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Jewish News
From TorahMusings.com: ▪ Prof. Lawrence Schiffman to join YU as Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (via e-mail) ▪ The Jewish Matchmaker ▪ RCA clarification on brain death ▪ King James Bible at 400 ▪ Richard Joel interview ▪ Faculty oversight … Continue reading
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TorahMusings.com reports: ▪ Secular Judaism and its discontents ▪ NY Times’ appalling article about the breakdown of two marriages ▪ New ethical kosher mark to be tested in January ▪ Who should replace Jonathan Sacks as chief rabbi? ▪ Eating … Continue reading
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From Hirhurim: Brooklyn yeshiva students warn neighbors about house fire: link Report: Bloomberg to endorse David Greenfield for city council: link Dovid Katz’s thirst for Jewish History: link New documentary explores history of Jews and basketball: link R. Jonathan Sacks: … Continue reading
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Jewish School Refuses To Admit Boy On Religious Grounds
From The Guardian: Britain’s most successful Jewish school told the supreme court today it had discriminated against a 12-year-old boy on religious rather than racial grounds. Lord Pannick QC, representing the JFS, told nine judges and a standing-room-only crowd that … Continue reading
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This Week’s Torah Portion Tazria-Metzora 5769
Steve Brizel writes: Yom HaShoah R. Aharon Lichtenstein reminds and exhorts us to respond , but not to offer theodicy-based explanations for the Holocaust: link R. Tamir Granot explores various hashkafic perspectives on anti-Semitism and the Holocaust: link R. Hershel … Continue reading
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