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Rabbi Lau

Politics / Government / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel / Religion

Bennett Tells Chief Rabbi: I Don’t Consult with Rabbis on Matters of Policy

By JNi.Media

Rabbi David Lau’s cousin, the Jerusalem Ramban Synagogue’s spiritual leader Rabbi Benny Lau criticized the Chief Rabbi’s attack on Bennett.

US / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel / Religion / Judaism

Chief Rabbi Lau Condemns Minister Bennett’s Visit to US Conservative School

By JNi.Media

"The visit constitutes a recognition of congregations that are dangerous to the future of the Jewish nation.”

Israel / Haredim & Hassidim / News Briefs

Rabbi Metzger to be Indicted for Bribery

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

"You shall not pervert justice… and you shall not take a bribe, for bribery blinds the eyes of the wise…" (Deuteronomy, 16:19).

Israel / Elections / News Briefs / Israel Elections 5775

Eli Yishai Wants Moshe Hager to Run in 'Yachad' Party

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The inclusion of Hager may help Yishai's party get enough voters to be elected to the Knesset.

Haredim & Hassidim / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel / Holocaust / Judaism

Today is a Fast Day and not ‘Happy New Year’ Day

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Chief Rabbi David Lau reminds all Jews to say the Kaddish prayer in memory of Holocaust victims.

Haredim & Hassidim / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Judaism

UPDATE: Hospital Will Not Release Yehuda Glick on Sunday

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

And we can already hear Obama and Kerry telling him not to upset Allah and thank God on the Temple Mount.

Jewish / News Briefs / Islamists / Religion / Israeli Arabs

Israeli Muslim Leader Urges ‘Peace’ to Break Israel into Pieces

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Sheikh’s call for religious co-existence morphs into “March for Peace Process”

Photo of the Day

Chief Rabbinical Visit

By Photo of the Day

Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau visits a Talmud Torah in Bat Ayin (Gush Etzion) at the beginning of the school year.

Haredim & Hassidim / News Briefs / The Knesset / Religious & Secular in Israel / Religion / Judaism

Livni, Bennett Back Bill to Pretend Jews Need Only One Chief Rabbi

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The idea of “One Rabbi for One People” sounds lovely, but can Jews really get along with each other if they have nothing to argue about?

Haredim & Hassidim / News Briefs / The Knesset / Religious & Secular in Israel / Religion / Judaism

Revolutionary Marriage Reform Law Spells End to Haredi Domination

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

A seemingly minor law on where couples can register for marriage permits passed the Knesset and opens a new era in which Israelis will not be at the mercy of Haredi rabbis’ demands.

Jewish / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Religion

Photos: More than 150,000 Mark End of Shiva for Rav Ovadia

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Well over 150,000 people spontaneously crowded Jerusalem to mourn Rav Ovadia. The previous night, leftists rounded up 30,000 people to mourn Oslo. The difference was not just in numbers but also in the heart.

Haredim & Hassidim / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel / Religion

Rav Ovadia Calls Tzohar Rav Stav ‘Evil’; Tzohar Replies: Repent

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The campaign for Chief Rabbi has sunk to the depths even politicians have not reached. Rav Ovadia calls Rav Stav of Tzohar “evil” and Tzohar calls on the Torah sage to “repent.” Next up: Tisha B’Av.

Jewish / US / News Briefs

Rabbi Lau to Obama: God Sent You to White House; Send Pollard Home

By Jewish Press News Desk

Former Israeli Chief Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau wrote President Barack Obama  that God, via the American people, “appointed you…President of the United States,”  and that as a defender of freedom, he should release Jonathan Pollard from prison more than 28 years. Rabbi Lau quoted from chapter 14 in the First Book of Samuel, which refers […]

Politics / The Knesset

Bibi’s Wishful Thinking - A Doppelganger Coalition

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Netanyahu chose an Israeli satirist as his double for Facebook’s annual Doppelganger week. If Yair Lapid would double as Rabbi Lau and Bennett as Obama, Israel would be ready for Moshiach.

News Briefs / Religion

Rabbi Lau: I Didn't See Such German Sensitivity to Jewish Blood During the Holocaust

By Jewish Press Staff

Rabbi Meir Lau, Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv and Holocaust Survivor, attacked the Germans today with harsh words. Rabbi Lau said, "We don't need their permission to live as Jews," and added that, "I didn't see such German sensitivity to Jewish blood in the Shoah."

Serials

Freedom Is the Ownership of Time

By Itamar Frankenthal

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