Articles by Rabbi Yosef Blau

Israel, Judaism, and the Treatment of Minorities

Israel’s Declaration of Independence[i] states that “by virtue of our natural and historic right and on the strength of the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly (we) hereby declare the establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz Israel, to be known as the state of ISRAEL.”[ii] ... Read more →

The Orthodox Forum: What and Why

BY: Rabbi Yosef Blau. For over two decades, a group of Orthodox thinkers has gathered annually for a two-day discussion focusing on a single topic affecting the Jewish world.  Originated by Rabbi Norman Lamm, Rosh HaYeshiva and then-President of Yeshiva University, the Orthodox Forum ... Read more →