Just so you get an idea about Europe (yes, not just France), here is my translation of a part of an interview of a French rav who calls himself MO (Hirschian). Brand new interview, rav is young (28) and very educated (had a law and politics MA in public university before going to yeshiva then rabbi school and now starting a PhD in same course ( Read more... )

This is an article I found very interesting and translated for you. It really helps disspelling the modern Orthodox = Dati leumi myth. Author is a Modern Orthodox (in the Hirschian sense, not the typical French sense) boy.

Israeli State and Zionism in Modern OrthodoxyGiven the topic is still fresh and interesting to many, I found useful to ( Read more... )