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Gil StudentAug 7, 26
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• SR Meir – What Did You Take Home From Israel? – American college students describe Israel experiences of belonging, healing and spiritual wholeness, alongside reflections on Elul and Parshat Re’eh

• The collapse of Israel’s Haredi draft compromises – repeated Haredi draft compromises have failed because Israelis fundamentally disagree over military service, Torah study and the obligations of citizenship

• KOSHER MEAT SHORTAGE: Reality Kicking In As Stores Begin Warning Customers Following Agri Meat Fire – the Agri Star fire is causing kosher meat shortages, with supermarkets warning of limited availability and possible price increases before the Yamim Tovim

• The false choice between funding camp and day school – Jewish camps build broad identity and belonging while day schools provide deep knowledge and leadership; communal funding should recognize that both are indispensable

• A Conservative rabbi’s perspective – Why do we ignore the synagogue? – synagogues remain American Jewry’s broadest lifelong institution but receive insufficient philanthropic investment compared with newer programs despite their reach and potential for growth

Gil StudentAug 7, 26
1 minute read

Gil Student

Rabbi Gil Student is the Editor of TorahMusings.com, a leading website on Orthodox Jewish scholarly subjects, and Director of the Halacha Commission of the Rabbinical Alliance of America. He writes a popular column on issues of Jewish law and thought featured in newspapers and magazines, including the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Action magazine, The Jewish Link, The Jewish Echo and The Jewish Vues. In the past, he has served as the President of the small Jewish publisher Yashar Books and as the Managing Editor of OU Press. Rabbi Student currently is serving his third term on the Executive Committee of the Rabbinical Council of America. He serves on the Editorial Board of Jewish Action magazine and the Board of OU Press. He has published five English books, the most recent titled Articles of Faith: Traditional Jewish Belief in the Internet Era, previously served as the Book Editor of Jewish Action magazine, and served as the American editor for Morasha Kehillat Yaakov: Essays in Honour of Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks.

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