Is there anything we can learn from Laban? The very thought of it seems absurd! Yet, for many in our community, there are lessons – important lessons – that we can learn from him.
By JNi.Media
Needless to say, B, who doesn't eat kosher, never mind knows much about the intricate laws of Kashrut, was surprised at the HR decision.
Her manner of speaking was that of a person from the charedi world.
By JNi.Media
66% of Israelis believe in God. An additional 20% believe in a higher power, but prefer not to use the G word.
By David Morris
At this point, I am rather envious of my friends in Efrat.
As Orthodox Jews who understand the value of the Torah and the importance of following Halacha – how can we change this new secular Jewish paradigm?
Images of ‘the other’ are heavily biased by what the media report about them.
By Soeren Kern
"The Left has singularly lacked courage in the difficult fight to defend secularism."
The moderate Charedi world that I often talk about as the future of mainstream American Orthodoxy - is a beneficiary of the new high school curriculum.
The article argues that while naturally aligned with their fellow orthodox Jews, women from the modern orthodox community in Israel are finding themselves aligned with secular feminists.
The record number of kipa-wearing Jews in the new Knesset surely shows that secular Jews do not really hate religious Jews.
In Israel today, how many of our religious leaders instill pride in being Jewish into the secular public?
By Barry Rubin
If a radical movement seizes control of the state and can hold it for a very long time, it can fundamentally transform policies and foreign policy.
By Batya Medad
Everything Dov Indig, killed in action during the Yom Kippur War, said about the secular kibbutz movement has happened.
Lapid is a patriot who is both honest and who has a clear vision for the future. A vision that is inclusive of all!
By Adam Levick
Egyptian blogger Maikel Nabil spent over 302 days in prison for criticizing the Egyptian Military after it took power in early 2011.
Two years after the beginning of the upheaval in the Arab world, the picture does not arouse too much optimism.
During his weekly talk, the Ashlag Rebbe, Rabbi Simcha Avraham Halevy, challenged politicians who promote the notion of an equal burden, describing them as imbeciles. He proposed a solution to the inequality: "Let every secular boy be forced to bear the burden of defending the homeland of Israel and fulfill his national duty to study Torah and keep the mitzvot." He also said, "The nation of Israel did not survive our brutal history by the deterrence of the IDF, nor by the might of the State of Israel, but by the merit of the study of Torah."
A high-number of Haredi women responded to the survey. Haredi women suffering from eating issues also face a particular set of challenges.
