Rabbinic Leadership and the Myths, and Reality, of Ethnic Violence in Judea and Samaria
“An aberration of Judaism.”
July 28, 2026
Religious freedom vs. the legal-bureaucratic runaround.
Last month, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear the case of Daniel Grand, an Orthodox Jew who in January 2021 decided to start holding prayer services in his home in a Cleveland suburb. He then received a phone call from the mayor, who informed him that he would have to get a special permit in accordance with zoning laws. Since then, he has been held up in a legal-bureaucratic catch-22. Michael A. Helfand explains:
“An aberration of Judaism.”
And Israel might be relieved.
Religious freedom vs. the legal-bureaucratic runaround.
The costs of taking shortcuts to wisdom.
A first-of-its-kind discovery.
Last month, the Supreme Court announced that it will hear the case of Daniel Grand, an Orthodox Jew who in January 2021 decided to start holding prayer services in his home in a Cleveland suburb. He then received a phone call from the mayor, who informed him that he would have to get a special permit in accordance with zoning laws. Since then, he has been held up in a legal-bureaucratic catch-22. Michael A. Helfand explains:
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