Where do we go?

Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef outlined in his weekly sermon: "We do not hate the secular people, but rather love them, we bring them closer." Yosef spoke out against extremism, stating that "there are haredim carrying out forbidden acts, that our Torah forbids, they must be denounced." There were other nuances and differences introduced lately as well. 

Neturei Karta is pushing harder, maybe too far, in my opinion. In a way, is very difficult to explain that people from the Sicarii and Neturei Karta are a little bit different in their ideology. Can you say they are a special category of Jews? It is not easy to explain without making distinctions...

On the other hand, the public opinion is hot enough for encouraging a mini-war of us against us. Hence, Bibi's warning. Please don't! 

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Shlita legitimizes IDF conversions

Not surprinsingly, the most respected Halachic authority announced its decision (in fact re-assessed a previous point of view) in the case of the controversial situation of the IDF conversions. I will avoid to address the issue of the conversions that is becoming more and more delicate and keen to disunity. What I am curious about is the reaction of the Askenazim establishment and the next steps covering exclusively these conversions and the obvious tensions between various Haredi mainstreams.