Israel's most visible rabbinic defenders are not recognized as rabbis by the Jewish state - opinion
The two most visible Jewish defenders of Israel in the world’s largest Jewish city are rabbis whom Israel’s own religious establishment does not recognize as rabbis.
RABBI ANGELA BUCHDAHL speaks at a Hanukkah reception with then-US president Joe Biden at the White House in 2023. The future of the Jewish people will depend on who shows up and speaks when Israel and its people need to be defended, the writer asserts. (photo credit: Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS)BySETH FARBER