Elad Caplan

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Oct 30, 2023, 11:02 PM

We need to ask Palestinians to discuss their plans

Several years ago, I traveled to Ramallah with a group of Israeli leaders. We met key people in Palestinian society and a representative of the Palestinian authority. These were not peace talks, but rather an attempt to understand better...

Oct 11, 2023, 1:02 PM

How much evil is Harvard willing to tolerate?

One of the mind-boggling and sickening things in the past few days is a letter signed by 33 student organizations in Harvard university blaming Israel for Hamas brutally murdering, mutilating and kidnapping its citizens, men, women and children. They are...

Jun 3, 2019, 11:20 AM

New elections and an inclusive Israeli Judaism

People participate in the annual Celebrate Israel Parade, on June 2, 2019, in New York City. (David Dee Delgado/Getty Images/AFP)

Israelis think Americans don’t understand the burdens they carry, but really they should learn from the Jews around the world how to lighten the load

Aug 1, 2018, 2:46 PM

The little-known story of the law that can put Israeli rabbis behind bars

Illustrative. A wedding. (Shutterstock)

Marry an adult to a minor and spend 6 months in jail. Jewish consenting adults outside of the Rabbinate? You might get 2 years

Jul 13, 2017, 4:18 PM

The truth behind the blacklist

Rabbi Seth Farber of ITIM and Chief Rabbi David Lau in 2013 (Courtesy of ITIM)

The legal adviser for ITIM, which obtained the Rabbinate's list, fills in some blanks and says there's still hope

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About Me

Elad Caplan, an attorney, is the Director of the Memomadin Center for Jewish and Democratic Law at Bar-Ilan University