Category Archives: Rabbis

How Rabbis Can Become Relevant

Posted on October 19, 2009 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Shumley Boteach writes: Speaking at a Rabbinical Conference in the American South this week, I made myself instantly unpopular by pointing out how irrelevant we Rabbis have become. How many parents push their kids to be Rabbis? Sure. If … Continue reading →

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Rabbis Want A Role In Everything In Jewish Life

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Luke Ford

From The Forward: Despite a New York judge’s recent condemnation of the practice, several national rabbinic leaders said they thought Orthodox rabbinic courts should continue to screen allegations of sexual abuse and decide whether they should be forwarded to law … Continue reading →

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The Love Rabbi

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Luke Ford

Dan Adler writes in the Jewish Journal: I met Rabbi Yitzhak Dovid Grossman three weeks ago in a beautiful apartment across from the Western Wall. We stood at the window and looked out at some 5,000 kids preparing to say … Continue reading →

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My Rabbi Does Good

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Luke Ford

The first rabbi I became close to was Rabbi Aaron Rubinger of Congregation Ohev Shalom in Orlando, Florida. I moved to Orlando in August 1993, shortly after my initial conversion to Judaism earlier that year through a Reform rabbi in … Continue reading →

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One Way To Get Rid Of A Rabbi

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Luke Ford

Dr. Marc B. Shapiro blogs: Speaking of rabbis who were chased out of their communities, let me repeat what I heard from the late Rabbi Louis Jacobs.[13] This story is not documented anywhere, but is something that Jacobs no doubt … Continue reading →

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