Podcasts about tzohar

This is the song to advertise the Tzohar organization, which I have referenced in the episode comparing the Netflix Unorthodox show to this song. Here is the video: https://youtu.be/78XBSSDdwjo?si=aXMAEQ4pOPnYhbwZI am sharing the music since it's essentially and ad and it will help create a fuller resource/reference to my commentary

Sodom vs. Urk Even Sodom & Gemorrah had a redeeming factor- Tzohar!  (Parshat Vayeira)

Israel should not be a religious state, Rabbi David Stav says, and then its citizens could more freely welcome religion into their lives.The Chief Rabbi of Shoham, an Israeli town with a large secular populace, Rabbi Stav has long dedicated his life to bridging the social divides between religious and secular life. After the Rabin assassination, he and other rabbis founded Tzohar—an organization that "makes Jewish life accessible to secular Israelis—which received the 2009 Presidential Award for Volunteers.Rabbi Stav was previously a candidate for Israel's Chief Rabbinate and sought to revolutionize the relationship between religion and state.Now, he joins us to answer 18 questions on Israel, including democracy, IDF drafts, and Messianism.This interview was held on Sept. 11.Here are our 18 questions:As an Israeli, and as a Jew, how are you feeling at this moment in Israeli history?What has been Israel's greatest success and greatest mistake in its war against Hamas?How have your religious views changed since Oct. 7? What do you look for in deciding which Knesset party to vote for?Which is more important for Israel: Judaism or democracy?Should Israel treat its Jewish and non-Jewish citizens the same?Now that Israel already exists, what is the purpose of Zionism?Is opposing Zionism inherently antisemitic?Should Israel be a religious state?If you were making the case for Israel, where would you begin?Should all Israelis serve in the army?Can questioning the actions of Israel's government and army — even in the context of this war — be a valid form of love and patriotism?What do you think is the most legitimate criticism leveled against Israel today?Do you think the State of Israel is part of the final redemption?Is Messianism helpful or harmful to Israel?Do you think peace between Israelis and Palestinians will happen within your lifetime?Where do you identify on Israel's political and religious spectrum, and do you have friends on the “other side”?Do you have more hope or fear for Israel and the Jewish People?

As Israel prepares to commemorate the Purim holiday amid the ongoing war, the Tzohar Rabbinical Organization together with the Ohr Torah Stone educational network are planning hundreds of community events including readings of the Megillah at hotels hosting evacuees, on IDF bases on Israel's northern and south fronts, and at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv.  Rabbi David Stav, chair and founder of Tzohar and chief rabbi of Shoham, spoke to KAN's Naomi Segal about celebrating the holiday in these complex times.  (Photo: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Rav Stav is the co-founder of the Tzohar, a rabbinical organization which aims to provide religious services to and create dialogue with the broader Israeli population. He also serves as the rabbi of the city of Shoham. Previously he served as the rabbi of the religious film school, Maale, and was one of the founding heads of Yeshivat Hesder Petach Tikva. He is the author of Bein Ha-Zemanim, a book about culture and recreation in Jewish thought and law. One of Israel's most visible rabbinic figures, he regularly appears on Israeli television and radio, and lectures to a wide range of audiences. We discuss his organization and the challenges and opportunities presented by the war and its aftermath.

