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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Finding An Orthodox Wife
A young man converting to Judaism tells me: “The problem I have is that most orthodox women (90% +???) won’t recognize a ger (a convert to Judaism) unless he has an RCA-approved conversion.” I don’t think that’s true. Unless you … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Marriage, Orthodoxy, R. David Rue, R. Michael Melchior
Tagged conversion status, conversion to judaism, converting to judaism, orthodox conversion, orthodox women, rabbi michael
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Beards No Longer Markers Of Moral Superiority
Adam comments: “You claim to speak from a position of authority on judaism by saying “take it from me, i have a beard”… well put, but are you aware that theres a whole subculture of homosexuals known as the bear … Continue reading
Tagged.com Creates Social Havoc
Report: Shelly emails: I am doing some research on tagged as I want to expose what a scam site it is I am new on youtube and basically clueless how to do most things on here and my profile is … Continue reading
Posted in Internet
Tagged attorney general cuomo, ny state attorney general, state attorney general, tagged com, youtube
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The End Of Jewish Blogging?
Orthodox Rabbi Gil Student blogs: Blog posts are opinion pieces. In the old days, before blogs became more mainstream, you could express your opinions freely. If I thought a rabbi wrote an article demonstrating ignorance and dishonesty with sources, I … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Personal, Rabbis
Tagged e mail, gil student, opinion pieces, orthodox rabbi, shul, thick skins
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Shaarei Tefillah Fight On Purim
On Purim, community activist Max Kessler circulated a petition at Shaarei Tefila (a Modern Orthodox shul in Hancock Park) to keep the rabbi. President Aaron Kin took this as an affront, and ordered Max Kessler to stop circulating the petition. … Continue reading
Posted in Aaron Kin, R. Nochum Kosovsky, Shaarei Tefila
Tagged affront, Hancock Park, klu klux klan, max kessler, orthodox jews, orthodox shul, Purim, rabbi meir kahane, rabbi president, shul, soviet jewry, wide shoulders
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