Here is what the Iranian regime officially believes: • A large stone found in Saudi Arabia was built by the mythical Abraham from the Torah stories. • Muhammad moved from Mecca to Jerusalem in one single night. • Muhammad rode a special horse to heaven. • All the dead will be resurrected. And that’s just […]

In Hebrew, as in other languages, there is a widespread use of “acronyms”. One of the most common acronyms in the news in Israel these days is hidden in the term ‘LIBA studies’. LIBA is the Hebrew acronym for something like “Basic Studies in State Education”. As it happens, “LIBA” in Hebrew also means “core”. […]

A letter sent to “Daat Emet“ The original letter (in Hebrew) I was born in Jerusalem, Israel. And guess where? in the ultra-Orthodox religious ‘Mea Shearim’ neighborhood. As a child, I used to throw stones at passing cars on the Sabbath. I have lived in the US for over 25 years. I was the best […]

“We hereby declare the establishment of a Jewish state in the Land of Israel…” — From Israel’s Declaration of Independence, 1948 A ‘state’ is (as we all know) an entity which by itself has no genetic flavor or religious belief. What then is a “Jewish state”? Without any intention of presenting one political opinion or […]

Written by Ehud Amir (Hebrew version HERE) Secular people have a smart mobile phone that has everything in it, and they have the responsibility of following their moral code while using it, both with time and content. Religious people in general – and ultra-Orthodox Jewish people (“Haredim”) in particular – do not trust the education […]

“The seeker after the truth is not one who studies the writings of the ancients and, following his natural disposition, puts his trust in them, but rather the one who suspends his faith in them and questions what he gathers from them, the one who submits to argument and demonstration, and not to the sayings […]

Much has been said about the “logic” found in Talmudic treatises and among the Sages. Persistent rumors have mentioned the teaching of the Hebrew Talmud in Korea, due to its alleged contribution to the development of logical thinking. Young “Yeshiva” students, lacking real education, are brought up to believe that their studies are equivalent to […]

These are difficult times for the State of Israel. Many of us saw the brutal attack that took place on October 7, 2023, and many of us also see the war that is going on right now in the Gaza Strip. This specific post is not about all that. However, there is a trend now, […]

Anyone with lots of El Al’s experience – especially on the Tel Aviv – New York line – knows this well. The flight is full of ultra-Orthodox religious Jewish (“Haredi”) families, which also means many children and a lot of prayer rituals. All of these are known facts, and nothing said (so far) constitutes any […]

A piece of news recently circulated online, announcing that the rapper Kanye West is planning to convert to Judaism to avoid accusations of antisemitism. Three notes on this topic: 1. Our short article is not at all about Kanye West’s opinions and statements. Even if there is much to write about on this topic, it […]