Comments on: Conversion: The American Machers Protest!

By: Does Israeli Equal Jew? On a Shared Israeli Identity

Does Israeli Equal Jew? On a Shared Israeli Identity — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:43:09 +0000

[...] few days ago, Haim, you responded to a challenge I raised in a post on the conversion battles. Your answer made me realize that I hadn’t phrased the question sharply [...]

By: Losing Our Religion: The Unfortunate Need for a Secular Israeli Identity

Losing Our Religion: The Unfortunate Need for a Secular Israeli Identity — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:55:18 +0000

[...] his recent post on the conversion obstructionism of Israel’s established church, Gershom wrote: “We need to [...]

By: Barbara

Barbara — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:16:38 +0000

“We need to define a civic Israeli identity not dependent on halakhic status.” – I couldn’t agree more. But do you think, Gershom, that this is actually possible? That is are there any political groups that have this issue in their agenda? And if there are, are they strong enough?