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Tag Archives: conservative movement
What Would A Rabbi Need To Do To Conquer Ramat Zion?
John emails: Hi Luke, I appreciated your revealing piece on Ramat Zion. A friend was thinking of applying to them (as a rabbinic candidate) through the Conservative movement, and your piece raised some red flags for me, given their treatment … Continue reading
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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
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Tagged aliya to israel, Conservative Judaism, conservative movement, jerusalem post, paul freedman, rabbi paul
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CA’s Camp Ramah Suing World Media Television For Contractual Fraud
Camp Ramah is operated by Judaism’s Conservative movement’s Jewish Theological Seminary. This case (BC388444) was filed April 3rd. According to its press releases, World Media Television sends free programming to public TV stations in all 50 states. April 25 Update: … Continue reading
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Tagged 50 states, april 3rd, Camp Ramah, conservative movement, contractual fraud, free programming, jewish theological seminary, Judaism, media television, public tv stations
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What Is Rabbi Wolpe Doing To The Persians At Sinai Temple?
Pious Pico Joe emails: "You ever consider writing something on what the heck Persians are doing going to Sinai Temple? The conservative rabbi there doesn’t teach Torah from Sinai. I’d imagine the conservative movement "theology" of M-n Made Torah doesn’t even exist … Continue reading
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Tagged apartment building, comparable sales, conservative movement, conservative rabbi, Iran, nbsp, Persians, Sinai Temple, theology, Torah, Truth, what the heck, wolpe
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