Will America Invite Israel to Join Its Multinational Coalitions?
And should Israel want to join them?
February 2, 2023
An Indiana Court’s Abortion Ruling Misconstrues Freedom of Religion
Undermining religious liberty by overextending it.
In December, an Indiana judge declared recent state legislation restricting access to abortion unenforceable, on the grounds that it violates the religious freedom of Jews, Muslims, and others who believe that abortion is obligatory in certain cases. (In the Jewish case, even the strictest interpretations of halakhah agree that a pregnancy must be terminated if it poses a threat to the life of the mother.) The decision, rooted in Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) doesn’t merely grant religious exemptions from the abortion law in specific cases, but effectively strikes it down. Tal Fortgang and Howard Slugh comment:
February 2, 2023
The Association for Jewish Studies Surrenders to Progressive Hatred for the Wrong Kinds of Jews
Israel and the Orthodox become predictable targets.
An Indiana Court’s Abortion Ruling Misconstrues Freedom of Religion
Undermining religious liberty by overextending it.
Remembering Ilan Ramon, Astronaut and Hero
“I represent the state of Israel and the Jewish people.”
How, and Why, the Talmud Got Its Distinctive Look
The 500-year-old page layout reflects the text’s essence.