The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/haim-amsalem/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:37:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Haim Amsalem | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/haim-amsalem/ 32 32 Tel Aviv set to choose new chief rabbi Sunday, with mayor said to favor Shas candidate https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-set-to-choose-new-chief-rabbi-sunday-with-mayor-said-to-favor-shas-candidate/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:38:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3808619 After a nine year vacancy, a 64-member panel will choose a candidate, with Mayor Ron Huldai reportedly striking deal with powerful Haredi party to give his support

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]]> Ex-Shas MK, economist, anti-vaxxer: Who’s on Feiglin’s pro-cannabis Zehut list? https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-shas-mk-economist-anti-vaxxer-whos-on-feiglins-pro-cannabis-zehut-list/ Sun, 17 Mar 2019 11:39:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=2036048&preview=true&preview_id=2036048 Array of candidates are united not by support of marijuana legalization but by a rejection of mainstream opinions and an embrace of issues on the political fringes

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]]> Bill would end state recognition of private Orthodox conversions https://www.timesofisrael.com/proposed-bill-to-end-recognition-of-private-orthodox-conversions/ Thu, 11 May 2017 19:49:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1617336 Legislation presented to Knesset seeks to circumvent Supreme Court ruling that Interior Ministry must list converts as Jews

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]]> Time to bring them home https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/time-to-bring-them-home/ Wed, 30 Mar 2016 12:55:19 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1367182 Netanyahu must stop playing petty politics and rescue the last remnant of Ethiopian Jewry

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]]> MKs call for government recognition of independent conversions https://www.timesofisrael.com/mks-call-for-government-recognition-of-independent-conversions/ Wed, 09 Mar 2016 09:14:20 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1353784 A charged committee meeting discusses 'ticking bomb' of 350,000 FSU immigrants who can't convert to Judaism through state religious authority

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]]> Gathering pace, rogue Israeli conversion court racks up new Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/gathering-pace-rogue-israeli-conversion-court-racks-up-new-jews/ Wed, 18 Nov 2015 10:12:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1282954 But independent Giyur Kahalacha movement, a direct challenge to chief rabbinate, sees a hurdle ahead -- when its converts wish to marry

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]]> If Israel toughens its conversion laws, a nail in the coffin of ties with Diaspora Jews? https://www.timesofisrael.com/conversion-reform-under-threat-activists-warn-of-ripple-effect/ Thu, 30 Apr 2015 12:14:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1174717 With an ultra-Orthodox faction set to run the religious agenda in the new government, the gates for entry to Judaism will again be guarded by the most stringent interpreters of religious law

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]]> Israelis unite in grief over Yosef’s death https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-from-across-spectrum-express-grief-over-yosefs-death/ Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:52:58 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=702316 Controversial views and disagreements of past take backseat to praise for rabbi's Torah genius

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]]> Dov Lipman’s rock solid struggle for a better Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/dov-lipmans-rock-solid-struggle-for-a-better-israel/ Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:10:10 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=370632 The first US-born MK in 30 years discusses his improbable rise, and the endemic corruption in Israeli politics he and his newly empowered party insist they'll tackle

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]]> In the next Knesset, a radical case of musical chairs https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-the-next-knesset-a-radical-case-of-musical-chairs/ Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:16:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=352362 It's out with the old -- more than 50 of them -- and in with the new

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]]> Israel’s elections: What just happened? https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-elections-what-just-happened/ Wed, 23 Jan 2013 12:49:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=352026 Israel voted for change, and moved a little from right to center; Lapid is the big success but Netanyahu is still a winner, albeit battered and constrained

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]]> Vote for us: The profiles https://www.timesofisrael.com/vote-for-us-the-profiles/ Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:21:17 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=349304 In the final weeks of the campaign, The Times of Israel's Matti Friedman interviewed and profiled six very different Knesset candidates. As voters choose their parties, here's his reminder of some of the more compelling prospective MKs

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]]> And Naftali Bennett wins… on Wikipedia https://www.timesofisrael.com/and-naftali-bennett-wins-on-wikipedia/ Sun, 20 Jan 2013 14:07:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=348204 Ascendant right-wing leader receives far more views on his Hebrew-language page than any of his rivals -- including Netanyahu

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]]> Elections and the Jewish question: it’s Amsalem for me https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/2013-election-as-a-test-of-judaism-and-why-vote-for-amsalem/ Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:15:13 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=345950 He symbolizes a return to Utopian Zionism, aspiring to merge the national with the universal

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]]> Who would Maimonides vote for? https://www.timesofisrael.com/who-would-maimonides-vote-for/ Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:47:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=335654 Your cut-out-and-keep guide (okay, your bookmark and reopen guide) to the runners and riders (sorry, parties and politicians) who'll be running our lives

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