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Yedidia Z. Stern
Yedidia Z. Stern
Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (r) and Supreme Court President Esther Hayut on February 22, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash 90)
July 2, 2018, 3:08 pm
The attack on legal oversight threatens us all
A bill changing how ministers' legal advisors are selected lets the supervised appoint their own supervisors
By Yedidia Z. Stern
Illustrative: Students in the Haredi College of Jerusalem (Screen capture: YouTube)
December 20, 2017, 12:41 pm
A new bill puts Haredi higher education at risk
The current cautious approach to gender segregation on campus is in jeopardy
By Yedidia Z. Stern
May 30, 2017, 1:11 pm
A relay race from Sinai to the present
Staying up late on Shavuot night and connecting to Jewish tradition isn't just for the Orthodox anymore
By Yedidia Z. Stern
April 10, 2017, 3:05 pm
The festival of freedom and responsibility
A Jewish state that copycats other nations is pointless; rather, Zionism must push for ethics and a sense of purpose
By Yedidia Z. Stern
March 22, 2017, 12:54 pm
Hijab, kippah, crucifix
The European Court of Justice fans the flames of xenophobia when it allows Muslims to be fired for religious attire
By Yedidia Z. Stern
Miriam Naor, left, Ayelet Shaked, center, and Moshe Kahlon discussing Supreme Court candidates on February 22, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash 90)
March 6, 2017, 11:30 am
What these 4 new justices will not do
The conservative Supreme Court appointees will uphold liberalism, restrain activism, and sideline the politicians
By Yedidia Z. Stern
December 27, 2016, 12:39 pm
Is Israeli society falling apart?
The good news from the 2016 Israeli Democracy Index: both Jews and Arabs in Israel are doing better than you'd think
By Yedidia Z. Stern
September 16, 2016, 3:50 pm
How to save the Israeli Shabbat
The national religious must create the Jewish character of Israel's public sphere via the progressive power of Halacha
By Yedidia Z. Stern
May 12, 2016, 12:30 pm
The Jewish Happiness Index
A generation ago, nobody would have believed Israel would be exporting water -- and that's not all
By Yedidia Z. Stern
March 16, 2016, 3:25 pm
When my purity means your impurity
The proposed law cementing ultra-Orthodox control of the mikveh serves only -- and damnably -- to humiliate other Jews
By Yedidia Z. Stern
February 17, 2014, 10:41 pm
How to not draft the ultra-Orthodox
The Shaked Committee is headed in a direction that will irreversibly reduce Haredi army conscription
By Yedidia Z. Stern
December 5, 2013, 9:16 pm
Jail won’t solve Haredi draft evasion
Enforcing army service with economic sanctions rather than incarceration isn't fair, but it's the only way to succeed
By Yedidia Z. Stern
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