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Sam Lehman-WilzigThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
A major brouhaha is emerging among kosher-observant Jews: will it be permissible to eat lab-sourced “meat”? This is no narrow question but rather...
Almost all discussions of religion and state in Israel (or elsewhere: much of what I write below is relevant to the US as well) relate to the issue in...
Imagine a watchdog that barks at everything that moves: people, birds, vehicles. Not much use, right? The same can be said when Democracy’s...
Israeli news reports these past few months have focused on the political changes occurring among Israeli-Arabs (a/k/a Palestinian-Israelis): the RAAM...
I was recently discussing with a friend what goes into building a sukkah, and promptly remembered one of my favorite Jewish jokes. After he stopped...
During these 10 Days of Repentance, we are urged again and again to turn to others with these three words: “Please Forgive Me” or “I am...
I have been reading too many news articles and commentaries recently using the term “Orthodox” when they mean “Ultra-Orthodox.” This confusion...
Israel’s #1 domestic problem is the price of housing – skyrocketing for the last decade. Surprisingly for the “StartUp Nation” that...
This week Israel officially granted University status to the Herzliyah Inter-Disciplinary Center (IDC), to be now called Reichman University, in honor...
Zionism has always been about the national “us” – not very popular among the world’s opinion leaders and policymakers in the past few decades,...
Political extremism comes in waves. Just like the ocean, high tide is succeeded by low tide in cyclical fashion. Recent political outcomes in Israel...
At a recent anti-Israel demonstration in New York City, a placard was raised (among other similar ones) that said: “Zionism Has No Place In My...
“Every person [when they see evil] who can protest against their family and do not – are as guilty as their family; against their townspeople –...
Tisha B’Av commemorates the destruction of both Temples and the loss of Jewish political sovereignty. Commendable. But why doesn’t the Jewish...
While yesterday’s Israeli Supreme Court ruling upholding the Jewish Nation-State Basic Law was unsurprising, neither were the attacks by the Left...
As this essay will raise the hackles of many Diaspora Jews, let it be said at the outset: anti-Semitism is an evil and should be fought with all legal...
Israeli and American Jewry have been slowly moving apart for a while. Bewailing that general (albeit not straightforward) trend has become a parlor...
For the first time in Israel’s history, one-third of the Government Cabinet will be filled by women: 9 out of 27. Commentators have pointed...
Almost a century ago, Ze’ev Jabotinsky wrote his famous essay “The Iron Wall (We and the Arabs).” In a nutshell, he argued that the Palestinian...
There are several ideological similarities between former President Trump and (about-to-be) former Prime Minister Netanyahu. There’s also an...
Well before the recent Israel-Hamas conflagration, anti-Semitic attacks in America (and Europe) were on the rise. Simultaneously, anti-Asian hate...
The guns have fallen silent, but the conflict continues to fester. Why is it so irresolvable? Try answering this question: How long has the...
Given the week that Israel has undergone, we can use some good news. So here goes – from a completely different perspective. Doomsday pundits about...
One of the cardinal tenets of ultra-Orthodox Judaism is that Jewish Law (the halakha) is immutable. Within this, there are “higher” commandments...
If we have learned anything from history, especially pandemics in the past, it’s that plagues cause significant change in completely unexpected...
As is well known, Prime Minister Ben-Gurion was the champion of settling the Negev — and is buried there as a testament to his devotion to...
Why has Israel become a startup nation par excellence? Why is driving a car in Israel so hazardous? One answer is that both these seemingly unrelated...
Israel’s practice of connecting Yom Hazikaron (Memorial Day) and Yom Haatzmaut (Independence Day) is highly unusual. The U.S. has five weeks between...
“Political Culture” can last for a long time – sometimes a VERY long time… Contemporary Israeli politics and society might seem to be light...
On the face of it, Passover symbolizes the Jewish People’s need and desire to live in their own homeland. However, there is a deep paradox hidden in...
Israel is in the throes of a wave of (mostly) domestic violence against women. Great Britain is in shock over a brutal murder – with massive female...
Approximately 120 countries allow overseas citizens to vote in national elections. Israel is not one of them. While this has not been a central issue...
The latest Israeli pre-election brouhaha revolves around the High Court of Justice’s ruling that non-Orthodox conversions are legitimate for...
Despite its very festive nature, the holiday of Purim based on the Book of Esther is an object lesson of what can happen when we become too...
_ The past weeks have seen some dynamic change in Israel’s election polls, mostly within the Right/Center camp. Lapid’s Yesh Atid is up by...
Every country in the world has to deal with the coronavirus as public policy. But most have a general ethos that determines their approach: society...
Right-wing populist extremism has increased dramatically in the past few years. Governments have begun to comprehend the threat to democracy and are...
Israel has entered a new era with its two major non-Zionist sectors finally moving to integrate into general society. But the path taken by the...
When talking about Haredi education, the controversy almost always revolves around the lack of core subjects in their curriculum. But there’s...
In the aftermath of the Trump insurrectionists storming Congress, and given Israel’s deep and super-charged political cleavages, reinforced by...
Which of these two is worse? 1- Elected officials acceding to illegal commands of a legal authority; 2- Elected officials acceding to illegal commands...
That’s not a typo in the title — read on to understand why not. Let’s start with two non-trivial, Bible trivia questions: 1- What commandment...
There is almost no question that the American Jewish community considers off limits for public discussion, except for this: why are Jews so...
Tectonic pressure is never seen and moves slowly – but its effect can be huge. Israel is presently undergoing such a political pre-“earthquake”,...
On the face of it, there is a huge gap between Evangelical Protestants (also other religious fundamentalists) and ultra-Orthodox Jews (haredim). But...
When Americans or Israelis go to the polls, what do most vote for: the policies of the candidates, or their personal traits? Based on what the media...
Dictionary definitions of “Bull”: 1) An unpredictable animal when angry. 2) Worthless information. 3) Stock market on the rise. * * * * * * * *...
The Corona pandemic has caused much change in our lives: education, personal interaction, etc. Yet the greatest impact might well be something that is...
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