via Shearim “In late October, Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace laureate Elie Wiesel spoke at a Christians United for Israel (CUFI) event hosted by the controversial Christian Zionist John Hagee at his Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas. Internationally broadcast on GodTV, Hagee presented $9 million in donations to 29 Israeli and U.S. Jewish organizations.[1] […]
“When Eli Kaplan had his initial psychological assessment when being inducted into the Israeli military eight years ago, he wasn’t asked about his sexual orientation, but he told the interviewer anyway that he was openly gay. In Israel, it wasn’t a problem then nor is it now. “The army practices an inclusionary policy,” said Yagil […]
“Question: Should we relate to non-Zionist Rabbis reservedly and in a unpleasant manner? Answer: G-d forbid that such an idea should enter your mind! We are obligated to honor all Torah scholars, even if there are sharp differences of opinion between us and them, and anyone who scorns a Torah scholar is in the category […]
“For various reason of aesthetics and national interests, the famed Hebrew lexicographer Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and the 1913 Hebrew Language Council tended to side with the contemporary Sephardi pronunciation, ultimately resulting in the minimization of the number of consonant and vowel sounds in modern Hebrew. This change followed earlier Haskala reforms that attempted to create a […]
“The Basic Law: Knesset, rules that every MK swears allegiance by stating, “I swear to remain loyal to the State of Israel and to faithfully fulfill my mission in the Knesset.” According to the proposal submitted by Yisrael Beitenu, the words “State of Israel” will be followed by “as a Jewish, Zionist and democratic […]
” Orthodox Jewish youth stand on a roof of a disputed house in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in east Jerusalem, Dec. 25, 2009.” DayLife.com
“In an effort to spread some holiday cheer, the Jerusalem Municipality on Wednesday announced that it would be distributing free Christmas trees to the capital’s Christian residents in front of the Old City’s Jaffa Gate on the morning of Christmas Eve. The distribution will take place from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. next Wednesday, and […]
“”If Gilad Shalit, Heaven forbid, is executed or not returned in peace, prisoners will be executed immediately,” ruled the court of the reestablished “Sandhedrin” organization, in a ruling published last week on the backdrop of the negotiations to release the captured Israeli soldier. The rabbis even recommended that Israel capture senior Palestinian figures – “including […]
Golda Meir proposed limiting aliyah of handicapped Polish Jews
By Lily Galili, Haaretz Correspondent
“In 1958, then-foreign minister Golda Meir raised the possibility of preventing handicapped and sick Polish Jews from immigrating to Israel, a recently discovered Foreign Ministry document has revealed.”A proposal was raised in the coordination committee to inform the Polish government that we want […]
“Intel will not employ Jewish workers on Saturday shifts in its Jerusalem plant, the chip-maker has suggested in a new compromise proposal. The move comes after large crowds of ultra-Orthodox protesters attacked the plant on Saturday, in protest of it continuing operations on Shabbat. The plant, in the Har Hotzvim industrial area in Jerusalem, employs […]
