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Category Archives: R. Jonathan Rosenblatt
Blog: OU Featured “Sauna Bonder” Rosenblatt at Rabbinic Mentoring Events
From Frum Follies: Apparently, Executive VP Steven Weil thought otherwise when he organized the very first such event for the OU in February during the time between May 2008 when he was slated for the OU job and when he … Continue reading
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Rabbi Of Ethical Understanding Expelled From RCA
Forward.com: Rabbi Marc Schneier, the spiritual leader of a tony congregation in the Hamptons, has been expelled from the Rabbinical Council of America, the Forward has learned. The five times married Schneier was quietly expelled from the Orthodox rabbinical group … Continue reading
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What’s The Latest With Former Beth Jacob Rabbi Uri Pilichowski?
According to the bio linked to his Twitter account: Rabbi Uri Pilichowski grew up in Fair Lawn, New Jersey with Rabbi Benjamin Yudin and Rabbi Saul Zucker as his mentors and teachers. He attended Yavneh Academy day school and Frisch … Continue reading
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The Friendly MO Rabbi
The leading Modern Orthodox pulpit rabbis tend to not to be particularly friendly. Kalman Topp, Asher Brander and Steven Weil are exceptions. They’re people people. Most of Modern Orthodox rabbis seem to want to spend no more time with their … Continue reading
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A Local Twist On The R. Jonathan Rosenblatt Scandal
Y. says: Here is a blog entry by Rabbi Marc Angel about Rabbi Jonathan Rosenblatt. Angel and Rosenblatt were scholars in residence this past Shavuot, yes, just over a week ago, just blocks apart, at YICC and Beth Jacob, respectively. … Continue reading
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The Rabbi And The Sauna
NYT: For years, Rabbi Jonathan Rosenblatt, the leader of an affluent Modern Orthodox synagogue in the Bronx, did something unusual with the boys in his congregation. He took them, some as young as 12, to the gym to play squash … Continue reading
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