The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/dov-lior/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:44:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Dov Lior | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/dov-lior/ 32 32 Top religious Zionist rabbis call for scrapping ‘dangerous’ hostage deal https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-religious-zionist-rabbis-call-for-scrapping-dangerous-hostage-deal/ Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:05:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3337319&preview=true&preview_id=3337319 Clerics with sway over coalition's hard-line flank argue risk posed by possible agreement trumps imperative to free captives; senior UTJ lawmaker Gafni takes opposite position

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]]> Campaign to free Israeli killer of Palestinian family raises over NIS 1.2 million https://www.timesofisrael.com/campaign-to-free-israeli-killer-of-palestinian-family-raises-over-nis-1-2-million/ Thu, 21 Sep 2023 07:59:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3101887 6,000 people donate, reportedly including right-wing rabbis, head of ultranationalist Lehava, singer Ariel Zilber; Shalom Hanoch, Aviv Geffen back out of concert with Zilber

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]]> New bill could create jobs for 1,070 rabbis, cost taxpayers tens of millions a year https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-bill-could-create-jobs-for-1070-rabbis-cost-taxpayers-tens-of-millions-annually/ Wed, 02 Aug 2023 15:59:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3063952 Religious hardliners are among critics of the bill, which many see as part of a pact benefiting Shas and the Chief Rabbinate

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]]> Chief Sephardic rabbi: Ben Gvir’s Temple Mount visits are a ‘sin’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/chief-sephardic-rabbi-ben-gvirs-temple-mount-visits-are-a-sin/ Sun, 16 Jul 2023 15:21:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3052836 Rebuke is an escalation in the rhetoric around ultranationalist minister's pilgrimages to the site in defiance of rulings by some rabbis

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]]> Defying ministry, rabbis tell school to put transgender boy in female-only class https://www.timesofisrael.com/defying-ministry-rabbis-tell-school-to-put-transgender-boy-in-female-only-class/ Fri, 16 Sep 2022 02:46:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2837543 Religious figures wade into case that has roiled religious elementary school in Givat Shmuel, claiming that Jewish law forbids cross-dressing

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]]> Prominent national-religious rabbis call for protests against government https://www.timesofisrael.com/prominent-national-religious-rabbis-call-for-protests-against-government/ Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:15:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=2659642 Statement signed by rabbis Chaim Druckman, Dov Lior charges legislation backed by government on conversion, kashrut and Western Wall will 'endanger the essence of the state'

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]]> 7 cops hurt, police car overturned at violent protests over settler teen’s death https://www.timesofisrael.com/7-cops-hurt-police-car-overturned-at-violent-protests-over-settler-teens-death/ Sat, 02 Jan 2021 21:27:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2460512&preview=true&preview_id=2460512 Report: Officers who took part in chase that led to death of Ahuvia Sandak cleared, but teens who were in the car with him will face charges, including negligent homicide

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]]> Top rabbis raise money for defense of suspect in Palestinian woman’s killing https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-rabbis-raise-money-for-defense-of-suspect-in-palestinian-womans-killing/ Thu, 31 Jan 2019 11:05:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=2009819&preview=true&preview_id=2009819 Request for donations from national Zionist leaders comes as family of Jewish teen alleged to have killed Aisha Rabi releases video asking for money for legal costs

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]]> 200 Israeli rabbis slam LGBT rights groups for ‘turning perverts into heroes’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/200-rabbis-slam-lgbt-rights-groups-for-aggressive-terror-brainwashing/ Fri, 27 Jul 2018 05:40:57 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1897203 Letter from Orthodox clerics in defense of Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Aryeh Stern says children raised by gay couples have 'strange and unnatural lives'

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]]> Ministry: Israel should woo 60 million people who have Jewish links to aid state https://www.timesofisrael.com/60-million-people-with-affinity-to-israel-should-be-tapped-ministry-report/ Wed, 28 Mar 2018 09:42:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1819125 Seeking converts, immigrants, and Israel advocates, Diaspora Ministry-appointed panel suggests pilot project among 5 million descendants of Jewish converts to Christianity

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]]> No harm, no fowl: Startup to grow chickenless chicken https://www.timesofisrael.com/no-harm-no-fowl-startup-to-grow-chickenless-chicken/ Wed, 13 Jul 2016 09:26:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1426478 SuperMeat, developed by a Hebrew University biomedical engineer, promises to be both vegan and kosher

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]]> Hallel Ariel, ‘princess in white,’ mourned in Hebron funeral https://www.timesofisrael.com/hallel-ariel-princess-in-white-mourned-in-hebron-funeral/ Fri, 01 Jul 2016 00:24:06 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1419219 As young dancer killed by Palestinian terrorist is laid to rest, politicians and rabbi speak of building and annexation, while mother Rina thanks God for 13 years with 'the light of my life'

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]]> Radical Israeli rabbis come under fire amid settler violence https://www.timesofisrael.com/radical-israeli-rabbis-come-under-fire-amid-settler-violence/ Fri, 08 Jan 2016 01:13:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1317540 Recent attacks against Arabs have brought the teachings of extremists into the spotlight

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]]> Sunday the rabbi was brought in for questioning https://www.timesofisrael.com/sunday-the-rabbi-was-brought-in-for-questioning/ Sun, 27 Dec 2015 10:27:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1309834 A looming crackdown on the 'extremist' rabbinical world engenders a talmudic discussion of how much of a shift it represents and whether it's even the right move to make

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]]> Ya’alon: Jewish terrorists to be indicted soon for Duma attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/yaalon-jewish-terrorists-to-be-indicted-soon-for-duma-attack/ Sat, 26 Dec 2015 18:12:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1309635 Defense minister says Israel taking 'draconian steps' to prevent repeat of July firebombing that killed Palestinian parents and baby

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