The Magazine spoke with five spiritual leaders – leading Torah scholars in Israel, a rabbanit/teacher of Talmud and Jewish law, and a Reform rabbi in New York – for their perspectives.
Called the Acheinu WorldWide Jewish Unity Program, the initiative is being spearheaded by Rabbi Reuven Taragin and will see Jews from 50 countries read the entire Mishna.
This past week, I flew to Israel to participate along with nearly 1,000 delegates from 50+ countries and more than 200 different cities in the first ever World Orthodox Israel Congress, organized by World Mizrachi.
Rabbi Reuven Taragin’s lengthy essay on the current conversion controversy in Israel (“The Conversion Controversy,” February 17, 2022) requires one small correction.
To be fair, the vaccine stipulation was not a total surprise. Although previous statements regarding the country’s Covid guidelines were vague, incoming students knew to expect some form of a vaccine policy.