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Have the Rabbis Ruined Judaism?
Aish Ha Torah. Los Angeles. 9100 Pico Blvd. 8 p.m. It’s a dark and lonely night. Let’s flash back to a dark and lonely morning almost 13 years ago. April 13, 1998. I am called in to meet with the … Continue reading →
Posted in Aish HaTorah, Conservative Judaism, Personal, R. Ari Kahn, R. Moshe Feinstein
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Only The Non-Orthodox Hold Jewish Identity Conferences
Can you imagine Orthodox Jews holding Jewish identity conferences? It’s inconceivable. One of the great things about belonging to an authentic tradition, any authentic tradition, is that you know who you are. That the non-Orthodox keep talking about Jewish identity … Continue reading →
Posted in Haredi, Orthodoxy
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Tagged bar ilan university, barzilai, chief rabbinate, jerusalem post, jewish leadership, livni, orthodox jews, religious zionist
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Jewish News
From Hirhurim: Bar-Ilan University launches Jewish education journal: link Englewood group, synagogue settle dispute: link Female rabbis find field still not level: link R. Eli Shulman (YU rosh yeshiva): Whats Wrong With Giving Women Semicha: link (audio) In Dispute Over … Continue reading →
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Tagged bar ilan university, education journal, false dichotomy, James kugel, jewish education, jewish news, marc shapiro, rosh yeshiva
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The Kosher Toilet
Dr. Marc Shapiro blogs: …Yated Neeman has never been interested in truth or intellectual honesty, but in pushing a religio-political agenda, and therefore not only do they refuse to print such corrections of their gedolim, but they have even published … Continue reading →
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Black Jewish Relations
Here’s a report on a former Los Angeles rabbi (at the Conservative shul near LAX) and a very sweet man: "I am over the moon. I’ve never been happier." That’s Rabbi Michael Beals, of Congregation Beth Shalom, on Barack Obama … Continue reading →