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The so-called great sage made barbarous rulings. Maimonides (Picture: Wikiepdia Commons)

Why we refuse to believe certain abominations in Jewish law

Why people have a hard time believing the abominations of religious edicts – and why Qarim retracted his My post dealing with Rabbi Colonel Eyal Qarim and his implied justification of rape during wartime received a large number of shocked and enraged comments, and for a simple reason. Most Jews living today – in Israel…

By Yossi Gurvitz March 30, 2012

Israeli border policeman faces a Palestinian woman in Hebron (Photo: Yossi Gurvitz)

IDF colonel-rabbi implies: Rape is permitted in war

Answering a question from a concerned reader regarding the Torah’s position on rape during war, Colonel Eyal Qarim of the Military Rabbinate wrote nine years ago – out of uniform – that ‘prohibitions against immorality’ are removed during war. Is it permitted for a Jewish soldier to rape a gentile woman during wartime? This question…

By Yossi Gurvitz March 28, 2012

The photoshopped image used by the IDF. Note erasure mark, pointed by arrow (Photo: Sapir Peleg)

IDF makes the Dome of the Rock vanish from photo, and lies about it

The Military Rabbinate distributes a photo showing the Temple Mount with the Dome of the Rock missing. In response to criticism, the IDF Spokesman lies for them. The Military Rabbinate recently distributed a presentation ahead of Hanukka to soldiers, which contained a picture of the Wailing Wall square all wrapped in holy light. Yet, lo…

By Yossi Gurvitz January 5, 2012

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