Religion and State in Israel - July 4, 2014 (Section 1)

Religion and State in Israel

July 4, 2014 (Section 1) (see also Section 2)

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Editor – Joel Katz

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

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Eyal, Gilad and Naftali

Opinion: The first time I heard a woman say kaddish

http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/

By Kobi Arieli

(This article was first published in Hebrew on the Mako website. Translated by Shira Pasternak Be’eri.)

PHOTO: Rachel Fraenkel, right, at the funeral of her son Naftali. Photo by AFP

And then the master of ceremonies announced: “Kaddish.”

The thousands of people in attendance and tens of thousands of viewers at home looked at the bereaved father, Avi Fraenkel, expecting him to stand up and walk to the microphone and recite the Kaddish prayer for his murdered son.

But then they saw his living son stand up with him, and his wife too. Racheli. Mother of Naftali. A mere minute after she had delivered a beautiful and heartbreaking eulogy for her son. Everyone thought that she and her son were walking together to stand next to Avi, to flank him as ornaments during the Kaddish prayer that he was about to recite.

But then the three of them, in unison, started to chant the Kaddish prayer: “Magnified and sanctified may His great Name be.” And all those present answered: “Amen.”

Heartbreaking, Influential Moment: Rachel Fraenkel Says Kaddish For Son Naftali

http://www.jewcy.com/

New York, Los Angeles bid their own farewells to Shaer, Fraenkel and Yifrah

http://www.jpost.com/

Former Chief Rabbi Amar: Don’t take the law into your own hands

http://www.timesofisrael.com/

Bnei Akiva secretary general calls for 'blood of enemy,' subsequently apologizes

http://www.jpost.com/

Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, His Murdered Students and a Call to Action

http://www.algemeiner.com/

Chief Rabbi Lau: Murdered boys are sanctification of God's name

http://www.jpost.com/

‘It feels like they were our sons’

http://www.jpost.com/

Opinion: True morality from a bereaved mother

http://www.haaretz.com/

World Jewry mourns deaths of kidnapped teens

http://www.jpost.com/

Chief Rabbi Lau: Teens were murdered simply because they were Jews

http://www.jpost.com/

Leading Haredi Rabbi Kanievski: Prayers for slain teens not in vain

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/

Opinion: Rabbis and politicians should watch what they say

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Opinion: Israel campaigned on false hope to rally Diaspora support

http://www.haaretz.com/

Opinion: In the wake of tragedy, tweeting as prayer

http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.602971

Rabbis call for special Yom Kippur Katan prayers for kidnapped boys

http://www.jpost.com/

Religious Zionists start pin campaign for kidnapped teens

http://www.jpost.com/

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RELIGIOUS PLURALISM

Opinion: The Reform Jewish movement is the key to change in Israel

http://www.haaretz.com/

Opinion: To Rivlin and Shafran: No, Judaism never stands still

http://www.haaretz.com/

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AGUNOT/MARRIAGE/CIVIL MARRIAGE

Opinion: Israeli marriages: More Ottoman than Jewish

http://www.haaretz.com/

Opinion: The art of control – good for the ruler, bad for the ruled

http://www.jpost.com/

Hiddush celebrates world Jewry's growing support for marriage freedom in Israel

http://hiddush.org/

Religious Zionists of America critiques JFNA marriage equality push

http://www.jpost.com/

Opinion: Civil Divorce should be for the civil courts

http://www.globes.co.il/

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ABORTION

Abortion: The Illusion of Choice in Israel

http://blogs.forward.com/sisterhood-blog/

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BRIT MILAH/CIRCUMCISION

High Court takes circumcision decision away from rabbinical courts

http://www.jpost.com/

High Court overturns rabbinical court's forced circumcision ruling

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Israel's High Court voids rabbinical ruling ordering woman to circumcise son

http://www.haaretz.com/

Opinion: The Israeli High Court’s anti-circumcision ruling is a victory against religious coercion

http://www.haaretz.com/

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CONVERSION

Conversion bill scheduled to come to vote in committee Monday, coalition tensions likely

http://www.jpost.com/

Opinion: Is Another Conversion Crisis Coming to a Theatre Near You?

http://www.jewishjournal.com/rosnersdomain/

Former chief rabbi in Oz, Australia

http://www.jewishnews.net.au/

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GENDER SEGREGATION

A-G orders end to gender inequality in buses, eulogies

http://www.jpost.com/

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GAY/LGBT COMMUNITY

Angry Israelis demand ouster of education minister over anti-gay remarks

http://www.jpost.com/

Education minister says gay couples 'not a family,' raises calls for his resignation

http://www.haaretz.com/

Offended gay Israelis blast apologetic education minister: 'We ARE family!' 

http://www.haaretz.com/

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ALIYAH/ISRAEL-DIASPORA RELATIONS

Most Israeli Jews want gov't to consider Diaspora Jewry in its decisions

http://www.ynetnews.com/

Israeli Views of Diaspora Jews - 2014 Survey

http://en.idi.org.il/

Jewish Media Survey: Israeli Views of Diaspora Jews [pdf]

http://en.idi.org.il/

Opinion: 'Take Us Seriously'

http://www.thejewishweek.com/

Jewish journalists plead with Israeli government not to treat them like PR operatives

Hartman: More content needed for Diaspora Jewish continuity

http://www.jpost.com/

Judy Maltz wins B’nai B’rith prize for Diaspora journalism

http://www.haaretz.com/

JNF gets 60-day extension to contest move making it more accountable

http://www.haaretz.com/

'French Jews belong in Israel,' Minister of Immigration and Absorption Landver says

http://www.jpost.com/

From Tahiti to Israel, With Love

http://www.jewishagency.org/blog/

Jewish family secretly smuggled into Israel from Syria

http://www.ynetnews.com/

First International Dialog on the Israel Educator

http://www.wzo.org.il/

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Religion and State in Israel

July 4, 2014 (Section 1) (see also Section 2)

Editor – Joel Katz

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

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