Tag: Rabbi Riskin
Efrat’s Coronavirus Count Jumps to 13
Israel started the morning with 529 Coronavirus patients. That number has since gone up.
Rabbi Riskin Shuts Down All Minyanim in Efrat
Rabbi Riskin also ruled that someone who has been tested for Coronavirus must leave their phone on during Shabbat in case they get the results back.
Rabbi Riskin to Efrat: Over 70? Don’t Go to Shul
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin is in quarantine, and has issued instructions to the town of Efrat.
Ohr Torah Stone Launches Jewish Education Grants to Small European Communities
The first recipients of the grant will help strengthen seven small European communities in Helsinki, Finland; Riga, Latvia; Oslo, Norway; and Warsaw, Szczecin and Wroclaw, Poland.
Builders of Zion
Seven worthy Olim who are making important contributions to the State of Israel.
Servants & Slaves – Rabbi Riskin on Parshat Mishpatim
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin's insights into Parshat Mishpatim.
The Devil is in the Details
Rabbi Riskin was surprised to learn that a peace plan he supported would make him a Palestinian citizen and thoroughly endanger the existence of the state of Israel.
Orthodox Jewish Rabbis Urge Partnership between Christians and Jews
Efrat Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, formerly of New York, said the rabbis "acknowledge the positive theological status of the Christian faith."
Rabbi Riskin and Caroline Glick Have a Chat
Their discussion begins at 6:20 (they switch back and forth a little bit between Hebrew and English).
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lhBe8ymz6g?rel=0&w=475&h=267]
Rabbi Riskin Looks for a New Job
With forced retirement perhaps on hand, Rabbi Riskin goes out to look for a new job...
Rabbi Riskin Hopes the Rabbinate Will Climb Down From Their Tree [audio]
Rabbi Riskin believes the Rabbinate must be prepared to accept Halachic decisions that aren't Ultra-Orthodox.
TZOHAR Condemns Efforts to Depose Rabbi Riskin
Effort to depose Rabbi Riskin are revenge against his positions and halachic decisions.
Rabbi Riskin Used to Promote Christian Worship in Jerusalem
This is not the first time Rabbi Riskin has been featured in a video presentation which has raised eyebrows and caused controvers.
Letters To The Editor
Note To ReadersWhen we published Rabbi Moshe Faskowitz's open letter of resignation from the Rabbinical Council of America in our issue of Dec. 23,...
Letters To The Editor
Out Of The AshesA firefighter found a sefer Tehillim at ground zero. The name inside is Avraham Binyamin Shapiro (it may be Spira). If...
Letters To The Editor
'Activist' Doesn'tMean LiberalI really enjoyed reading "Fighting Carter: Memories Of 1980" (op-ed, Dec. 19). As a college activist, I particularly appreciated how it demonstrated...