Bright on Buddhism Episode 70 - What are pretas in Buddhism? What is their status in the canon? How ought we understand them? Resources: Firth, Shirley. End of Life: A Hindu View. The Lancet 2005, 366:682-86; Sharma, H.R. Funeral Pyres Report. Benares Hindu University 2009.; Garuda Purana. J.L. Shastri/A board of scholars. Motilal Banarsidass, Delhi 1982.; Garuda Purana. Ernest Wood, S.V. Subrahmanyam, 1911.; Monier-Williams, Monier M. Sir. A Sanskrit-English dictionary. Delhi, India : Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 1990. ISBN 81-208-0069-9.; Adrian Cirlea, Josho (29 August 2017). "Contemplating the Suffering of Hungry Ghosts (Pretas)". Amida-Ji Retreat Temple Romania.; Hackley, Rungpaka; Hackley, Chris (2015). "How the Hungry Ghost Mythology Reconciles Materialism and Spirituality in Thai Death Rituals". Qualitative Market Research. 4 (18): 427–441. doi:10.1108/QMR-08-2014-0073.; Tzohar, Roy (2017). "Imagine Being a Preta: Early Indian Yogācāra Approaches to Intersubjectivity". Sophia. 56 (2): 337–354. doi:10.1007/s11841-016-0544-y. S2CID 171169300.; Venerable Yin-shun. The Way to Buddhahood. Massachusetts: Wisdom Publications: 1998.; Baroni, Helen J. Ph.D. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Zen Buddhism. New York: The Rosen Publishing Group, Incorporated: 2002.; Gregory, Peter N., ed. Inquiry Into the Origin of Humanity. Hawaii: University of Hawaii Press: 1995.; Eberhardt, Wolfram. Chinese Festivals. New York: Abelard-Schuman Ltd.: 1958.; Stephen F. Teiser (1996). The Ghost Festival in Medieval China. Princeton University Press.; Eberhard, Stephen F. The Ghost Festival in Medieval China. New Jersey: Princeton University Press: 1988.; Orzech, Charles D. (1989). "Seeing Chen-Yen Buddhism: Traditional Scholarship and the Vajrayāna in China". History of Religions. 29 (2): 87–114. doi:10.1086/463182. ISSN 0018-2710. JSTOR 1062679. S2CID 162235701; DeBernardi, Jean Elizabeth, and Jean DeBernardi. Rites of Belonging: Memory, Modernity & Identity in a Malaysian Chinese Community. Stanford: Stanford University Press 2004. Do you have a question about Buddhism that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by finding us on email or social media! https://linktr.ee/brightonbuddhism Credits: Nick Bright: Script, Cover Art, Music, Voice of Hearer, Co-Host Proven Paradox: Editing, mixing and mastering, social media, Voice of Hermit, Co-Host --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brightonbuddhism/message

יתומים נשארנו בלי אב להדריכנו בדרך הישר מתאבלים ומבכים על פּטירת האי גברא רבא יקירא רב ומורה דרך ליובל שנים מלמד תורתנו בנאמנות מסור לתלמידיו באופן מופלגת טפח ועידוד צעירים המשיך ליתן עצות נכונות למבוגרים וישישים בנויות על דברי חז'ל הכניס בכל שיעור התלהבות דקדושה וריתחא דארייתא שמח בחלקו חלק ה להסתופּף בהיכל בית אולפנא דרבנן לוחם מלחמתו של תורה בהצהרת חשיבות חזרתו האיר פניו לכל אדם אהוב על הבריות דבק בחכמים ובספריהם הצנע לכת עניו וחסיד קיבל יסוריו באהבה קדוש במידותיו מורנו רבי קלונימוס קלמן בן  ר` ישראל ווינריב זצ'ל ר'ם במכינת נר ישראל ( על שם רשבכה'ג רבי ישראל ליפקין סלנטר זצק'ל זי'ע) תלמיד ראשי הישיבות מדור הקדום מישיבת חפּץ חיים בבולטימור וגדולי הדור שהנהל נר ישראל בזמן פריחתו העמיד דורות מפוארים לתפארת וכל בית ישראל יבכו את השריפה אשר שרף ה The Issur Ben Tzvi Hersh Tshuvos and Poskim Shiur Of the The Yeshiva of Newark@IDT Marked the end of Shiva for A Rebbe of thousands of Students A source of inspiration and a living symbol of the ideal Eved Hashem A Teacher and Guide Who supported and Encouraged students throughout their lives  Rav Calman Weinrib Zatzal Roshei Mechinas Ner Yisroel  We mourn his passing  And offer our condolences to the immediate bereaved  His wife,children and grandchildren  and present in the midst of their pain and sorrow  Hespedim with Appreciation  From Students stretching back five decades  Who were from his first Talmidim  who admired  and loved him dearly Rav Dovid Stav Shlita Rabbi of Shoham Yoshev Rosh of the  Tzohar organization Rav Moshe Zywica Shlita Senior Rabbinic Coordinator / Director of Operations The Orthodox Union Rav Naphtali Burnstein, Shlita Rabbi of the Young Israel of Greater Cleveland Rav Eli Samber Shlita Head of School-Arie Crown Hebrew Day School,Chicago This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate

Rabbi David Stav is the Chief Rabbi of Shoham and the Chairman of Tzohar, an organization that works to bridge the gaps between religious and secular Jews in Israel. Join Rabbi Matanky in this conversation about the religious impact of the judicial reform protests, the challenges of the growing divide in Israeli society, but also the opportunities that may be "around the corner."

