Tag: Efrat

Shlomo Riskin, chief rabbi and co-founder of the Judean settlement of Efrat, rubs Israel's Chief Rabbinate the wrong way. His liberal stance on conversion, women's involvement in religious rites and other issues is now causing the rabbinate to threaten not to renew his contract, as he has turned 75. A slew of rabbis and public officials have come out in support of his continued tenure. Riskin joins Yishai to discuss his relations with the Chief Rabbinate and his positions on Jewish law. Then, in this week's Torah portion in the Book of Numbers, "Naso," God gives direction to the Jewish priests on how to bless the Jewish people: "May God light His face unto you." But does God really have a face? In preparation for Shabbat, Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Yishai to discuss the Priestly blessing, the Nazarite and the seemingly repetitive offerings of the tribe leaders.

Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky expresses his firm support for Efrat Chief Rabbi Shlomo Riskin.

With forced retirement perhaps on hand, Rabbi Riskin goes out to look for a new job...

Rabbi Riskin believes the Rabbinate must be prepared to accept Halachic decisions that aren't Ultra-Orthodox.

Efrat Chief Rabbi Shlomo Riskin plans appeal to Supreme Court over fight to stay in his position; city's mayor also vows support.

The Chief Rabbinate will invite Rabbi Riskin for a hearing on whether to extend his term, ostensibly because of his age but possibly because of his views on conversion.

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Arab stone throwers lightly injured a person near the Husan Bypass in Gush Etzion.

Arabs attacked a bus, inuring one, near Efrat.

No, these aren't illegal child laborers making Matzah in some underground sweatshop. It's a bunch of kids making Matzah in an underground Chabad House...

Lately it seems that everything interesting is happening in Efrat. On Friday, hundreds of runners of all ages (apparently dogs too) took part in the...

IDF soldiers, reservists and local security units participated in a massive training drill in the town of Efrat, Gush Etzion, reenacting an infiltration of...

On Thursday evening, students at the Orot Etzion Boys Elementary School in Efrat reenacted different Biblical scenes as part of an interactive live art/Torah...

Power outage just before Shabbat has little impact on residents of Efrat.

Nursery and kindergarten teachers in Efrat learn self-defense techniques but hope they won't need them.

The fluent Hebrew-speaking IDF veteran believes Israel's "right wing government" is the obstacle to peace.

Gush Etzion has become the number one target for terrorists.

Remember her by not being afraid.

I showed my mother the headline about the stabbing. "A 'settler'? Why did they call her a settler?"

The cabinet is set to vote on the path of the security fence which would cut off Gush Etzion from Jerusalem as well as be a major eyesore.

We're sharing with you a video from Gary's Deli which just opened up in Efrat...

Jews seeking to shame Netanyahu into enforcing the Apartheid Green Line so as not to anger the UNGA are shameful.

Gush Etzion now only has a minute to get into the bomb shelter.

Gush Etzion residents are uniting to show their resilience in the face of terror with the 'One Flag' initiative.

Judea and Samaria town uses manhunt for Eyal, Gil-Ad and Naftali to create opportunity for social cohesion

The school took all the classes and parents down to Ma'arat Hamachpelah in Hebron for a graduation ceremony.

Terrorists shot a few bullets towards Kibbutz Migdal Oz on Thursday night.

The IDF captured a terrorist just as he was about to throw a firebomb at a car near the southern entrance to Efrat.

The students of Orot Etzion Elementary School in Efrat performing a Yom HaZikaron ceremony in memory of those killed in the wars and terror attacks against Israel.

In Israel, even the buses count the Omer.