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David S. Gruber – From Orthodox Rabbi To Secular Humanist

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Luke Ford

I call David in Texas Thursday morning. David: "I was born in Evanston, Illinois. My family made aliyah when I was eight. We were back in the Chicago area for my dad’s sabbatical year when I was 13. Aside from … Continue reading →

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Rabbi Elior Chen Arrested In South America

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Luke Ford

From Haaretz: SAO PAULO – Local police yesterday arrested an ultra-Orthodox rabbi suspected of seriously abusing Jerusalem children, one of whom is in a vegetative state. Police officers nabbed Rabbi Elior Chen on a street corner in the Bom Retiro … Continue reading →

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Seduced By A Rabbi

Posted on June 4, 2008 by Luke Ford

From Newsday: ALBANY, N.Y. – New York‘s top court is considering whether a 1935 state law that prohibits suing seducers for monetary damages applies to members of the clergy. Adina Marmelstein wants the Court of Appeals to reinstate her claim … Continue reading →

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From Orthodox Rabbi To Secular Humanist

Posted on June 3, 2008 by Luke Ford

Rabbi David S. Gruber writes: Having grown up an Orthodox Jew since the age of eight, having gone to prominent Israeli high school and post high school yeshivas, having been ordained by the Chief Rabbis of Israel, having served as … Continue reading →

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Jewish News Roundup

Posted on May 30, 2008 by Luke Ford

From the Forward: WHERE’S THE PLAN ON IRAN?: New Jersey Jewish News editor Andrew Silow-Carroll suspects that neither Obama nor McCain “has a clue about what to do about Iran.” TRIBE IN TAIWAN: The Baltimore Jewish Times visits with Taiwan’s … Continue reading →

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