June 23, 2012

By Ari Ben Goldberg

Leah Lipman says she can’t wait to vote for Rabbi Dov Lipman because of his ‘dedication to combating religious extremism and promotion of unity’

The ubiquitous Rabbi Dov Lipman of Beit Shemesh is an outspoken critic of religious intolerance and coercion. Many Israelis recognize the self-described ‘modern Haredi’ community activist and educator as the man who publicly stood up to ultra-Orthodox zealots who harassed an eight-year-old modern Orthodox girl as she walked to school in Beit Shemesh, an increasingly tense town between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv with large Modern Orthodox and ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods. Read more