What does Chassidus teach us about creativity, and what does creativity teach us about life? How can tapping into our essential creativity help us connect more deeply to the wisdom of Chassidus? Amy Guterson is the artistic director and founder of Tzohar, which is a Chassidus and art fusion seminary for young women. For more information, visit www.tzoharseminary.com. || To sponsor an episode of the podcast, visit humanandholy.com/sponsor. To join our online community, visit humanandholy.com/community.

In this episode for the first time since COVID Liz and Alan are talking face to face from cafe  Silo in Jerusalem. They are discussing everything from Kashrut  to parking lots. Here is a link to one of their topics: Tzohar

Welcome to The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, your 15-minute audio update on what's happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world, from Sunday through Thursday. Political correspondent Tal Schneider and diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman join host Jessica Steinberg for today's podcast. Schneider offers a look at the expected atmosphere in the Knesset Monday as the politicians return for the summer session, with a coalition crisis and opposition party Likud talking about a no-confidence vote in the current government. Berman discusses Victory Day for Russia, as Putin considers his possibilities in his beleaguered invasion of Ukraine. He also talks about the removal of Russian mercenaries from Syria, and whether that poses any kind of threat for Israel. Steinberg talks about the ongoing efforts of kosher supervisory alternatives in Israel, as a new Jerusalem restaurant abruptly switched from the Tzohar kosher supervision to a non-kosher status. Discussed articles include: Knesset reopens with coalition teetering, opposition seeking to bring down gov't Russia said to pull troops from Syria to bolster forces in Ukraine Jerusalem cocktail bar drops kosher certification in bid for broader clientele Subscribe to The Times of Israel Daily Briefing on iTunes, Spotify, PlayerFM, Google Play, or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett leads a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 8, 2022 (Courtesy Olivier Fitoussi/Flash 90) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey Daily Briefing listeners, we'll be back with more news about Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World on Sunday, but in the meantime, have a listen to Times Will Tell, the weekly podcast from The Times of Israel. We're taking a deep dive today into Israel's kosher certification system, as the government undertakes the first step in overhauling the industry. The new plan, unveiled in July by religious affairs minister Matan Kahana, would presumably end the monopoly of the chief rabbinate and local rabbinates as the only bodies that can issue kosher certificates, which costs businesses upwards of $2 million a year, and allow for other private kosher certification agencies. This long-awaited privatization of the kosher certification industry follows a path paved by the religious Zionist Tzohar organization, which launched its own kosher certification agency in 2018. They took over for a grassroots group that first entered the industry years before, aiming to break the rabbinate's grip on what can be considered kosher. You'll hear from several people involved in this industry, including Rabbi David Stav, chairman of Tzohar; Tzvi Maller, the American-born owner of Crave, a restaurant in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market that grappled with a fakin' bacon issue; Itzik Kadosh, a pastry chef and owner of a beloved