Category Archives: Rabbis

Anti-Zionist Orthodox Rabbi Speaks In Oxford

I think it is disgusting when Jews try to shut down speeches by anti-Zionists. It only makes us look bad. It does no good. Let a thousand flowers bloom. From the Oxford Mail: More than 60 people attended a talk … Continue reading

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How Do LA’s Orthodox Rabbis Determine Their Moral Priorities?

All three Modern Orthodox shuls in Pico-Robertson — Bnai David-Judea, Beth Jacob and Young Israel of Century City — email their members to regularly rally outside the home of Meir Kin’s parents to protest his refusal to give a Jewish … Continue reading

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The Streits Matza Controversy

David Deutsch writes for Heeb Magazine’s blog Jewdar: Let’s first of all get some conflict of interest issues out of the way: Yes, Streit’s has been a longtime advertiser in Heeb. And yes, Heeb‘s own associate director of business David … Continue reading

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The Talmudic Encylopedia Head Dead At 96

(IsraelNN.com) Rabbi Yehoshua Hutner, the long-time Director of the monumental Talmudic Encyclopedia project, passed away early Monday morning at the age of 96. Born in Warsaw in 1913, the deceased was the scion of rabbinical families in Europe. Even his … Continue reading

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Tough Time On The Rabbinic Job Market

I sympathize with our future moral leaders. It’s such a difficult and lonely job. I know a rabbinics student or two who’ve landed a plum job, but the overwhelming problem facing most of the rabbinics students I know is that … Continue reading

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