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Abraham’s Tent
Tomorrow, January 5th, marks the Tenth of Tevet, a dawn-to-nightfall fast day commemorating the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem in the first temple period (586 BCE). As with other fast days during the year, more than one historical tragedy … Continue reading
Posted in Cycleof the Jewish Year, Fast Days, Haredi, Holocaust, Israel, Jewish Calendar, Jewish ritual, Judaism, Orthodox, Religious coercion, Religious freedom, Religious Judaism, Shoah, Yom Hashoah
Tagged Abraham, babylonian exile, beit Hamikdash, Chief Rabbi, Children of Abraham, Cycle of the Jewish year, Fast days, First Temple, Haredi, Holocaust, Israel, Israel society, Jewish fast days, Judaism, Learning, Midrash, Mishnah, religious coercion in Israel, tenth of Tevet, Torah
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From Midat Hasid to Midat S’dom
In about an hour, thousands of people will converge on Beit Shemesh to protest the behavior of certain self-styled Haredim who have been polarizing the community. They and their fellow fanatics have recently dominated the headlines in the Israeli media … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Judaism, Orthodox, Religious coercion, Religious freedom, Religious Judaism, Uncategorized
Tagged Beit Shemesh protest, Beit Shenesh rally, Chief Rabbi, hannukah, Haredi men, Haredi women, Haredim, Israel protest, Mishnah, Naama Margolese, Naama Margolis, Orot School Beit Shemesh, religion and state, religious coercion in Israel, religious freedom, religious protest, Relisgious Jews, Ultra Orthodox Jews
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