Yair Lapid lambasted the chief rabbi’s remarks on Sunday, stating, “Rabbi Yosef's words are an insult and disgrace to the IDF soldiers who risk their lives to defend the country."
The Knesset's health committee discussed the law on using the sperm of a deceased person, with Wednesday being the 12th session on this topic.
In a heartfelt address, Sacks reflected on the recent terrorist attacks in Israel and pondered what her father would have said about the ongoing challenges.
Recalling the 80th anniversary of the Sobibor Nazi extermination camp uprising, Rabbi Lazar stressed the importance of resisting evil without compromise.
"They do not find satisfaction in life; everything is driven by the desires of this world," Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef said.
The Jerusalem chief rabbi has blamed earthquakes on LGBTQ people and called Reform Jews "evil people."
The successor to the late Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, South Africa-born UK Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis has been the leader of British Jewry for 10 years.
In the coming months, students will engage with the core teachings of Sacks, encompassing topics like Jewish identity, gratitude in prayer, and the broader purpose of life.
Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.
Sir Ephraim Mirvis is a chief rabbi with whom Britain and the Commonwealth can be well content. No one could be more worthy of elevation to knighthood.
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