How pluralism imperils Israel s Jewish future
Many secular Jews are perplexed by the harsh Orthodox response to Israel s High Court ruling regarding Reform conversions, but when confronted, not every religious Jew knows how to give an answer. Here’s the way I do it
My Dear Brother,
I’m what you call a chareidi Jew, and although you call yourself chiloni, I want to speak to you beyond the barriers that the media has placed between us, and above the heads of the politicians who like to pretend that they are speaking in your name and in mine. I want to talk to you directly about a matter of mutual interest: our shared concern for the continued existence of Israel as both a Jewish nation and a Jewish state.