Tag: religious law
New Program Brings Halakhic Study to Women around the World
Religious women sometimes felt uncomfortable approaching rabbis, opting to either ask the question through a male messenger or not ask the question at all.
You Thought Tel Aviv Was Israel’s Most Non-Religious City? Nope. It’s Modi’in
If you view freedom as driving on Shabbat while devouring a ham sandwich on a date with a gentile to purchase a Christmas tree – this is the index for you.
High Court Removes ‘Get Married’ from Pro-Same-Sex Marriage Commercial
"The struggle for same-sex couples' right to marry is part of the struggle for civil marriages in Israel, since it is clear that religious law, which regulates marriages and divorces in the state, does not allow it."
Erdogan Encourages Turkish Tourism to ‘Racist,’ ‘Discriminatory’ Israel
Israel is trying to avoid yet another clash with Erdogan, so they sent him a message of sharp rebuke and they're hope that'll be the end of it.
Analysis: Should Israeli Settlers Fear Trump’s Peace Negotiations? [video]
Trump was booed at his AIPAC appearance last December when he refused to commit on moving the US embassy to Jerusalem.
Israeli-Arab Woman Who Tried to Join ISIS Sentenced to 22 Months in Prison
The 44-year-old teacher had no criminal record, but she had been disseminating ISIS updates on Facebook and Twitter.
Orthodox Rabbi Teaching Halakha Beyond the Shulkhan Arukh, Judaism Beyond the Commandments
"I'm sure that if Maimonides, or Rabbi Yosef Karo lived today, they would say: We never wrote our codifications for a time when the State of Israel would be established."
Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood
The Egyptian army is fighting a movement that is extremely anti Semitic as a part of its religious theology.