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Tag Archives: brous
Do Your Own Thing For Israel
David Suissa writes in this week’s Jewish Journal: If Brous and her camp want to help Israel by showing a conciliatory and self-reflective side to the world – rather than a rah-rah side – they should just do it. For … Continue reading
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Tagged brous, Jewish Journal, peace lovers, public rally, reflective side, walks of life
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Rabbi Sharon Brous Compares Sunday’s Rally For Israel To A Laker Rally
Rabbi Sharon Brous writes for the Jewish Journal. I wonder if she will face any consequences for the appalling things she wrote. I expect her congregation of Ikar is far more leftist than Jewish and so they really don’t give … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, R. Sharon Brous
Tagged american jews, brous, Dennis Prager, giving money, Jewish Journal, wing politics
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Ikar’s Conservative Rabbi Disturbed By Sunday’s Pro-Israel Rally
Rabbi Sharon Brous writes for the Jewish Journal: I am certain that I am not the only person who left Sunday’s Solidarity Rally for Israel with a profound sense of unease. While I was not greeted with boos and jeers, … Continue reading
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Tagged brous, conservative rabbi, jewish heart, jewish leader, lasting peace, solidarity rally, status quo
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Who You Calling Rebbetzin?
Danielle Berrin writes: For as long as rabbis have been arguing Talmud, their wives have been at home preparing Shabbat dinner. Yet that image, along with expectations for clergy spouses, has evolved. For one, they’re no longer all women. They’re … Continue reading
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Tagged brous, clergy spouses, comedy writing, psychology training, public scrutiny, shabbat dinner
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