Jerusalem cafe who fought the rabbinate over turning his croissants into triangles; Yittie Lawson, who runs Tacos Luis, a Mexican restaurant down the block from Kadosh; Dan Male, who runs Jerusalem's Angelica, a fine chef restaurant whose customers won't stand for anything other than the rabbinate's stamp of approval and Leon Avigad, who owns and operates the Brown Hotel chain in Israel, Greece and Europe and just wants his kosher supervisors to tell him what to do and how to do it. It's a wacky world of kosher laws and these people live it, every day. Times Will Tell podcasts are available for download on iTunes, TuneIn, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, PlayerFM or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: Crave Jerusalem's 'facon' duck bacon on its Black Forest Special (Courtesy Crave) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to Times Will Tell, the weekly podcast from The Times of Israel. We're taking a deep dive today into Israel's kosher certification system, as the government undertakes the first step in overhauling the industry. The new plan, unveiled in July by religious affairs minister Matan Kahana, would presumably end the monopoly of the chief rabbinate and local rabbinates as the only bodies that can issue kosher certificates, which costs businesses upwards of $2 million a year, and allow for other private kosher certification agencies. This long-awaited privatization of the kosher certification industry follows a path paved by the religious Zionist Tzohar organization, which launched its own kosher certification agency in 2018. They took over for a grassroots group that first entered the industry years before, aiming to break the rabbinate's grip on what can be considered kosher. You'll hear from several people involved in this industry, including Rabbi David Stav, chairman of Tzohar; Tzvi Maller, the American-born owner of Crave, a restaurant in Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market that grappled with a fakin' bacon issue; Itzik Kadosh, a pastry chef and owner of a beloved Jerusalem cafe who fought the rabbinate over turning his croissants into triangles; Yittie Lawson, who runs Tacos Luis, a Mexican restaurant down the block from Kadosh; Dan Male, who runs Jerusalem's Angelica, a fine chef restaurant whose customers won't stand for anything other than the rabbinate's stamp of approval and Leon Avigad, who owns and operates the Brown Hotel chain in Israel, Greece and Europe and just wants his kosher supervisors to tell him what to do and how to do it. It's a wacky world of kosher laws and these people live it, every day. Times Will Tell podcasts are available for download on iTunes, TuneIn, Pocket Casts, Stitcher, PlayerFM or wherever you get your podcasts. IMAGE: Crave Jerusalem's 'facon' duck bacon on its Black Forest Special (Courtesy Crave) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"The 'three rabbis' outline will blow up in our faces," Kosharot stated. "Unfortunately, those who wanted to fix the kashrut system with good intentions do not take responsibility in the face of factual data from the fraud department. No one is free from criticism, and when there are failures, they must be acknowledged and corrected. If the project did not meet the rules and goals defined by the Tzohar rabbis - the project must be closed and the masses must not be led astray." "We emphasize again - only one kashrut. under a transparent and professional governmental organization with uniform protocols, can bring about the mending of the kashrut system," Kosharot said. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/yaar-ben-emmett/support

