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Why America Has No Chief Rabbi
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach writes: In my eleven years living in England I often observed, as did many others, that Anglo-Jewry lacked the vibrancy and innovation characteristic of American Judaism. The absence of an electrifying sense of Jewishness and communal dynamism … Continue reading
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Tagged american counterpart, american jewry, american judaism, anglo jewry, chief rabbi, rabbi shmuley boteach
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Jewish News
From Hirhurim: Rabbi Avi Weiss backs off ‘Rabba’ title ‘for sake of peace’: link Should he be the last Chief Rabbi? (chalilah ve-chas!): link Latest issue of Jewish Action: link R. Steven Pruzansky: The Rise of Orthopraxy: link A literary … Continue reading
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Tagged aharon feldman, aharon lichtenstein, chief rabbi, Hirhurim, peace link, rabbi avi weiss
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Jewish News
From Hirhurim: The Coca-Cola rabbi: link Chassidic leaders back David Greenfield for NY City Council: link R. Menachem Porush dies at 93: link Gay and Orthodox Jewish: is there a problem?: link Religious gays helpline flooded: link Free online archive … Continue reading
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Tagged chief rabbi, chief rabbis, david greenfield, lonely jew, senator joe lieberman, seth farber
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Another Attempt To Fire Rav Haim Druckman
The Jerusalem Post reports Jan. 13, 2010: The Civil Service Authority wrote a letter this week calling on the Prime Minister’s Office to terminate Rabbi Haim Druckman as head of the National Conversion Authority, following the expiration of his contract … Continue reading
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Tagged binyamin netanyahu, chief rabbi, civil service, israel defense forces, israeli defense force, jerusalem post, prime minister benjamin, rabbi shlomo amar, yeshivas
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Shannon Orand’s Unusual Conversion
Here’s the Jewish Israel report. Here’s The Jerusalem Report. From The Jerusalem Post, it sounds like Rav Shmuel Eliyahu (Chief Rabbi of Safed and the son of the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Mordechai Eliyahu) is the main force … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Conversion, Guma Aguiar, Israel, Jewish Israel, Orthodoxy, R. Dov Lior, R. Haim Druckman, R. Leib Tropper, R. Rafi Ostroff, R. Shmuel Eliyahu, R. Tovia Singer, Shannon Orand
Tagged bnei akiva, chief rabbi, chief rabbinate, israel report, jerusalem post, jerusalem report, orand, rabbi dov lior, rabbi shmuel, rabbi singer, rabbi tovia singer, rav dov lior
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