Until Jews Can Live in a Palestinian State, Peace Won’t Be Possible
Why settlements shouldn’t be seen as “obstacles to peace.”
July 5, 2018
Can Childhood Conversion Solve Israel’s “Who Is a Jew” Problems?
Halakhic rulings from the diaspora may not always apply well to Israeli realities.
Some 400,000 Israelis who consider themselves Jewish are not recognized as such by the country’s chief rabbinate, and are thus unable to marry other Jews legally. Of these, many—often immigrants from the former Soviet Union—are of partial Jewish descent and thus halakhically non-Jews, even if they came to Israel under the state’s law of return. Others are Ethiopian Jews whose status is uncertain, or converts whose conversions are not recognized by the chief rabbinate. Shlomo Brody suggests a halakhic solution:
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A Return of Syrian Forces to That Country’s Southwest Poses a Threat to Both Israel and Jordan
And Russia can’t be counted on to keep Iran out.
Can Childhood Conversion Solve Israel’s “Who Is a Jew” Problems?
Halakhic rulings from the diaspora may not always apply well to Israeli realities.
The Jewish Gangsters Who Beat Up American Nazis
Breaking arms, legs, and ribs.
How to Make the Case for Israel to “Conflict Tourists”
Lessons from being the go-to illegal settler.