News Archive: Back to the Ghetto in Rehovot

"Since its founding by religious settlers a century ago, Rehovot has been characterized by peaceful relations between religious and non-observant residents. Rabbi Simha Kook, chief rabbi of the city for 27 years, is one of the best-known figures in the city, and is invariably invited to give a dvar Torah at any major event in the city.

Religious and non-religious Jews have always lived in close proximity to one another. There are no completely religious or completely secular neighborhoods in the city. Traffic flows freely on Shabbat past the main ..."

Source: Jonathan Rosenblum. Back to the ghetto in Rehovot. Jerusalem Post (2 July 1999) [Search FullText]