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Category Archives: Rabbis
Israel Army Rabbi Once Justified Rape of Non-Jewish Women
Well, yes, that’s part of the Torah tradition — that you are allowed to take a woman you want in wartime and have sex with her. Forward: Israel’s military has nominated a new chief rabbi who seemed to imply in … Continue reading
A plea from the brother and victim of a predator
Yehuda Pogrow writes: Meir Pogrow, the justly-condemned sexual predator, is my older brother. He is roughly nine years my senior. I share my story because I hope to launch a movement that will raise from the ashes of this tragedy … Continue reading
Sandra Lawson, black lesbian vegan rabbinical student, hopes to redefine where Judaism happens
PHILADELPHIA (JTA) — Sandra Lawson didn’t expect to perform a public benediction at her local pub in this city’s Roxborough neighborhood. But when her friend Jay, who was entering firefighter training, asked her for a blessing earlier this year, she … Continue reading
Orthodox Rabbi Arrested for Raping Nieces “Hundreds of Times”
REPORT: Another day, another gag–broken. This time, the accused is a prominent Israeli ultra-Orthodox Rabbi, Naftali Maklev, accused of raping three nieces, “hundreds of times” over the course of “many years.” One of the victims was 6 years-old when the … Continue reading
JTA: Five Shocking Quotes From Israel’s Chief Rabbis
I don’t find these quotes shocking. They are basic Torah or a basic function of social identity (the more strongly you identify with your group, the more likely you are to have negative views of outsiders). (JTA) — Israel’s Sephardic … Continue reading
Why Are Commercials Constantly Pushing Interracial?
Whenever I watch a commercial, there’s usually blacks and whites hanging out, going camping, partying, etc. That’s not realistic. People tend to lead lives as segregated as possible (as far as where they live, worship, work, socialize). Most of the … Continue reading
Rav Yitzchak Zilberstein Says Women Should Not Drive As It ‘Compromises Tzniyus’
REPORT: As we prepare to mark the shloshim for the victims of the Egged 402 bus accident that claimed six lives, HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein, Rav of the Ramat Elchanan neighborhood of Bnei Brak speaks to the tzibur. The accident … Continue reading
Jewish Law & Ideology
Historian Marc B. Shapiro writes: Let me now return to the matter of halakhic decisions and ideology. As mentioned, Rabbi Gordimer is mistaken in stating that Modern Orthodox poskim evaluate matters the same way as haredi poskim. They don’t, and … Continue reading
Can Women Be Orthodox Rabbis?
Historian Marc B. Shapiro writes: I have found a number of statements by mainstream rabbinic figures that, if one didn’t know better, one would think that they were said by liberal Orthodox figures. For example: ומה אעשה ולבי מרחם על … Continue reading
Marc Shapiro: ‘In older pictures you find rabbis walking down the aisle at weddings. Has anyone been to a wedding where this is still done?’
Marc posts another picture of R. Moshe, the Rav, and R. Shneur Kotler: “It was taken at the wedding of R. Moshe Dovid Tendler’s daughter, Rivka, to R. Shabtai Rappaport. The man on the left is R. Isaac Tendler, R. … Continue reading