Daily Archives: October 20, 2008

But Will We Dance At Their Simcha?

I want to see how pluralist my Orthodox friends really are… I love how this story says a Jewish wedding can not take place on the Sabbath. But a wedding on a Sunday between two men? No problemo! From the … Continue reading

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Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Ripped As A ‘Colonialist Rabbi’

Philip Weiss blogs: The Washington Post reports on John McCain talking with Jewish American "leaders," including Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, who asks McCain "why he won’t ‘hammer’ Obama hard for [the Rev. Wright] association. Riskin, from Brooklyn, is a leading rabbi … Continue reading

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Homeless Take Shelter In A Succah

From the Hartford Courant:   Donna Berman, Hartford’s coolest rabbi and executive director of the city’s Charter Oak Cultural Center, recently built a sukkah on the grounds of the historic center. According to Jewish tradition, sukkot were built by the Israelites as they … Continue reading

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Former Congressman Mel Levine Refuses To Debate Republican Jewish Coalition Los Angeles Head Larry Greenfield

The RJC emails: The Obama campaign is using every tool at its disposal to ban the RJC from speaking to the public. Los Angeles PhD student Omri Ceren has posted an extensively researched and meticulously cited expose on how this … Continue reading

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