Israeli Rabbis Teach Religion via Mobile Phones

Despite opposition from conservative rabbis, some new generation rabbis in Israel are communicating with followers via text messaging, according to Zaman Daily Newspaper.

"Aviner, rabbi for the Jewish settlement of Beit El in the West Bank, receives at least 3,000 messages each month on various topics and replies with short responses such as “proper” or “forbidden.”

With his public mobile phone number, Aviner said what a rabbi must do is be accessible at all times."

emily | 6:11 PM | SMS and Religion |
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