Rabbi David Stav is not only the Chief Rabbi of Shoham and the Chairman of the Tzohar organization, but he also stands in the forefront of some of the most major religious reforms taking place in Israel today. From kashrut to conversion his positions are listened to by the current coalition government and debated vigorously in both religious and political circles. Join Rabbi Matanky as he speaks with Rabbi Stav about these and other issue on the current agenda of the State of Israel.

Allison Josephs is joined by Amy Guterson, Founder and Director of the Tzohar Seminary for Chassidus and the Arts in Pittsburgh, PA

The Tzohar and the Phoenix The fish teaches us about the power and possibility of transformation. The Nautilus about how we CAN hold our past and balance suffering and joy. The Phoenix about being selfless AND valuing ourselves.

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Bereishis - The Waters of Noach No 33 - The Tzohar

In this week's episode, we explore some of the unique challenges Modern Orthodox Jews face in trying to balance a commitment to halakha while engaging in the modern world.We are joined by Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody and Rabbanit Laurie Novick who share their wisdom and insight in this fascinating discussion on how to find that balance, what some of the difficulties are, and what the future of Modern Orthodox halakhic observance looks like.Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody is the founding director of the Tikvah Overseas Students Institute. A columnist for The Jerusalem Post since 2007, Brody previously served for a decade as a senior instructor at Yeshivat Hakotel and as a junior research fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute. Brody’s writings focus on making Jewish texts accessible to broader audiences while applying them to contemporary social and ethical dilemmas. His work has appeared in Mosaic, First Things, The Federalist, Tablet, Tzohar, The Forward, Hakirah, and other popular publications, and has been cited in Israeli Supreme Court decisions. His first book, A Guide to the Complex: Contemporary Halakhic Debates (Maggid Books), received a 2014 National Jewish Book Award. A summa cum laude graduate of Harvard College, he received rabbinic ordination from the Israeli Chief Rabbinate, an MA in Jewish philosophy at the Hebrew University, and his Ph.D. from Bar Ilan University Law School, where he continues to serve as a post-doctoral fellow. Originally from Houston, Texas, Rabbi Brody now lives in Modi’in with his wife Rocky and five children.Rabbanit Laurie Novick is Director and Head Writer of Deracheha: Women and Mitzvot. Deracheha is an initiative of Yeshivat Har Etzion's Israel Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash and the Stella K. Abraham Beit Midrash For Women – Migdal Oz. She has worked as a senior responder on Nishmat’s Health and Halacha website, www.yoatzot.org, since 2002, and taught at Nishmat for many years. Rabbanit Novick is also a member of a pilot cohort of Yoatzot Halacha who received advanced training in fertility issues and Halakha. She has degrees in Bible, Jewish Education, and Talmud and has also done additional graduate work in Counseling.Get 10% off A Guide to the Complex: Contemporary Halakhic Debates and the rest of your order at www.korenpub.com with code PODCAST at checkoutFollow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter or join our email newsletter at www.korenpub.com. You can email us at podcast@korenpub.com Useful links:The Tikvah Fund: https://tikvahfund.org/overseas/Jewish Law Live: https://www.youtube.com/jewishlawlive Jerusalem Post - Ask the Rabbi: https://bit.ly/2DXQzim Deracheha: Women and MItzvot: https://www.deracheha.org/Nishmat Yoatzot Halacha: https://www.yoatzot.org/home

Today’s Daf Yomi pages, Shabbat 86 and 87, ask a difficult question: Why have boundaries? And why would anyone choose to be religious when being religious involves so many strictures? Rabbi David Stav, chairman of the Tzohar organization that works to bridge the gaps between Orthodox and secular Jews in Israel, joins us to discuss the complex beauty of entering into a committed relationship with God. How is observing mitzvot like a marriage? Listen and find out.

Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz presents appreciations ofGedolei Deahand Halacha-Leaders in Torah andAvodahthat have passed away during the Corona Pandemic.This episode is meant to serve as aHespedforthe intellectual giant,Rav Nochum Eliezer Rabinovich Zt"lהרב הגאון פוסקמובהקפרופּ נחום אליעזר רבינוביץּנפּטר-י"ב באייר הּתש"פ,זצ"לראש ישיבת ההסדר"ברכת משה"במעלה אדומים,מחבר פירוש יד פשוטה על משנה תורה לרמב"םThe words of appreciation and remembrance were offered byone of the most important Rabbinic figures in Eretz Yisroel,educator,author,posek,lecturer,and thinkerHaRav Dovid Stav Shlita-Chief Rabbi of Shoham-Chairman of Tzohar-an organization composed of more than 800 Rabbanimdedicated to bridging the gap between religious and secular Jews.Rav Stav presented at a ZOOM teleconference on the eve of Yom Yerushalayim,focusing on the niftar's unselfish saintly character.The eloquent moving tribute is constructed from fascinating Halachic interactions that Stav had over the years with the Canadian born emigre who became recognized after his Aliyah to in 1983 as one of the most important voices in the Dati-Laumi world.Stav incudes in his talk,the important Halachic directives he gained from the Rav,and conveys the elements of his Midos Tovos that are sorely needed in the generation that now mourns his passing.The points made so precisely by Rav Stav amplify what the former Chief Rabbi of England Lord Jonathan Sacks has written,"He and the late Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein zt”l were the Gedolei ha-Dor, the leaders and role models of their generation. They were very different, one scientific, the other artistic, one direct, the other oblique, one bold, the other cautious, but they were giants, intellectually, morally and spiritually." Please leave us a review or email us at ravkiv@gmail.comFor more information on this podcast visityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast is powered by JewishPodcasts.org. Start your own podcast today and share your content with the world. Click jewishpodcasts.fm/signup to get started.

Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz presents appreciations of Gedolei Deah and Halacha-Leaders in Torah and Avodah that have passed away during the Corona Pandemic.This episode is meant to serve as a Hesped forthe intellectual giant,Rav Nochum Eliezer Rabinovich Zt"lהרב הגאון פוסקמובהקפרופּ נחום אליעזר רבינוביץּנפּטר - י"ב באייר הּתש"פ,זצ"לראש ישיבת ההסדר "ברכת משה" במעלה אדומים,מחבר פירוש יד פשוטה על משנה תורה לרמב"םThe words of appreciation and remembrance were offered byone of the most important Rabbinic figures in Eretz Yisroel,educator,author,posek,lecturer,and thinkerHaRav Dovid Stav Shlita-Chief Rabbi of Shoham-Chairman of Tzohar-an organization composed of more than 800 Rabbanimdedicated to bridging the gap between religious and secular Jews.Rav Stav presented at a ZOOM teleconference on the eve of Yom Yerushalayim,focusing on the niftar's unselfish saintly character.The eloquent moving tribute is constructed from fascinating Halachic interactions that Stav had over the years with the Canadian born emigre who became recognized after his Aliyah to in 1983 as one of the most important voices in the Dati-Laumi world.Stav incudes in his talk,the important Halachic directives he gained from the Rav,and conveys the elements of his Midos Tovos that are sorely needed in the generation that now mourns his passing.The points made so precisely by Rav Stav amplify what the former Chief Rabbi of England Lord Jonathan Sacks has written,"He and the late Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein zt”l were the Gedolei ha-Dor, the leaders and role models of their generation. They were very different, one scientific, the other artistic, one direct, the other oblique, one bold, the other cautious, but they were giants, intellectually, morally and spiritually." Please leave us a review or email us at ravkiv@gmail.comFor more information on this podcast visityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Din or Chumrah? What is necessary to check? Is this a new phenomenon? Nirah Leynaim, Chazaka, Miyut and much more.... with Harav Reuven Feinstein - Rosh Yeshivah Staten Island - 18:25 with Rabbi Dovid Goldstein - Chief Mashgiach for Positive and Kosher Gardens - 35:09with Rabbi Oren Duvdevani - Head of Kashrus for Tzohar - 1:09:34With Mrs. Etti Neustadt - Grandaughter of Reb Yaakov Kamenetsky ZT"L - 2:02:10 Clarifying the status of Albert Einstein College of Medicine Rabbi Elliot Schrier - Rov of the Albert Einstein Synagogue, Kehillas Birkas Shmuel -  2:13:26  מראי מקומות  

This weeks Torah portion has many dichotomies: it starts with a great flood and ends with a great city, Noah is a righteous man yet somehow in the end he's debased, and is the Tzohar a light source from within or from without? Rabbi Mike Feuer joins Rabbi Yishai at the Begin Center to discuss, debate, and discover the dichotomies in the story of Noah.

Meet Amy Guterson, the founder and director of Tzohar, a Hasidic seminary for the arts. Hear how her program was started, how she found out that spirituality and the arts work together to make us better people, and how the Hasidic world is starting to embrace the arts, all in this powerful episode.

