Haviva Ner-David
By Haviva Ner-David
-
Opinion Remembering the Orthodox rabbi who dared to ordain me, an Orthodox woman
A writer and spiritual companion remembers Rabbi Arie Strikovsky, an Israeli iconoclast who died May 21.
-
Life Did Rabbi Freundel Build Mikveh for Own Fantasy?
Photo by Nir Keidar/Haaretz (Haaretz) — When I first heard about Rabbi Barry Freundel’s arrest on grounds of voyeurism, I was upset, but not horrified. If the allegations are true, I thought, we have a case of a sick man who couldn’t control his sexual urges. Sad. Especially since he carries a title that would…
-
Life A Mother Laments Her Son’s Combat Goal
The hardest thing about moving to Israel from the United States has been dealing with the fact that by moving here I have put my children in physical and moral danger. Of course I know that danger lurks everywhere — car accidents, cancer-causing pollutants, violent criminals. When I am in a mall in Israel with…
-
Life Sara Hurwitz, Don’t Accept the Title ‘Maharat’
As one of the first women to receive private Orthodox rabbinic ordination, I was disheartened to hear Maharat Sara Hurwitz give up her title of “Rabba” (the female version of “Rabbi” chosen by the Academy of the Hebrew Language). In a speech she gave recently at the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance conference, she said that…
-
Life The Robinson’s Arch ‘Solution’ Is No Solution
I was in Jerusalem twice last month — both times to pray at the Western Wall. The first was for the monthly Rosh Hodesh service of Women of the Wall, and the second was for a family bar mitzvah. Unfortunately, neither prayer services went smoothly. I have been active in Women of the Wall for…
Most Popular
- 1
Fast Forward USC cancels commencement speech from Muslim valedictorian after she shared link to anti-Israel website
- 2
Fast Forward 2 House members lead the charge to oust the speaker. Both have been accused of trafficking in antisemitism.
- 3
Opinion The head of the largest Christian Zionist organization is no friend to Israel — he wants an apocalypse there
- 4
Opinion USC: Don’t blame Jews for canceling your valedictorian
In Case You Missed It
-
Fast Forward Israel reportedly strikes in Iran, days after fending off Iranian missile attack
-
Yiddish אַ נײַע איניציאַטיוו צו פֿאַרשפּרייטן ייִדישע פּסח־לידער געשאַפֿענע אין מעלבורן A new initiative to share Yiddish Passover songs composed in Melbourne
דער קאָמפּאָזיטאָר, ברוך קאַלושינער, האָט אָנגעפֿירט מיט ייִדיש־כאָרן און געלערנט מוזיק אין די ייִדישע שולן
-
News Why did this Mormon drive 10 hours to buy whiskey? To help out a Jewish friend for Passover
-
News 100+ arrested in day of unrest and mass protest at Columbia U over Gaza and Israel