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Rabbis In Jeans
I just stepped outside my front door and across the street was the rabbi of a Conservative shul in Los Angeles. He wore blue jeans. It jarred me. I don’t think of rabbis as wearing jeans or telling dirty jokes … Continue reading
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Tagged chewing gum, conservative rabbi, conservative shul, dirty jokes, orthodox congregations
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Rabbi Daniel Gordis – A Conservative Rabbi And Lightning Rod On Israel
I never thought much of Rabbi Daniel Gordis’s work (I read his first two books, they were snoozers) until he moved to Israel. Since then, everything I have read by him has been magnificent. He’s found his mission. He’s found … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative rabbi, jewish national homeland, judah magnes, lifelong activist, orthodox rabbinate, rabbi daniel
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Is Gabby Giffords Jewish?
Conservative rabbi Jason Miller writes: The debate over “Who is a Jew” is back in the headlines following the shooting in Tucson, Ariz., that critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. For Giffords, the daughter of a Christian Scientist mother and a … Continue reading
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Tagged christian scientist, conservative rabbi, Gabrielle Giffords, some rabbis, wedding canopy, who is a jew
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A Convert’s Sad Story
Anonymous writes: I am a convert. There can be no question that I am halakhically Jewish, at least if you trust the Lubavitchers to know halakha. I am writing to protest the downright shameful treatment of converts by the Orthodox … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative rabbi, converting to judaism, first five books, orthodox jews, orthodox rabbi, shameful treatment
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Is Work A Jewish Value?
I remember Conservative rabbi Harold Kushner, in a public dialogue with Dennis Prager, said that Jews had the so-called Protestant work ethic thousands of years before there were Protestants. Is work a Jewish value? I’m looking at the Artscroll Stone … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative rabbi, Dennis Prager, protestant work ethic, rabbi harold kushner, stone chumash, torah view
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