Yosef Blau, author of an Orthodox rabbis’ letter calling out Israel, responds to his critics - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Yosef Blau, author of an Orthodox rabbis’ letter calling out Israel, responds to his critics

For 48 years, until he moved to Israel earlier this year, Rabbi Yosef Blau was the “mashgiach ruchani” at Yeshiva University, a revered figure who served as a sort of spiritual guidance counselor to students at Modern Orthodoxy’s flagship seminary.

Yosef Blau, author of an Orthodox rabbis’ letter calling out Israel, responds to his critics - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

For 48 years, until he moved to Israel earlier this year, Rabbi Yosef Blau was the “mashgiach ruchani” at Yeshiva University, a revered figure who served as a sort of spiritual guidance counselor to students at Modern Orthodoxy’s flagship seminary.  In that role, he said this week in an interview, his job was to be “available to help students on issues that bother them, rather than issues that bother me.” Earlier this month, he told the world wh…

An Orthodox rabbi breaks the silence on Gaza. Responds to critics

Rabbi Yosef Blau, former spiritual adviser at Yeshiva University, addresses members of Smol Emuni, an organization of liberal observant Jews, in a video shown at their conference in March, 2025. (Courtesy Smol Muni) (JTA) — For 48 years, until he moved to Israel earlier this year, Rabbi Yosef Blau was the “mashgiach ruchani” at Yeshiva University, a revered figure who served as a sort of spiritual guidance counselor to students at Modern Orthodo…