Daily Reyd

Article summaries generated by AI:

• Could America ever have a Chief Rabbi? – an argument for creating an American chief rabbi or rabbinic council to provide unified Jewish representation amid antisemitism, despite America’s denominational diversity

• Haredi recruits speak about enlisting in IDF: ‘This is where I belong’ – Haredi recruits and families describe choosing IDF service, including combat roles, while insisting they can preserve and even strengthen their Haredi religious identity

• ‘It wasn’t an operational mission; it was just for the sake of confrontation’ – friends of jailed Hesder soldiers allege commanders repeatedly created avoidable religious conflicts, including a Shabbat training exercise and an APC with a female paramedic

• Soldiers jailed after refusing to ride in APC with female medic – sixteen Givati soldiers were jailed after refusing to board an APC with a female paramedic, prompting criticism from rabbis, politicians and Hesder institutions

• When Jewish Prayer at Home Becomes Municipal Offense – University Heights targeted Orthodox home prayer with zoning enforcement; the Supreme Court will consider whether First Amendment plaintiffs must exhaust municipal land-use procedures before suing

• What if America’s religious decline has been overstated? – an argument that American religious decline is overstated: many “Nones” retain spiritual beliefs, religious switching is misunderstood and surveys substantially undercount congregations

• This ancient Jewish melon is making its American culinary debut – Jewish farmers are reviving qishut, an ancient cucumber-like melon described in Torah and Talmud, through selective cultivation; it is now entering American kitchens