Each person saw the value in the other person’s path, and adopted elements of the other’s ethos.
Proponents of the bill have argued that its goal is to improve religious services in municipalities or authorities where they are lacking.
No one is looking for the rabbis to tell them what to do, Witkowsky said. It’s more of people just wanting to talk.
The elections for Chief Rabbi are conducted by a 150-member statutory electoral body. The final tally was 77-58 in favor of Bar.
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The investigation is ongoing, however, police are treating the attack on the rabbi as a hate crime.
Rabbis who are traditionally spiritual leaders in their communities have faced a whole new level of challenges from congregants and from the need to maintain their own spiritual balance post-Oct. 7.
Many religious Zionists believe Israel's growth signals the messianic era, but others remain skeptical. Is Israel truly a sign of redemption?
Minkowicz was far from the only local Jewish leader trying to negotiate the demands of Judaism’s holiest day with the danger posed by the oncoming storm.
A group of some of the leading rabbis in religious Zionism wrote a letter urging the government to free the hostages by any means necessary, including a "reasonable" hostage deal.
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