Airplane Etiquette and Jewish Law
From the blog of Shimshon HaKohen Nadel at The Times of Israel
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From the blog of Shimshon HaKohen Nadel at The Times of Israel
Do national flags belong in our synagogues?[1] The Jewish people are familiar with the concept of a flag, whether it be the biblical tribes living in the wilderness (Numbers 2:2) or 17th-century Jews attending the Old New Synagogue (Altneuschul) in Prague.
For thousands of years, Jews have utilized a form of alternative dispute resolution called Batei Din (translated as "houses of judgment"), which apply Jewish law (halacha) in adjudicating legal disputes.
Rabbi Reuven Taragin’s lengthy essay on the current conversion controversy in Israel (“The Conversion Controversy,” February 17, 2022) requires one small correction.
From the blog of Daniel Sayani at The Times of Israel