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Daily Archives: April 1, 2009
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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Bais Yaakov Girls Gone Wild!
Heshy Fried writes: "Bais Yaakov Girls Gone Wild" has been in my imagination since I was 15. I never thought there were any other sick yeshiva guys like myself, but I have been surprised again and again by the search … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy
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Should The Orthodox Ordain Women?
Orthodox rabbi Gil Student writes: On Sunday March 21st, 2009, Rabbi Avi Weiss conferred Yoreh Yoreh ordination on his congregational intern, Ms. Sara Hurwitz. The official certificate does not use the term rabbi but instead Rabbi Weiss invented a new … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Orthodoxy, Rabbis
Tagged gil student, orthodox rabbi, rabbi avi weiss, rabbi weiss, rabbinic intern, traditional synagogue
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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
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