RabbiJoelKatz

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Registered: 6 February 2010
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Can Anyone Arrest Tony Blair?

By RabbiJoelKatz, February 13, 2010

I'm not a lawyer, so I may be mistaken, but here is what I don't get with the whole Tzipi Livni arrest issue. It's being treated like it's primarily an Israeli problem, with a vague mention of it possibly affecting some other foreign nations. But no one seems to take notice that this loophole can be used to arrest retired members of the British Government - or even, currently active members of the government. I don't suppose they have diplomatic immunity in their own country.

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Moshiach Is In The Closet

By RabbiJoelKatz, February 7, 2010

When an Orthodox rabbi starts calling for a reform of Judaism, it's worth considering what may be the underlying motive. So what's behind Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet's call to radically change of our Torah's guidlines for conversions to that of an extreme supremacist cult?

In his article, Rabbi Schochet quoted part of a Talmud about times when conversions were suspended. But he conveniently omitted that other time which the Talmud mentions, and the clue is in the omission.

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