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Category Archives: David Kelsey
For A Jewish Conversion To Be Valid, Do You Have To Believe In Creationism?
David Kelsey comments: If the haredim believe that the only reason to convert is out of sincere belief, and if we also agree that the haredim believe that it is too easy to convert today, as witnessed by numerous attempts … Continue reading
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Outside Of Orthodoxy, Men Are Dropping Out From Participating In Formal Jewish Life
David Kelsey writes: Affirmative action for the sake of appearances will help nothing. But Lepson’s spin that this situation is “refreshing” and a “pleasant surprise” should be emphatically rejected. For no amount of innovative projects are going to make a … Continue reading
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The Slifkin Challenge
David Kelsey writes: One of Rabbi Slifkin’s tormentors — one of the few who remains standing anyway, as many have been caught in one type of scandal or another — is rethinking whether he is helping or hurting Kiruv with … Continue reading
Posted in David Kelsey, R. Natan Slifkin
Tagged apikorsim, David Kelsey, haredim, kiruv, kornreich, laundry list, rabbs, torah judaism
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Tough Times For European Jews
BERLIN (JTA) — European leaders must intervene to save small Jewish communities from an anti-Semitic onslaught, the head of the European Jewish Congress said. In a statement issued Thursday, Moshe Kantor said European Jewish communities are in “grave danger” from … Continue reading
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Tagged David Kelsey, european jewish congress, indian politician, moshe kantor, sheila dikshit, simchas torah
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The Benefits Of Circumcision
David Kelsey emails: You know the writer is a Jew when she notes the benefits of circumcision and then insists the decision is a “deeply personal one.” Jewish writers should have to give disclosure that they are Jews when discussing … Continue reading
Posted in Circumcision, David Deutsch, David Kelsey
Tagged circumsicion, David Deutsch, David Kelsey, emasculation, jewish writers, personal theory
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