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Daily Archives: August 15, 2008
The Yeshiva Basketball Coach Who Asked His Players To Pose Nude
From The Jewish Week: Asserting that there are more victims of an alleged sexual abuser than the four teens who have come forward to the police, the rabbi of an Orthodox synagogue in Teaneck, N.J., is calling on congregants to … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse
Tagged bergen county prosecutor, orthodox synagogue, rabbi yosef, sexual abuser, shabbat morning, teaneck police department
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Agriprocessors Is Only A Pretext
I don’t know any rabbi who’s taken a public position on Agriprocessors who’s done much work verifying the facts of the case and conducting a thorough investigation. Instead, Agriprocessors is a pretext. For the chareidi, it is another example of … Continue reading
Posted in Agriprocessors, Rabbis
Tagged anthony weiss, chabad rabbi, conservative rabbi, orthodox rabbi, orthodox rabbis, postville iowa
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Claiming Your Jewish Identity In Israel
Orthodox rabbi Seth Farber writes: As Anna Gostamelsky shattered Israel’s national swimming record for the 100-meter freestyle on Sunday evening in Beijing, once again demonstrating her incredible endurance, I couldn’t help thinking about another battle she has been fighting, this … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Israel
Tagged athens olympic games, jewish religious law, meter freestyle, orthodox rabbi, rabbinical courts, seth farber
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The Rabbi, the Do-Gooder, The Lost $100 Million
From the WSJ: Rabbi Chaim Silver of the B’nai Israel Congregation in Norfolk, Va., says members have called him often with a question about a congregant: "Can I trust Joseph Shereshevsky? I am planning to invest a lot of money … Continue reading
Posted in Sharashefsky
Tagged federal prosecutors, nai israel congregation, orthodox jews, private equity firm, rabbi chaim, rabbi silver
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Rielle Hunter Running Out The Clock On Elizabeth Edwards
Cindy Adams writes: Levine claims the huge sum they’ve spent on this story is only a spit to "the enormous amounts we know Edwards is spending to keep it contained. But he can’t. We’ve followed the money trail. He bought … Continue reading
Posted in Adultery, John Edwards, Rielle Hunter
Tagged andrew young, cindy adams, elizabeth edwards, John Edwards, money trail, private plane
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