Friday, July 4, 2014

Religion and State in Israel - July 4, 2014 (Section 1)

Editor – Joel Katz
Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.


Eyal, Gilad and Naftali
By Kobi Arieli
(This article was first published in Hebrew on the Mako website. Translated by Shira Pasternak Be’eri.)
PHOTO: Rachel Fraenkel, right, at the funeral of her son Naftali. Photo by AFP

And then the master of ceremonies announced: “Kaddish.”

The thousands of people in attendance and tens of thousands of viewers at home looked at the bereaved father, Avi Fraenkel, expecting him to stand up and walk to the microphone and recite the Kaddish prayer for his murdered son.

But then they saw his living son stand up with him, and his wife too. Racheli. Mother of Naftali. A mere minute after she had delivered a beautiful and heartbreaking eulogy for her son. Everyone thought that she and her son were walking together to stand next to Avi, to flank him as ornaments during the Kaddish prayer that he was about to recite.

But then the three of them, in unison, started to chant the Kaddish prayer: “Magnified and sanctified may His great Name be.” And all those present answered: “Amen.

















RELIGIOUS PLURALISM



AGUNOT/MARRIAGE/CIVIL MARRIAGE






ABORTION


BRIT MILAH/CIRCUMCISION





CONVERSION




GENDER SEGREGATION


GAY/LGBT COMMUNITY




ALIYAH/ISRAEL-DIASPORA RELATIONS



Jewish journalists plead with Israeli government not to treat them like PR operatives









Editor – Joel Katz
Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.
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Religion and State in Israel - July 4, 2014 (Section 2)

Editor – Joel Katz
Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.


SHABBAT AND COMMERCE


Interior Minister Gideon Sa'ar declares war on 24/7 supermarkets.











SHABBAT AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Shabbat-enforcer Gideon Sa'ar meets Shabbat-public-transportation-bill-torpedoer Tzipi Livni.
Haaretz Daily Cartoon by Eran Wolkowski



SHABBAT AND WEEKEND




RABBINATE



RELIGIOUS SERVICES MINISTRY




HAREDI SOCIETY AND EDUCATION









IDF AND HAREDI DRAFT




HAREDI SOCIETY


HABAD/CHABAD


KASHRUT/RITUAL SLAUGHTER



RELIGION AND SOCIETY




RELIGIOUS ZIONISM


WOMEN



TEMPLE MOUNT


Editor – Joel Katz
Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.
All rights reserved.