Category Archives: Rabbis

Politics & The Clergy

America’s religious leaders are even more politically divided than the rest of us https://t.co/UX8DC7Hebi — The New York Times (@nytimes) June 12, 2017 More than any other group of clergy, rabbis choose to live in white neighborhoods. Orthodox rabbis are … Continue reading

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L.A. rabbis arrested at ICE protest

Jewish Journal: Several area rabbis were among more than 30 protesters arrested April 13 in downtown Los Angeles for an act of civil disobedience to call attention to the treatment of undocumented immigrants. The group was taken away after blocking … Continue reading

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Rabbi Stephen Wise Was No Stranger At The Party

Henry Makow writes: Rabbi Stephen Wise was the most prominent American Zionist and Jewish leader from the 1920’s until his death in 1949. On the Rockefeller-PBS website he is commemorated as “one of the greatest fighters for democracy and human … Continue reading

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Rabbi Shlomo Schwartz Z’tl

The rabbi I most looked forward to meeting when I moved to Los Angeles in March of 1994 was Rabbi Shlomo Schwartz of the Chai Center, formerly of the Westwood Chabad synagogue that served UCLA. In his lectures, on his … Continue reading

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Rabbis fasting on Inauguration Day

Dennis Prager writes: The rabbi of a Conservative synagogue in Berkeley (and other left-wing rabbis, it turns out) fasted on Inauguration Day. If it’s good for the left, it’s good for the Jews and it’s Jewish; if it’s bad for … Continue reading

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More Than 250 Female Rabbis Condemn Trump For Hate Speech

Over 250 female rabbis sign letter slamming Donald Trump ‘hate speech’ https://t.co/fgO5v2cp9w pic.twitter.com/pka9cUZvnS — JTA | Jewish news (@JTAnews) October 20, 2016

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Seinfeld: The Postponement

From Wikipedia: Elaine’s dog problem is solved by a rabbi in her apartment complex with a cable show. Elaine later confides in the rabbi about her insecurity about George getting engaged. The rabbi later tells several people, including Jerry, about … Continue reading

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“Blacks are Cursed”—Top Israeli Rabbi

New Observer: One of Israel’s most senior rabbis who sits on that country’s supreme rabbinical policy-making council has announced that Africans are “cursed” because they have black skin. Rabbi Yitzchok Zilberstein sits on the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah (the “Council of … Continue reading

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Orthodox rabbis condemn Donald Trump’s ‘hateful rhetoric and intolerant policy proposals’

LINK: We the undersigned are a group of American Orthodox rabbis, speaking as individuals, who have come together — in solidarity with other religious leaders — to make this statement on a matter of grave religious import. We believe that … Continue reading

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Who Were The Rabbis & Jewish Intellectuals Who Pushed For America To Declare War On Syria?

As the Twitter user #thelatempire notes: “Syria war has been the most globally destabilizing event since 9/11.” So who pushed for this disaster? From September 2013: Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Dear Congressional Leaders, We write you as descendants … Continue reading

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