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Tag Archives: Conservative Judaism
Conservative Judaism Pushes Aliyah
From The Jerusalem Post: The Conservative Movement will launch a campaign to encourage immigration to Israel from North and South America during the movement’s annual Rabbinical Assembly convention this week in Jerusalem. "In the next two to three years we … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Judaism, Israel
Tagged aliya to israel, Conservative Judaism, conservative movement, jerusalem post, paul freedman, rabbi paul
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Economy Drives Shul Merges
There’s no longer a significant difference between Reform and Conservative Judaism so why not merge these two movements as well? Attorney Anita Susan Brenner writes: This week, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, the leader of the Union for Reform Judaism, suggested that … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Judaism, Reform Judaism, Synagogue
Tagged Conservative Judaism, palm springs california, reform synagogues, temple isaiah, union for reform judaism, yiddish speakers
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Will Your Grandkids Be Reform?
Bruce writes: Some Orthodox advocates view Reform and Conservative Judaism as dying denominations. In a article with the provocative title "Will Your Grandchildren Be Jews?" the two authors contrast Orthodox Judaism’s relatively high birthrates and relatively low intermarriage rates with … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative jews, Conservative Judaism, intriguing idea, jewish day schools, orthodox judaism, provocative title
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Judaism’s Conversion Controversy
A lot of people ask me for my opinion — as a convert to Judaism — on this controversy. I don’t have one. I accept reality. I’m not trying to change it (in this instance). Some Orthodox shuls count me … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservative Judaism, conversions, converts, dins, jew, jewish history, jewish law, jewish values, loyal reader, meds, minyan, orthodox conversion, orthodox judaism, orthodox rabbis, outrage, RCC, religious extremists, revocation, rsquo, torah laws
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I Plan, Rabbi Hirsch Laughes II
Publicist Lauren Levy emails me April 6: "Hi Luke, As I’m working on getting some online PR for Rabbi Sherre Hirsh’s amazing WE PLAN, GOD LAUGHS, I can’t tell you how pleased I was to read your article on it. … Continue reading
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I Plan, Sherre Laughs
So a couple of weeks ago, the publicist for Rabbi Sherre Hirsch’s first book, We Plan, God Laughs, invited me to email in questions for the rabbi. I did. Five days later, the publicist emails me to say that the … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservative Judaism, conservative rabbi, counselor, desire, divine punishment, gentiles, hand experiences, interfaith work, jesus, laity, life after death, nbsp, news media, publicist, rabbi hirsch, shabbos, sherre, spiritual lesson, stringent standards, temple sinai
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