Comments on: The Day In Israel: Sunday Mar 14th, 2010

By: Michael Zvi Krumbein

Michael Zvi Krumbein — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:38:07 +0000

It's somewhat irrelvant. Rav Duchovsky, respected Rabbinical judge, almost chiff rabbi, turned down a high position on the secular courts, said there really isn't a high demand for conversion.

By: sss

sss — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:49:11 +0000

Obama sucks. I know it, u know it, and most Americans know it. What do u expect from someone who: 1. Never ran any t ype of business. 2 Attended a black racist separatist church for 20 years (thats not the Rev. Wright I knew), etc.. etc..

By: juvanya

juvanya — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:36:10 +0000

Well i just dont see Iran threatening Europe. Maybe US or Israel, but we're far too out of range and Israel should be able to hold its own or be able to retaliate. Europe is practically enabling Iran to do what it wants, so they have no reason to shoot missiles. I also think that as a fundamentally ancient country, iran is less likely to go as far as shooting missiles around the world.

The missile defense just seems like a scheme by the neocons here to wag a middle finger at Russia.

By: Y.K.

Y.K. — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:12:30 +0000

Maybe idiocy, but we did that. What now? If only the religious parties could be slightly more flexible on conversion (e.g. the proposition to allow municipal rabbis to make conversion was scuttled), we wouldn't have had this issue in the first place…

By: Y.K.

Y.K. — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:07:24 +0000

As for missile defence, it's true there's no threat now. The point is that Iran is galloping ahead, and in that case America will need to put some systems. This will be much more difficult after this artless cancellation, especially since the plan is to ask the same countries…

Of course, if Obama does stop Iran, the cancellation would become a smart move, unfortunately there isn't much progress there.

By: Y.K.

Y.K. — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:01:45 +0000

While you correctly describe the policy Israel will take, I wonder it's the smart (lets leave aside moral) choice. Countries that make trouble seem to be rewarded lately, and this can become an excellent spot for a demonstration (little risk, good PR) if Sudan oversteps (which is likely having gotten away with genocide).

By: Michael Zvi Krumbein

Michael Zvi Krumbein — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:33:31 +0000

Not important. Sorry.

By: juvanya

juvanya — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:54:57 +0000

How what's so?

That's a good measure of society actually. Interesting.

By: Michael Zvi Krumbein

Michael Zvi Krumbein — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:14:18 +0000

I think you are not up on the news. Actually, the religious parties have basically accepted the idea for "people with no religion"; I know Rav Elyashiv did. I think it is a mistake. personally, as I fear that it will lead to general civil marriage, civil divorce, mazerut, and a Jewish people split into two groups who cannot intermarry.

I have never seen uninimity in the Jewish community on any issue like I have seen this one (I mean civil marriage in general, not this particular exception.)

The idoicy was using Hitler's definition of Judaism (and even that is a myth) for the Chok HaShevut. If Russia was persecuting people with Jewish fathers, then we should have pushed the U.S. to take them as refugees, where they could assimilate into American society.

By: israellycool

israellycool — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:08:38 +0000

Great meeting you too. I have the coordinates as +31° 48' 46.39", +35° 13' 0.65". Is this what you found?