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Purveyor

(29,876 posts)
Tue Jul 31, 2012, 04:48 PM Jul 2012

Leading Israeli Religious Zionist Rabbi: A Woman's Place Is In The Home

A leading nationalist-Zionist rabbi has written a treatise claiming that home is a women's place, and "not the domain of social activity," thus reflecting further radicalization among religious Zionists.

Rabbi Zvi Tau, president of Har Hamor Yeshiva and a leader of the more extreme orthodox trend among the national-Zionist public, wrote the treatise for internal use. The leaflet promotes the opinion that too much education for women would "harm the quality of life of the nation."

Austria-born Tau was for many years a student of Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook, and one of the heads of the Merkaz Harav, religious-Zionism's most prestigious yeshiva. In 1997 he turned his back on the yeshiva and created the Har Hamor yeshiva, but is still considered one of the leading rabbis of the movement and a notable supporter of the concept of nationalism, which considers the state of Israel holy and opposes refusal to follow orders in the IDF.

Tau publicly supported former President Moshe Katzav, who was imprisoned for rape, and called on him, at the time, to refuse to resign.

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http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/leading-israeli-religious-zionist-rabbi-a-woman-s-place-is-in-the-home-1.454794

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Leading Israeli Religious Zionist Rabbi: A Woman's Place Is In The Home (Original Post) Purveyor Jul 2012 OP
Is a yeshiva important to Israelis and as an American should I care? HereSince1628 Jul 2012 #1
I hate seeing Israel go in this direction, and it seems we are seeing little pushback cbayer Jul 2012 #2
Yes... MissMarple Jul 2012 #3
Good one! cbayer Jul 2012 #4
Disgusting Marrah_G Aug 2012 #5

HereSince1628

(36,063 posts)
1. Is a yeshiva important to Israelis and as an American should I care?
Tue Jul 31, 2012, 04:52 PM
Jul 2012

My ignorance prevents me from evaluating this. Should I really be concerned?

cbayer

(146,218 posts)
2. I hate seeing Israel go in this direction, and it seems we are seeing little pushback
Tue Jul 31, 2012, 05:01 PM
Jul 2012

from other segments of the society.

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