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Can We Learn From Laban? Our Galut In The Secular World

By Rabbi Eliyahu Safran

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.

IDF & Security / Jewish / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel

IDF Drafts Secular Recruit as Kashrut Supervisor

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.

Impact Of Women On Jewish History/Prof. L. Jackson

Ora Lavid: A Secular Believer

By Prof. Livia Bitton-Jackson

Her manner of speaking was that of a person from the charedi world.

Jewish / News Briefs / Politics / Religious & Secular in Israel

Meet the New Secular Israeli: Believes in God, Keeps Shabbat

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.

Tzedek-Tzedek

Beit Shemesh - We Was Robbed

By David Morris

At this point, I am rather envious of my friends in Efrat.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Pushing the Boundaries of Outreach

By Harry Maryles

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?

Emes Ve-Emunah

Images of ‘the Other’

By Harry Maryles

Images of ‘the other’ are heavily biased by what the media report about them.

Op-Eds

France: "Secularism Charter" in Every School

By Soeren Kern

"The Left has singularly lacked courage in the difficult fight to defend secularism."

Emes Ve-Emunah

A Step in the Right Direction

By Harry Maryles

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.

Fink or Swim

New Republic Article on Feminism from Zion Is All About the Stakes

By Rabbi Eliyahu Fink

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.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Is Hatred for Haredim Due to Media Bias?

By Harry Maryles

The record number of kipa-wearing Jews in the new Knesset surely shows that secular Jews do not really hate religious Jews.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Is the Chief Rabbinate to Blame?

By Harry Maryles

In Israel today, how many of our religious leaders instill pride in being Jewish into the secular public?

Rubin Reports

How Revolutions Work: Turkey, America and the Arab World

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.

Shiloh Musings

A Soldier Remembered in His 'Letters to Talia'

By Batya Medad

Everything Dov Indig, killed in action during the Yom Kippur War, said about the secular kibbutz movement has happened.

Emes Ve-Emunah

Lapid Concedes: Haredim Have Won (Video)

By Harry Maryles

Lapid is a patriot who is both honest and who has a clear vision for the future. A vision that is inclusive of all!

CIFWatch

Meet Egyptian Activist Maikel Nabil: Pro-democracy and Pro-Israel

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.

Dr. Mordechai Kedar

Two Years Later, Arab Spring's Success Dubious

By Dr. Mordechai Kedar

Two years after the beginning of the upheaval in the Arab world, the picture does not arouse too much optimism.

News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel

Ashlag Rebbe: Secular Youths Should Be Conscripted into Torah Study

By Jewish Press Staff

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."

Israel / News Briefs

Study Shows Haredi and Secular Women Face Equal Risk of Eating Disorders

By Michael Orbach

A high-number of Haredi women responded to the survey. Haredi women suffering from eating issues also face a particular set of challenges.

MUSSAR – Avi Ganz

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Freedom Is the Ownership of Time

By Itamar Frankenthal

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