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Why the movie ‘Exodus’ still matters
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 13, 2023
(RNS) — On the 75th anniversary of Israel’s birth, the blockbuster movie still raises serious questions.
Israel just had a bad week
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 4, 2022
(RNS) — The challenges that face world Jewry seem almost overwhelming. Time to drill down on what we know to be true.
The saddest bar mitzvah in history
By Jeffrey Salkin — July 21, 2022
What happened recently at the Western Wall is an outrage. Orthodox leaders must speak out. Loudly.
Netanyahu is not Israel
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 10, 2019
Yes, I am sad. I am disappointed. That is why I am doubling down on Israel.
Kosher? Historic ruling lets Israeli diners decide
By Lauren Markoe — September 26, 2017
JERUSALEM (RNS) — The court’s kashrut ruling comes at a time of mounting legal challenges to the ultra-Orthodox religious establishment’s control over everything from Jewish marriage and divorce to who is considered a Jew and who isn’t.
I love Israel. Her government: not so much
By Jeffrey Salkin — June 26, 2017
(RNS) A few 'inconvenient truths' about Israel and non-Orthodox Jews.
Who let Jared and Ivanka fly on Shabbat?
By Jeffrey Salkin — May 22, 2017
(RNS) Letting Ivanka and Jared fly on Shabbat was bad Judaism. And bad for the Jews.
In Israel, women-only beach days allow the religious to relax
By Lauren Markoe — August 24, 2016
(RNS) Some French towns have banned the burkini, but in Israel, beaches have long catered to those who want to cover up.
Israeli hotels no longer banned from mounting Christmas trees
By Michele Chabin — March 9, 2015
JERUSALEM (RNS) Formerly hotels that included “references to gentile holidays” could lose their kosher food licenses.
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