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Category Archives: Israel
Skipping The Second Seder In Israel
Haaretz reports: In the area of Cleveland where Menachem Hecht used to live, two Modern Orthodox synagogues are located right next to each other. The rabbi of one synagogue ruled that people who don’t intend to move to Israel must … Continue reading
Ban Dropped On Women Delivering Eulogies
From The Jerusalem Post: A rabbi in northern Israel who came under attack for what some called blatant male chauvinism agreed this week to stop reproaching women for eulogizing their deceased loved ones. Haim Adani, Rabbi of Elyachin, a town … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Israel, Orthodoxy
Tagged funeral procession, jerusalem post, jewish wisdom, male chauvinism, national jewish center, orthodox jew
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News From Israel
Gadi Pickholz writes: See HaAretz p. 7 this morning: Jerusalem district court judge Tamar bar Asher-Zaban issues an injunction against new mintsnum in Jerusalem neighborhood of kiryat hayovel, at the request of meretz secular political party and with approval of … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
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Most Disturbing Sentence I’ve Read All Day
Danielle Berrin covers Esquire’s coverage of five Israeli beauties: "Helen of Troy ain’t got squat on these gals." Danielle writes: "Besides being Israeli (and maybe even a little bit Jewish) all five women appear to share Hollywood ambition, either blond … Continue reading
Posted in Danielle Berrin, Israel
Tagged berrin, esquire, five women, helen of troy, rsquo, tender age
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NYT Columnist Roger Cohen Does Sinai Temple
Rob Eshman writes: “New York Times columnist Roger Cohen visited my synagogue Thursday,“ writes Rabbi David Wolpe of Sinai Temple on Huffington Post today. “ All day long the sparks flew and the cultures clashed.“ In a typically lucid and … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Islam, Israel, Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism, Jews, Journalism
Tagged jimmy delshad, mayor of beverly hills, new york times columnist, persian jews, rabbi david wolpe, york times columnist
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