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Best of Both Worlds?:
High-tech in the Service of the Rabbis |
Are the new opportunities for ultra-orthodox women's employment by Israeli high-tech firms a step in the right direction for incorporating these religious communities into the larger productive society? Or is this another gateway for modernized exploitation of women by their own communities and the employing firms?
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Avirama Golan
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Breaking the Myth of Semantics:
Post-Zionism Doesn't Exist |
"The arguments called "post-Zionist" have various aspects - not only political but also cultural. They view Zionism as a colonial phenomenon, not as a national movement that is contending with another, Palestinian, national movement over its claim to the same territory. Some of those who are called "post-Zionists" go even further in their argument that the very existence of a Jewish people is a "narrative" that was invented in the 19th century, and that the Jews are at base a religious community."
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Shlomo Avineri
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Refining Definitions:
Civic Equality does not mean Freedom of Immigration |
In Israel everything is linked to the rest: law, politics, security, demographics, society and economics. So are immigration policies, human rights and civic equality.
In this article, Prof. Gavison brings her analysis of the complex issues that have to be addressed while considering the legal situation regarding Israel's immigration policies.
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Ruth Gavison
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Divorce and Law:
A discriminatory and dangerous trick |
Tamar Rotem brings the complexities of dealing with divorce in the Ultra-Orthodox community in Israel, the division of roles between the civil and religious courts, and the possibilities and dangers of a bill that tries to remedy some of the issues posed by this situation.
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Tamar Rotem
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Trial for the Nation's Youth:
Trying Eichmann, not Jewish Disputes |
The 1959-61 Ben-Gurion Government's archive opened to the public last year: "...Another subject that preoccupied the government was the trial of Adolf Eichmann, who was kidnapped to Israel from Argentina in May 1960. His trial began in April 1961, and he was hung in Ramle Prison on May 31, 1962, almost exactly two years after the kidnapping. We knew the Israeli government discussed the trial, but only now, when we can peruse the minutes, can we understand to what extent the government, a political body, was involved in an event that was basically a criminal trial."
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Yehiam Weitz
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Far-flung relatives in the Jewish world :
The Ten Lost Tribes of Israel: Looking for The Remnants |
The literature dealing with the mysterious Ten Lost Tribes of Israel is so staggeringly vast that we can only hope to provide a brief outline. Undeniably, the concept of our far-flung brothers scattered to the four corners of the globe has lit the imagination of the Western World for many centuries; today, with the existence of the Jewish state, the legend has become a political dilemma: should Israel, according to its own Law of Return, recognize as citizens of the state every group that proclaims itself as a descendent of The Ten Lost Tribes?
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Ariel Segal
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Zion in the Sources:
Yearning for Zion |
Have you ever wondered where the world 'zion' actually comes from? This article explores Zion in the Bible, aggadot, customs and laws, ancient and modern poetry, and through the Zionist movement itself.
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Briana Simon
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Chag Sameach!:
An Absolutely Very Short Guide to Keeping Kosher for Pesach |
One of the greatest problems concerning the Passover holiday is keeping kosher. Keeping kosher is difficult for many of us in the best of times, but when Passover arrives, it becomes total confusion. I will try in a small way to explain the rudiments of it all. This is not intended as comprehensive guide to keeping kosher (which is not within the scheme of my expertise.) If you wish to delve into greater detail please consult you local Rabbi.
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Eli Birnbaum
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Customs of Rosh Hashana |
Did you ever eat a lamb's head? How about the Jewish version of Sushi? Believe it or not, Rosh Hashana is full of unusual customs. We all know about the Shofar. We may even know about the apple dipped in honey. But what about the rest?
By:
Robin Treistman
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