Following a short update from our work, these are issues discussed:
- September is going to be busy in Israel: Important deliberations will be held by the Supreme Court, demonstrations are likely to continue, and the Jewish holidays with focus on repentance and reconciliation will frame the daily routines from the middle of the month.
- With this relatively religious government many ask whether Israel is on the way to become a halacha state – governed by religious law.
- Meanwhile Iran is trying a new way to hurt Israel; enlisting Arab Israelis.
- In this week’s Torah portion Rabbis deal with the question of whether we are only responsible for our own individual sins.