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Daily Archives: October 13, 2009
My Rabbi Does Good
The first rabbi I became close to was Rabbi Aaron Rubinger of Congregation Ohev Shalom in Orlando, Florida. I moved to Orlando in August 1993, shortly after my initial conversion to Judaism earlier that year through a Reform rabbi in … Continue reading
Posted in Rabbis
Tagged alan grayson, chronic fatigue syndrome, congregation ohev shalom, conversion to judaism, rabbi aaron, rabbi emeritus
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Summertime Is Rape Time In Europe: ‘The Uncovered Meat is the Problem’ Says Muslim Cleric
Apparently there’s an epidemic of Muslim youths raping white girls in Scandinavia and Australia. From the blog Gates of Vienna, April 29, 2009: Sweden tops European rape league Sweden has the highest incidence of reported rapes in Europe — twice … Continue reading
Posted in Islam
Tagged appalling situation, gates of vienna, muslim cleric, muslim youths, rinkeby, swedish girls, time in europe
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Should The Sephardim Go To The Back Of The Bus?
Orthodox rabbi and history professor Marc B. Shapiro blogs Nov. 7, 2007: I read about the outrage taking place in Emanuel, where in the local Beit Yaakov Sephardi students are being segregated from Ashkenazim to the extent that the two … Continue reading
Posted in Ashkenazim, Marc B. Shapiro, Sephardim
Tagged Ashkenazim, Marc B. Shapiro, orthodox rabbi, Sephardim, shas party, tannaim
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Orthodox Jews Vs. Child Abuse
The New York Times reports: For decades, prosecutors in Brooklyn routinely pursued child molesters from every major ethnic and religious segment of the borough’s diverse population. Except one. Of some 700 child sexual abuse cases brought in an average year, … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Blogging, Orthodoxy
Tagged camp counselors, child sexual abuse, gil student, orthodox jewish community, rabbi pinchas, sexual abuse cases, ultra orthodox jews, york times reports
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Is It A Mitzvah To Pray With A Minyan?
Joe Schmo comments: Rabbi Enkin, "the majority of North American sacharit-davening Jews do not daven in a minyan. " "I cant beleive that anyone would declare all these people sinners." The fact that "everyone is doing it" means it has … Continue reading
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Tagged american jews, cant beleive, davening, joe schmo, minyan
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