Rabbis for Religious Freedom and Equality in Israel
A trans-denominational rabbinical network
For more than a century Jews have debated how to guide the Jewish character of a sovereign Jewish State. Until recently, few thought seriously in terms of national halakhic standards. The Founders envisioned a Jewish ethic, not ritual Jewish practice. In Anita Shapira’s 2014 book, Ben-Gurion: Father of Modern Israel, she writes: Just before the …
Continue reading “Judaism can marry modernity to traditional life”
Contrasting visions for the State of Israel on matters of religion and state Minister Rabbi Litzman: “Netanyahu either loves the Reform Jews of the Diaspora, or the Haredim of Israel; it’s either-or. There are no two ways about it… The Supreme Court is destroying everything good related to religion & state, and… the only way …