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In a country whose biblical and modern history are intertwined and covered with dramatic events taking place at locations everywhere, Gush Etzion is

The Marketplace of Ideas at The Times of Israel

A self-professed "good Jewish boy from New Jersey," Rabbi Michael Elkohen had come a long way. In the ultra-Orthodox enclave in Jerusalem where Elkohen now lives, he was often called on to perform marriages, circumcisions and other sacred Jewish rituals. He was even hired to write Torah scrolls, handwritten copies of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, in a task typically reserved for the most devout and highly trained scribes.  But for 15 years, Elkohen was apparently living a lie. The father of five with the black hat, beard and side curls was fluent in Judaic texts and ...

Daniel Sonnenfeld 03/16/2021 Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, who co-founded the emergency response organization, is under investigation for a long list of alleged sexual assaults At the beginning of the month, Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, the co-founder of the world-renowned emergency response organization ZAKA, was named as this year’s recipient of the prestigious Israel Prize. But then accusations against him began to surface. A Haaretz exposé last Thursday quoted women and men who accused Meshi-Zahav of sexually assaulting them. More accusers have come forward since, and the Israel Police said Sunday that...

Part I On March 23, Israel will hold its fourth national election in two years.