Category: Israeli politics
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New Chief Rabbis
I just wanted to write a very quick blog post about the newly elected Chief Rabbis – Rabbi David Lau and Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef. Firstly, I am so glad that the elections are over. It has been an embarrassing chilul Hashem for the past several months as Rabbi engaged in politics and horse-trading. It should… Read more
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Rabbanut Monopoly on Weddings
Yizhar Hess wrote an article complaining about a nice Tzohar Rabbi who performed at a wedding of a nice young non-religious couple. Everything was fine, until the groom told the Rabbi that he wanted to use his army commander as a witness on the ketuba. The Tzohar Rabbi, nice as he was, refused to allow… Read more
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Who Would Rabbeinu Tam Vote For
In the recent election campaign, one of the parties (who were not elected to Knesset) ran a campaign asking who Rambam would vote for. The implications of the ad were: 1. Rambam is in favour of learning Torah AND working (and by extension serving the country/army/being a productive member of society) 2. (Not stated but… Read more
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The End of Chareidi Power
This looks to me as though it is the end for the Chareidi parties and their power in the government. In a surprise move, Prime Minister Netanyahu announced at 2:00am that he is withdrawing the bill for early elections, and instead forming an alliance with Shaul Mofaz and his Kadima party. This move has been… Read more