Mixed Marriages – In or out? Join us as we imagine how Jewish Law and accepted practice could adjust to the alarmingly high rate of intermarriage in the USA and the subsequent loss of households identifying with the Jewish people. ---------------- Notes The Pew Survey Reanalyzed: More Bad News, but a Glimmer of Hope – by JACK WERTHEIMER AND STEVEN M. COHEN  It's time to allow Conservative rabbis to officiate at interfaith weddings By Seymour Rosenbloom April 4, 2016  Jethro נָבֹל תִּבֹּל גַּם אַתָּה גַּם הָעָם הַזֶּה אֲשֶׁר עִמָּךְ כִּי כָבֵד מִמְּךָ הַדָּבָר לֹא תוּכַל עֲשׂהוּ לְבַדֶּךָ You will surely wear yourself out both you and these people who are with you for the matter is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone. Exodus 18: 18  Daughters of Zelophechad לָמָּה יִגָּרַע שֵׁם אָבִינוּ מִתּוֹךְ מִשְׁפַּחְתּוֹ כִּי אֵין לוֹ בֵּן תְּנָה לָּנוּ אֲחֻזָּה בְּתוֹךְ אֲחֵי אָבִינוּ Why should our father's name be eliminated from his family because he had no son? Give us a portion along with our father's brothers. Numbers 36 Rashi: because he had no son: But if he had a son, they would have made no claim at all. This teaches us that they were intelligent women. — [Sifrei Pinchas 15, Sifrei Pinchas 13] Usury  Exodus 22:24 (25)—If thou lend money to any of My people, even to the poor with thee, thou shalt not be to him as a creditor; neither shall ye lay upon him interest.  אִם-כֶּסֶף תַּלְוֶה אֶת-עַמִּי, אֶת-הֶעָנִי עִמָּךְ--לֹא-תִהְיֶה לוֹ, כְּנֹשֶׁה; לֹא-תְשִׂימוּן עָלָיו, נֶשֶׁךְ  Deuteronomy 23:21 (20)—Unto a foreigner thou mayest lend upon interest; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon interest; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all that thou puttest thy hand unto, in the land whither thou goest in to possess it.  לַנָּכְרִי תַשִּׁיךְ, וּלְאָחִיךָ לֹא תַשִּׁיךְ--לְמַעַן יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ, בְּכֹל מִשְׁלַח יָדֶךָ, עַל-הָאָרֶץ, אֲשֶׁר-אַתָּה בָא-שָׁמָּה לְרִשְׁתָּהּ Heter Isaka see How Does a Heter Iska Work? By Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff Heter Mechira, In the modern era, as Jews started to return to the land of Israel, the struggling farmers trying against all odds to eke out a marginal existence were confronted with the biblical law of shemita.. the requirement to let the land lie fallow every 7 years. In 1888 a bunch of the most esteemed Europeanrabbis (and the Chief Rabbi of Jaffa) came up with an innovative idea which has become known as the heter mechira (literally: permission to sell). They proposed, that just as on Passover we sell our Hametz to a non-Jew, for the Sabattical year of rest, the entire land of Israel may be sold to a gentile, so that the Jews could work the land. …By the time the next shmita cycle came around in 1895-1896, the rabbinic authorities had joined a united front permitting the sale of the land for that sabbatical year. The rabbis concluded that reality dictated a need for such action because the people could not observe the laws of shmita. In the years of 1910 and 1911, Rav Kook allowed for the sale of the land as well, reaffirming that although it was not ideal, it served an important purpose. …In the years that followed, the decision to sell the land was reevaluated before the arrival of each shmita cycle. Once the State of Israel was established, the Rabbanut (Chief Rabbinate) accepted the sale of the land every year until as recently as 2007-2008. (See Whose Land is it Anyway? By: Nava Billet published in the Yeshiva University Student Newspaper).  Gathering pace, rogue Israeli conversion court racks up new Jews Assimilation is here’ says Tzohar chairman Rabbi Stav Rabbi: Conversion Panel to Prevent Intermarriage Ger Katan in the Talmud: see Hebrew and here in English Tircha DeTzibut – טורח ציבור    Undo Duress to the community  אין גוזרין יותר משלש עשרה תעניות על הצבור לפי שאין מטריחין את הצבור יותר מדאי דברי רבי Taanit 14b A decree that a majority of the community can live with גזירה אין גוזרין גזירה על הצבור, אלא אם כן רוב הצבור יכולין לעמוד בה. קודם הנהגת תקנות וגזירות, על בית דין לבדוק אם רוב הציבור יכול לעמוד בה. עבודה זרה לו, א When a court sees it necessary to issue a decree, institute an edict, or establish a custom, they must first contemplate the matter and see whether or not the majority of the community can uphold the practice. We never issue a decree on the community unless the majority of the community can uphold the practice.  See Maimonides Code Mishne Torah Mamrim - Chapter 2 especially laws 5 - 9  On Status and Identity  See: Pledges of Jewish Allegiance: Conversion, Law, and Policymaking in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Orthodox Responsa 2012 by David Ellenson and Daniel Gordis  See: On Proving Jewish Identity Oct. 2011 by Rabbi Reuven Hammer  The Rambam in Isurei Biah 19:17 cites the rule in Kiddushin 76b above and states:  All familes stand in the presumption of fitness and may enter into marriage from the very beginning.