jpost.com/

By Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs, World Union of Progressive Judaism

‘Active’ Temple mourning on Tisha B’Av -  Interview with Chaim Richman, Temple Institute

http://www.haaretz.com/

AUDIO Interview: ‘Active’ Temple mourning on Tisha B’Av -  Chaim Richman, Temple Institute

Opinion: Mourning the destruction in the rebuilt Jerusalem

http://www.jpost.com/

By Rabbi Shimshon Hakohen Nadel

Opinion: Tisha B’Av: Moving beyond tears

http://www.haaretz.com/

By Rabbi Marc Angel

Opinion: Stop Islamic Wakf’s work on the Temple Mount

http://www.jta.org/

By Rabbi Chaim Richman

VIDEO: The Children are Ready (The Temple Institute)

Tisha Be’av video gets hostile reception from Egypt

http://www.jpost.com/

Opinion: An Underground Temple Mount Situation

http://myrightword.blogspot.co.il/

By Yisrael Medad

Jewish Home MK Orlev calls for a Third Temple in Jerusalem

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

See original article - Hebrew [pdf] [pg. 10]

http://www.olam-katan.co.il/all_gilyonot/360.pdf

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Jerusalem man detained over death threats at gay pride film screening

http://www.haaretz.com/

Opinion: Reconcilable differences - Orthodox Judaism and homosexuality

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/

By Asher Zeiger

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Book Review: Rereading Herzl's Old-New Land – Religion and State

http://www.jewishreviewofbooks.com/

By Prof. Shlomo Avineri

In God we don't trust: Five Israeli atheists bare their souls

http://www.haaretz.com/

VIDEO: Rabbi Sivan Maas - Israel’s first female secular humanistic rabbi

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To some Jerusalemites, the secular vs. Haredi paradigm is passe

http://www.haaretz.com/

Sikrik Arrested for Assaulting Nachal Chareidi Soldier

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/

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Rabbi Elyashiv, 'the religious figure of his generation,' dies at 102

http://www.israelhayom.com/

Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, Leader of Charedi “Yeshivish” Community, Dies at 102

Opinion: A look at how Elyashiv transformed Yeshivish Judaism

http://www.unpious.com/

Rav Elyashiv's Mixed Legacy

http://www.jewishideasdaily.com/

VIDEO: Kevura of HaRav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv ZT"L - הלווית הרב אלישיב זצ"ל

Opinion: Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv: The reward of diligence

By Jonathan Rosenblum

http://www.jpost.com/

A window into the Jewish soul - Desire to understand God’s will through Talmud leads thousands to seven-year study odyssey.

http://www.jpost.com/

Over ten thousand celebrate worldwide completion of Talmud cycle in Tel Aviv

http://www.haaretz.com/

VIDEO: Talmud Study Cycle Celebrations

Women Join Talmud Celebration - As the daf yomi cycle of Talmud learning concludes this week, a Jerusalem study group breaks a barrier

http://www.tabletmag.com/

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Religious woman proud to serve in police

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Seven years after Gaza pullout, settlers' faith in God has changed

http://www.haaretz.com/

Israeli researchers race to document the Jewish heritage of Galilee Druze village before last Jew dies

http://www.haaretz.com/

Haredim flock to museum exhibit about hassidim

http://www.jpost.com/

Religious Extremism on the Screen at the Recent Jerusalem Film Festival

http://israelfilm.blogspot.co.il/

VIDEO: Mass Tanach Study in Gush Etzion

VIDEO: Bnei Akiva Presents: The Jerusalem Tent of Unity and Dialogue

VIDEO: Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, Tzohar - Rabbis and Educators Study & Teach in Memory of Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook

Missing Hebrew manuscript is focus of growing legal battle

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Religious ensemble combines prayer and dance

http://www.ynetnews.com/

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Religion and State in Israel

July 30, 2012

Editor – Joel Katz

Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.

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