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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 563

Yuval Cherlow

Protesters shout at Israel Zeira (right), founder of the Orthodox Jewish group Rosh Yehudi, which set up a gender divider for a public prayer event on Yom Kippur in Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, on September 24, 2023. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash 90)
September 29, 2023, 11:11 am
Fearing religious takeover, activists see ‘secular awakening’ in Yom Kippur fray
The breaking up of a prayer event over gender segregation has galvanized liberals worried about a slide into coercion, with battle lines mirroring divisions found in overhaul fight
By Canaan Lidor
Israelis attend a Passover seder in Mishmar David, April 15, 2022. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
April 3, 2023, 4:32 pm
New Passover guide aims to help families with loved ones living with dementia
Tzohar and Emda organizations team up to provide practical guidance on how to follow Jewish law while including the ill in holiday traditions as best as possible
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Rabbi Zvi Tau in 2018. (Screenshot)
November 10, 2022, 11:05 am
National religious rabbis urge probe of sex abuse allegations against Rabbi Tau
Rabbis Yuval Cherlow and David Stav of Tzohar say police must investigate claims against ultra-conservative religious leader
By Amy Spiro
Plastic waste discarded on a beach in Israel. (Screenshot)
September 29, 2019, 1:44 pm
Rabbis join call to cut single-use plastic, starting with religious holidays
Ben-Gurion University student persuades 30 religious leaders to sign letter citing dangers of plastics to health and environment as Israelis gear up to celebrate Jewish New Year
By Aviv Lavie
Rona Ramon, who died on December 17, 2018. She was the widow of first Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, who died in a fatal accident aboard the space shuttle Columbia on May 9, 2013, and the mother of IAF pilot Asaf Ramon, who died in a crash during a training flight in September 2009. (Flash90)
December 20, 2018, 11:56 am
Rona Ramon’s cremation request roils rabbis
Some Orthodox religious leaders offer to arrange Jewish burial in defiance of her last wishes; others say there’s no room for intervention or judgment
By Marissa Newman
Illustrative: A baked ham (iStock)
March 22, 2018, 3:58 pm
Rabbi: Lab-grown pork could be kosher for Jews to eat – with milk
Yuval Cherlow says cultured meat loses its animal ‘identity,’ can be used to stave off hunger, prevent pollution and avoid animal suffering
By JTA and ToI Staff
Some 2,000 Israeli Orthodox activists came to a prayer demonstration in support of the Israeli government's decision to freeze a planned pluralistic prayer pavilion at the Western Wall. July 24, 2017. (courtesy)
July 24, 2017, 7:09 pm
With disunity in air, groups hold dueling prayers for Western Wall’s future
Orthodox organization brings in some 2,000 to push for ‘safeguarding holiness’ of site as Women of the Wall face down catcalls at monthly service
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
Several hundred Syrian refugees wait to cross into Turkey at the border in Suruc, Turkey, on Sunday, September 21, 2014. (photo credit: AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
April 11, 2017, 7:23 pm
Recalling lessons of Passover, Israelis pray for their Syrian ‘enemies’
Following chemical attack, liberal and Orthodox Jews adapt holiday worship and liturgies to address tragedies unfolding across the border
By Andrew Tobin
Etzion Regional Council head Davidi Perl, October 6, 2014 (Elhanan Miller/Times of Israel)
September 21, 2016, 12:30 pm
Settlement council to mull ousting chair over sex-assault allegations
Davidi Perl, head of Gush Etzion Regional Council, denies claims, says hush money he paid his accuser not an admission of guilt
By Raoul Wootliff
Etzion Regional Council head Davidi Perl, October 6, 2014 (Elhanan Miller/Times of Israel)
September 18, 2016, 4:39 pm
Top settlement leader rocked by sexual assault allegations
Davidi Perl, head of Etzion Bloc Council, says large amount of hush money he paid to his accuser is not admission of guilt
By Stuart Winer
Portrait of Rabbi Chaim Richman, the International Director of the Temple Institute, which is dedicated to the rebuilding of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
August 13, 2016, 8:14 am
The third Jewish Temple is coming to your Facebook feed
The Temple Institute, dedicated to rebuilding ancient holy site, now using new internet tools to bring its message to the masses
By Andrew Tobin
A chicken inside a barn at the Givat Olam organic farm near the settlement of Itamar, in the West Bank, on April 09, 2012 (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
July 13, 2016, 12:26 pm
No harm, no fowl: Startup to grow chickenless chicken
SuperMeat, developed by a Hebrew University biomedical engineer, promises to be both vegan and kosher
By Andrew Tobin
Donald Trump serving as grand marshal in the Salute to Israel Parade in New York, May 23, 2004. (Ron Antonelli/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images via JTA)
March 22, 2016, 2:38 am
From left to right, Israelis sour on ‘opportunist’ Donald Trump
Some Israelis appreciate Republican’s bluntness, but prominent figures from across the political spectrum say he can’t be trusted
By Ben Sales
Still from a video of individuals reciting the 'Shema' prayer in sign language ahead of 'Shabbat Accessibility in Synagogues' (YouTube screen cap)
December 3, 2015, 8:11 pm
Israeli synagogues to mark ‘Accessibility Shabbat’
Organized by Tzohar Rabbinical Organization, initiative aims to highlight need to respect the disabled
By JTA
Refugees flash victory signs and wipe away tears as they arrive at the main train station in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
September 6, 2015, 12:52 pm
PM: Israel not indifferent, but ‘too small’ to take in refugees
Netanyahu says Jewish state must protect itself from influx of ‘illegal immigrants and perpetrators of terrorism’
By Adiv Sterman
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