Category Archives: Orthodoxy

Robin Garbose

Posted on January 27, 2008 by Luke Ford

From The Jewish Week: Los Angeles — The tops of moonlit palm trees hovered above hundreds of Orthodox girls and women who drove through the enormous gates of Paramount Studio’s lot to The Sherry Lansing Theater on a recent Saturday … Continue reading →

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Non-Male Non-Orthodox Non-Rabbis

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Gil Student writes: There was an article in The Jerusalem Post a few weeks ago announcing that the Hartman Institute has decided to start ordaining women as Orthodox rabbis (link). I did not comment on it initially because it … Continue reading →

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No Gay Partners At Yeshiva Of Flatbush Reunions

Posted on January 24, 2008 by Luke Ford

Tamar Fox writes: Last week both the Forward and the Jewish Week reported on a scandal at Yeshiva of Flatbush, a prestigious Modern Orthodox school. In December the school hosted a ten-year reunion for the class of 1997, but openly … Continue reading →

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Rav Hershel Schachter Accused Of Being A Feminist!

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Luke Ford

From a new website that is angry about the way some men are treated in a Jewish religious divorce (get): Recently an outrage was committed where a respected TALMID CHACHAM was viciously and publicly insulted and defamed. As reported in … Continue reading →

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Rock and Roll Davening

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Luke Ford

My Shabbos go much better with musical instruments in shul but my uptight synagogue won’t go along with this. Dennis Prager says that just because the Romans destroyed our temple 2,000 years ago that shouldn’t mean we can’t groove on … Continue reading →

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