https://rense.com/general45/full.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahum_Rabinovitch Nachum Eliezer Rabinovitch (Hebrew: נַחוּם אֱלִיעֶזֶר רָבִּינוֹבִיץּ׳; 30 April 1928 – 6 May 2020), born Norman Louis Rabinovitch,[1] **was** a Canadian-Israeli Religious Zionist rabbi and posek. He headed the London School of Jewish Studies from 1971 to 1982, and the hesder yeshiva Birkat Moshe in Ma'ale Adumim from 1982 until his death.[2][3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahum_Rabinovitch#Philosophical_and_political_views Rabinovitch published Halakhic rulings on various subjects, including organ donation, surrogacy, birth control, army service, Shabbat, and kashrut.[19] His philosophical approach, influenced by Maimonidean rationalism, emphasized the connection between philosophy and Halakha, between Torah and scientific studies, and between theoretical learning and practical applications.[17] Rabinovitch was an authority on the writings of **Maimonides**, about which he published numerous books and essays. He is perhaps best known for his fourteen-volume Yad Peshuta (lit. "Outstretched Hand"), an in-depth commentary on Maimonides' Mishneh Torah.[20] He also authored Melumdei Milḥamah (lit. "Learned in War"), a collection of responsa dealing with Halakhic issues facing religious members of the Israel Defense Forces.[21] Rabinovitch was a **religious Zionist**, a supporter of the settlement movement,[20] and a vocal opponent of the Oslo Accords and the Disengagement.[22][3] He was, however, often more liberal in social and religious matters than many in the religious Zionist movement.[19] In an interview, Rabinovitch said that he backed religious studies for women, and did not see a problem in Halakhic decisions taken by women.[23] Nonetheless, he signed a letter in 2019 agreeing with the Chief Rabbinate's opposition to religious Jewish women serving in the IDF.[24] He also ruled that it is incumbent on Israeli combat medics and doctors to treat and save the lives of Palestinian combatants, even if wounded in the course of attacking Israelis.[17] Rabinovitch characterized Christianity and Islam positively, as movements that spread monotheism, morality, and messianic hope.[17] In addition, Rabinovitch differed from many other religious Zionist leaders in that he did not view the State of Israel as a harbinger of the Messiah and argued for greater separation between religion and state in Israel.[25] Often, his iconoclastic positions were deeply influenced not only by Jewish tradition, but by the core ideas of political liberalism as well.[25] In 1995, Rabinovitch was among a group of rabbis accused of indirectly influencing Yigal Amir to assassinate Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, having branded Rabin a moser and likened his government to Nazis.[26][27] The previous summer, he had also issued a ruling that Jewish soldiers should disobey any government orders to vacate West Bank army bases.[28][29] ... It doesn't seem to be the same guy in the pics