Friday, July 4, 2014

Religion and State in Israel - July 4, 2014 (Section 1)

Editor – Joel Katz
Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.


Eyal, Gilad and Naftali
By Kobi Arieli
(This article was first published in Hebrew on the Mako website. Translated by Shira Pasternak Be’eri.)
PHOTO: Rachel Fraenkel, right, at the funeral of her son Naftali. Photo by AFP

And then the master of ceremonies announced: “Kaddish.”

The thousands of people in attendance and tens of thousands of viewers at home looked at the bereaved father, Avi Fraenkel, expecting him to stand up and walk to the microphone and recite the Kaddish prayer for his murdered son.

But then they saw his living son stand up with him, and his wife too. Racheli. Mother of Naftali. A mere minute after she had delivered a beautiful and heartbreaking eulogy for her son. Everyone thought that she and her son were walking together to stand next to Avi, to flank him as ornaments during the Kaddish prayer that he was about to recite.

But then the three of them, in unison, started to chant the Kaddish prayer: “Magnified and sanctified may His great Name be.” And all those present answered: “Amen.

















RELIGIOUS PLURALISM



AGUNOT/MARRIAGE/CIVIL MARRIAGE






ABORTION


BRIT MILAH/CIRCUMCISION





CONVERSION




GENDER SEGREGATION


GAY/LGBT COMMUNITY




ALIYAH/ISRAEL-DIASPORA RELATIONS



Jewish journalists plead with Israeli government not to treat them like PR operatives









Editor – Joel Katz
Religion and State in Israel is not affiliated with any organization or movement.
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