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Category Archives: Rabbis
The Unorthodox Orthodox Rabbi
A woman writes me: He and I were communicating via email and facebook for a brief time at the same time as I was going through a divorce also. However, he and I stopped talking and did not speak again … Continue reading
How many rabbis preached on Shabbos about the need to import more refugees?
I’m not a fan. The Best Jewish Christmas Syrian-Refugee Dinner Ever By Rabbi Elliott Tepperman of Bnai Keshet, in Montclair, NJ It only happened because good people kept saying we have to do something. When congregants at Bnai Keshet the … Continue reading
‘Rabbi for Trump’ Gets Behind The Donald on Facebook
From the Forward: On Facebook there are “Rabbis for Human Rights,” “Rabbis for Bernie” and, until recently, “Rabbis for Hillary.” Now, these groups are joined by a rabbinical flag-bearer for Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump. The controversial GOP front-runner’s fiery … Continue reading
Life As A Deeply Closeted Orthodox Rabbi
Some Orthodox rabbis are impossible to understand until you realize that they are deeply closeted gay men. Sure, they might have wives and children, but at heart, they feel a romantic and sexual tug towards males. They may never act … Continue reading
Tucson Rabbis Ask Ducey to Rescind Refugee Ban Proposal
From Arizona Public Media: The Tucson Board of Rabbis this week sent a letter to Gov. Doug Ducey asking him to reverse his stand on barring Syrian refugees from entering Arizona. Nancy Montoya talks with Rabbi Samuel Cohon of Temple … Continue reading
Settler rabbi: Paris attacks are payback for the Holocaust
Whenever rabbis say that horrific events happened because of X, Y, Z sins, they look stupid, they make Judaism look stupid, and they make Jews look horrible. Diaspora rabbis are less likely to say such things because they live as … Continue reading
Former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger Charged With Taking Bribes
Rabbi Gavriel Cohen of Los Angeles is also charged with taking bribes. Rabbi Cohen told me today via email that these charges are “unfounded.” Reactions in the Los Angeles Orthodox community seem evenly divided between those who are surprised by … Continue reading
Forward: Jews Push Washington to Admit More Syrian Refugees, Even as Some Worry About Backlash
Jews don’t want Muslim immigrants, Jewish elites do. How many Jews and gentiles will be slaughtered by these Muslim migrants? Nathan Guttman writes: At the end of her Rosh Hashanah sermon, Rabbi Elyse Frishman turned to congregants and asked them … Continue reading
Open Letter To Out Of The Closet Rabbi
David Benkoff writes: Dear Rabbi Gil Steinlauf: You sure made a splash yesterday when, as the senior rabbi of Adas Israel (the largest Conservative synagogue in Washington DC) you announced that you are divorcing your wife and coming out as … Continue reading
Hate Speech Has No Place in a Synagogue?
Rabbi Michael White and Rabbi Jerome Davidson write: We write as rabbis devoted both to our faith community and to human rights for all peoples. We were disheartened to learn that the Great Neck Synagogue has invited Pamela Geller to … Continue reading