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Gedalyah Reback

Oct 9, 2023, 6:29 PM

"How are you doing?" "Are you guys okay?" I've answered these questions a few times already, but this is my most meaningful response. And I've copied it here for everyone to see. Physically, we're good right now. Mentally and emotionally,...

Jan 6, 2021, 1:25 PM

Vaccinating teachers should be a strategic priority

Yesterday, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein ordered vaccine shipments stopped to Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv. The reason? They apparently directed vaccine doses to teachers who weren't over 60 or thought of as high-risk. The hospital has, rightfully, shot back...

Aug 30, 2020, 1:03 PM

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Likud PR firm’s admission cameras were to intimidate voters should reopen polls

Hidden cameras at polling stations confiscated from operatives of Kaizler Inbar, who had been retained by Likud (Screenshot, Twitter, @samiaah10)

The disgraceful boast by a Likud PR firm that their hidden camera ploy cut voting in half should prompt an extraordinary response

Dec 8, 2017, 4:00 PM

If now is not the time to talk about Jerusalem, when is?

Donald Trump is the quintessential broken clock. For all his follies, deliberate or imbecile, Trump's formal recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital is a morally, ethically and legally sound maneuver. Contrary to statements from world leaders that this will...

Jun 26, 2017, 2:37 PM

I do not agree with Reform or Conservative Jews, but let them pray

Sixteen years ago, brought up on only Christmas and Chanukah, I came to a decision that would completely change the direction and purpose of my life: I committed fully to Judaism and told my Catholic mother I did not...

Jul 7, 2015, 6:58 PM

A Chief Rabbi that can battle the Pope

The Jewish people need a Chief Rabbi that can be a global religious leader who can stand on the same stage as the popes and bishops of the world. The Rabbanut, for all the complaints I and several thousand others...

Jun 23, 2015, 11:13 AM

Why even use the word “terrorism?”

Last week's massacre in South Carolina was an act of terrorism, and the propensity for so many people not to see it that way indicates there is a major flaw in objectively using the term "terrorism" at all. I keep seeing all...

About Me

Gedalyah Reback is an experienced writer on technology, startups, the Middle East and Islam. He also focuses on issues of personal status in Judaism, namely conversion.