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Category Archives: Rabbis
Tucson Rabbis Ask Ducey to Rescind Refugee Ban Proposal
From Arizona Public Media: The Tucson Board of Rabbis this week sent a letter to Gov. Doug Ducey asking him to reverse his stand on barring Syrian refugees from entering Arizona. Nancy Montoya talks with Rabbi Samuel Cohon of Temple … Continue reading
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Settler rabbi: Paris attacks are payback for the Holocaust
Whenever rabbis say that horrific events happened because of X, Y, Z sins, they look stupid, they make Judaism look stupid, and they make Jews look horrible. Diaspora rabbis are less likely to say such things because they live as … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Europe, Holocaust, Islam, Rabbis
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Former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Yonah Metzger Charged With Taking Bribes
Rabbi Gavriel Cohen of Los Angeles is also charged with taking bribes. Rabbi Cohen told me today via email that these charges are “unfounded.” Reactions in the Los Angeles Orthodox community seem evenly divided between those who are surprised by … Continue reading
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Forward: Jews Push Washington to Admit More Syrian Refugees, Even as Some Worry About Backlash
Jews don’t want Muslim immigrants, Jewish elites do. How many Jews and gentiles will be slaughtered by these Muslim migrants? Nathan Guttman writes: At the end of her Rosh Hashanah sermon, Rabbi Elyse Frishman turned to congregants and asked them … Continue reading
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Open Letter To Out Of The Closet Rabbi
David Benkoff writes: Dear Rabbi Gil Steinlauf: You sure made a splash yesterday when, as the senior rabbi of Adas Israel (the largest Conservative synagogue in Washington DC) you announced that you are divorcing your wife and coming out as … Continue reading
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