tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post3359587466811951289..comments2024-03-29T11:40:46.477+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: Rabbanut reversals now hit the bedroomRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-88420508890835241742016-12-14T15:27:17.824+02:002016-12-14T15:27:17.824+02:00of course, but it also applies to anything on the ...of course, but it also applies to anything on the internet even from a religious source. still newsworthy enough to talk aboutRafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-24930556377441500642016-12-14T15:26:23.879+02:002016-12-14T15:26:23.879+02:00could be. but then bdieved the tvila is good anywa...could be. but then bdieved the tvila is good anyway even without a balanit, as I mentioned. and even the rabbanut recognizes that a woman could dunk without a balanit, even though they obviously prefer the presence of the balanit...Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-23342454507143438112016-12-14T15:13:39.748+02:002016-12-14T15:13:39.748+02:00As with anything rabbinic summarized in a non-reli...As with anything rabbinic summarized in a non-religious news source (especially if the summary could make a rabbi look bad), take the report with a grain of salt until you see what he actually said. Notice that the public announcement is missing from the article, which seems odd, as it's a major part of the story.yoni r.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-68985481117191876952016-12-14T14:53:29.546+02:002016-12-14T14:53:29.546+02:00The balanit is necessary to verify that all of the...The balanit is necessary to verify that all of the woman's hair was under water - so it does seem reasonable that a non-Jew would not be considered halachically reliable, just like one can't rely on a non-Jew for kashrus.dlzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269900740743979382noreply@blogger.com