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Category Archives: Rabbis
Where Are The Orthodox?
In the wake of last week’s flotilla mess, numerous non-Orthodox rabbis took to print to critique Israel’s response. Among them was Conservative rabbi Sharon Brous. Her complete lack of expertise in matters of security did not stop her from approvingly … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, R. Bradley Shavit Artson, R. David Rue, R. Sharon Brous, R. Yehuda Bukspan, Rabbis
Tagged bradley shavit artson, conservative rabbi, Dennis Prager, flotilla, israeli policies, mossad, orthodox clergy, orthodox rabbis, security methods, torah scholar, torah scholars
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Very Rabbinic
I sent an Orthodox Jewish friend a link to my appearance on a Sabbath panel at Loma Linda University ten days ago. “You looked very rabbinic,” she said. “From the way you sat to the way you spoke, you seemed … Continue reading
Posted in Loma Linda, Personal, Rabbis
Tagged grasp, jewish friend, loma linda university, rabbi, Sabbath
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The Mob Rule Of LA’s Orthodox Rabbinate
On his radio show May 20, 2010, Dennis Prager says: “I want to tell you a story here. Every kid, for reasons we can never explain as adults, remembers something forever that didn’t even happen to the kid… Every one … Continue reading
Posted in Meir Kin, R. Avrohom Union, Rabbis, Union
Tagged bank of america, Beth Jacob, Dennis Prager, greg baer, mob rule, orthodox rabbinate, teenage kid, YICC
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Covering Up Rabbi Sex Abusers
Orthodox rabbi Marc B. Shapiro blogs April 15, 2010: There is another theory as to why the sectarian hasidic world in particular has had so many cases of covering up and defending child sex abusers. It is that they simply … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Marc B. Shapiro, Rabbis
Tagged child sex abuse, Marc B. Shapiro, marc shapiro, mesirah, orthodox rabbi, rabbinic literature, sex abusers, traditional literature
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An Amazon Gift Certificate?
Tom emails: “Mr. Ford, I’m a long-time reader of your work and I am aware that you’ve gone through two different conversions and figured you might have some insight to my question. I recently converted to reform Judaism and for … Continue reading
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