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Shmuel Munitz

קריאת מגילת אסתר בבני ברק, ארכיון
This is how to observe Purim during war
How do you read Megillah in the middle of sirens? Can you fulfill the mitzvah of reading the Megillah alone? Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon answers halachic questions, recommends being more careful than ever not to get too drunk, and suggests: 'Give gifts of food to to those who need reinforcement'
Shilo Freid, Shmuel Munitz | 03.02.26
מתוך סדרת התצלומים. שהם שושנה אור ישראל מימין
Through the lens: the settler girls building Zionism’s next chapter
In a remote West Bank outpost, teenage settler girls live without smartphones or schools, working the land and documenting what they saw as the next chapter of Zionism; five-year photo project captures their vision of history in the making
Shmuel Munitz | 02.01.26
פנינה בן יוסף
She survived the Holocaust and Oct. 7: 'I was hiding with a handgun and a broken leg'
Penina Ben Yosef, who survived the Holocaust and the Hamas attack on southern Israel, describes hunger, flight and fear, from wartime Europe to sitting injured in a safe room as terrorists closed in
Itamar Eichner, Shmuel Munitz | 01.27.26
התינוקת ליה גולובנציץ ז"ל והחדר במעון בירושלים
When dignity clashes with truth: the battle over autopsies
Haredi protests over autopsies on infants who died in a Jerusalem daycare reflect Jewish law’s emphasis on preserving the dignity of the dead; what’s behind the outrage, and when do rabbis actually permit autopsies in such cases?
Shilo Freid, Shmuel Munitz | 01.20.26
דת ולהט"ב
Dozens of Orthodox rabbis issue ban on gay conversion therapy
Statement says no rabbi, educator or therapist should recommend conversion therapy, calling it harmful, ineffective and based on the false premise that same-sex attraction is a psychological disorder
Shmuel Munitz | 01.16.26
זוג חרדי
‘There are code words, censored terms’: sex education in the ultra-Orthodox world
Sex and marriage guides in the Haredi world lay bare tensions between Hasidim and Lithuanians, from a rebbe’s rebuke of those who 'enjoy life' to oral strictures and how stringency can foster women’s pride
Shmuel Munitz | 12.26.25
גלגול נשמות
Reincarnation in Judaism: how Kabbalah turned a fringe belief into a mainstream idea
Absent from the Bible, Mishnah and Talmud, reincarnation was developed by Kabbalah as a way to explain injustice, drew fierce opposition from leading rabbis, resurfaced in modern controversy and led the Ari and his disciples to map and diagnose souls
Shmuel Munitz | 12.21.25
שורה עליונה, מימין: דגנית תימור גנשל, עדי סגל ויעל שביד. שורה תחתונה, מימין: ד"ר מעין מורג, שירלי צפת דוידאי וזהבית כליף
Six Israeli women ordained as reform rabbis in historic Hebrew Union College ceremony
Coming from diverse backgrounds, the new women rabbis challenge religious norms and seek equality in Jewish future
Shmuel Munitz | 11.18.25
נערה צעירה עם ארבעת המינים במסגרת חגיגת "דגל ירושלים", 1947
Historic JNF archive photos capture Sukkot in Jerusalem across generations
Rare JNF archive photos show Sukkot celebrations from pre-state 1947 to post–Six-Day War Jerusalem, including the 'Jerusalem Flag' event and Four Species markets by the Western Wall
Shmuel Munitz | 10.10.25
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From grief to new beginnings: Two war widows find love and life after loss
After losing their husbands in Gaza war, Rachel Goldberg and Odeya Atiya-Fenigstein found love again with their late husbands’ close friends; in an open conversation, they speak about grief, resilience and choosing life after loss
Shmuel Munitz | 10.07.25
כלה מכוסה בהינומה שותה מהיין תחת החופה
Not just decoration: The tradition of the bridal veil in Judaism
Wearing a veil at the wedding has ancient Jewish roots. How is it connected to virginity and modesty? Why do some women reject wearing it today? Where can you find opaque veils?
Shmuel Munitz | 08.29.25
מתוך הסרט "The Sacred Society"
New animated film brings Jewish burial rituals to light after Pittsburgh synagogue tragedy
Inspired by the Tree of Life synagogue massacre, Jewish-American animator Benny Zelkowicz confronts his fear of death by volunteering with sacred burial society Chevra Kadisha and channels his experience into a moving work
Shmuel Munitz | 08.05.25
עזתים נושאים סיוע הומניטרי בג'באליה
Trivializing horror: Nazi analogies do not belong in Jewish discourse on Gaza war
Opinion: A growing chorus of Israeli critics is drawing Holocaust parallels to the Gaza war, sparking fierce backlash; Scholars and commentators warn that such comparisons distort historical truth and undermine both Holocaust memory and the complexity of today’s conflict
Shmuel Munitz | 07.21.25
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Jewish priests wrestling naked: How sports shook ancient Judean society
In Jerusalem before the Hasmonean Revolt, priests shocked their community by abandoning Temple duties to wrestle nude at the gymnasion; this vivid clash between Greek athleticism and Jewish tradition exposed deep cultural and religious fault lines
Shmuel Munitz | 07.09.25
תיעוד מההמראות והנחיתות של מטוסי חיל האוויר
Operation Rising Lion: The biblical roots of Israel’s Iran campaign
Israel’s preemptive strike on Iran named after verse from Balaam’s prophecy in the Torah, where he was sent to curse Israel but blessed it instead; the verse, from the Book of Numbers, speaks of Israel rising like a lion to face its enemies
Shmuel Munitz | 06.14.25
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