With its Focus on Iran’s Nuclear Program, the U.S. Misses the Big Picture
American policy is hopelessly muddled.
July 13, 2015
Is Religious Freedom Under Threat in Israel?
Perhaps on paper, but not in reality.
Perhaps on paper, writes Haviv Rettig Gur, but not in reality. Last week ultra-Orthodox cabinet members successfully repealed two measures aimed at curbing the power of the Israeli rabbinate, and a civil-marriage bill failed to pass in the Knesset. However, personal freedom in Israel remains robust, as exemplified by, among other things, the marriage issue. Gur writes:
July 13, 2015
Will the State Department Try to Nullify the Anti-Boycott Law?
It claims the law conflates the West Bank with the remainder of Israel.
Is Religious Freedom Under Threat in Israel?
Perhaps on paper, but not in reality.
A Brief Life of Rashi, Bible Commentator and Talmudic Scholar Extraordinaire
The anniversary of the death is thought to fall later this week.
An Ancient Jewish Lamp Factory in the Galilee
A new archaeological discovery.