Israeli Cabinet secretary plans to block Robinson’s Arch transfer Israeli Cabinet Secretary Avichai Mandelblit intends to block a draft agreement that would transfer control of parts of the Western Wall to a right-wing Israeli nonprofit.
Rotem offers full apology for comments on Reform movement Israeli lawmaker David Rotem offered a full apology for reportedly saying the Reform movement βis not Jewish.β
David Rotem’s Reform namesake βI don’t know David Rotem, never met him and thank G-D we are not related,β says Rabbi Mordechai “Moti” Rotem, Israel’s first Reform rabbi.