We Were All at Sinai
From the blog of Joshua Weinberg at The Times of Israel
Source: timesofisrael.com
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Rabbi Seth Farber says Rabbinate opposes conversion reform bill for 'political reasons' » J-Wire
Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana’s draft of a conversion reform plan that would decentralize authority over conversions to Judaism in Israel to the Knesset has been damned by the Rabbinate. Minister Kahana and supporters of the new law say that they simply wish to make it easier for people who wish to do so to…
Source: jwire.com.au
Rabbi Farber: Do not use the Colleyville hostage episode for your agenda
From the blog of Avrohom Gordimer at The Times of Israel
Source: timesofisrael.com
War of words breaks out over start of Kashrut reform in Israel: MK calls Haredim 'racist and ignorant' » J-Wire
On Sunday, the first stage of a set of reforms on kashrut certification in Israel as promoted by Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana, from PM Naftali Bennett’s Yamina Party went into effect. Restaurants and other places of entertainment that provide kosher food will no longer be limited to receiving kashrut certification from their local religious…
Source: jwire.com.au
Israeli parents challenge an entrenched burial practice – The Forward
A centuries-old custom forbids bereaved mothers and fathers from attending burials – or even knowing the location of gravesites
Source: forward.com