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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Has The RCA Developed Backbone Over Conversions?
Currently the RCA accepts the determination of Israel’s Chief Sephardic Rabbi Shlomo Amar about which conversions he will accept. I don’t expect the RCA will change its approach as long as Rabbi Basil Herring runs the show. He’s too weak. … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Haredi, R. Basil Herring, R. Shlomo Amar, RCA
Tagged basil herring, rabbi shlomo amar, rocking the boat, sephardic, soloveitchik
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Another Attempt To Fire Rav Haim Druckman
The Jerusalem Post reports Jan. 13, 2010: The Civil Service Authority wrote a letter this week calling on the Prime Minister’s Office to terminate Rabbi Haim Druckman as head of the National Conversion Authority, following the expiration of his contract … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, IDF, Israel, R. Haim Druckman
Tagged binyamin netanyahu, chief rabbi, civil service, israel defense forces, israeli defense force, jerusalem post, prime minister benjamin, rabbi shlomo amar, yeshivas
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The Powerful M.0. Rabbis Who Administered Shannon Orand’s Conversion To Judaism
There were two in particular — Rav Shmuel Eliyahu (Chief Rabbi of Safed and the son of the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Mordechai Eliyahu) and Chief Rabbi Dov Lior of Hevron, one of the six most powerful Religious … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, R. Dov Lior, R. Haim Druckman, R. Rafi Ostroff, R. Shmuel Eliyahu, R. Shmuel Fried, Shannon Orand
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I’m Chatting For Haiti Live On My Cam
Click here to join the fun. SyNudelstein: Luke, what are you doing to help out in Haiti? SyNudelstein: I’m helping out by blogging about my feelings SyNudelstein: Luke, I think you should do a chatathon for Haitian relief
Posted in Personal
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Las Vegas Jewish Federation
A departing employee emails the chairman of the Las Vegas Jewish Federation Leonard Stone: Leonard, I never had the opportunity to ask you the one burning question I had prior to my leaving the Federation. What do you suppose your … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Federation, Las Vegas
Tagged being a man, burning question, Jewish Federation, karp, legal deposition, personal destruction
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