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David S. Gruber – From Orthodox Rabbi To Secular Humanist
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
Posted in R. David S. Gruber
Tagged archeology, ben gurion university, conservative rabbi, evanston illinois, international bible contest, orthodox rabbi, religious zionist, sabbatical year, secular humanist
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The Living Wage
Rabbi Gil Student writes: I finally read the much-discussed paper by Conservative Rabbi Jill Jacobs on the living wage, which was recently adopted by the (Conservative) Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards (link, download – PDF). I was … Continue reading
Posted in Torah
Tagged conservative rabbi, employer employee relations, gersion appel, gil student, halakah, rabbinical assembly
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I Plan, Rabbi Hirsch Laughes II
Publicist Lauren Levy emails me April 6: "Hi Luke, As I’m working on getting some online PR for Rabbi Sherre Hirsh’s amazing WE PLAN, GOD LAUGHS, I can’t tell you how pleased I was to read your article on it. … Continue reading
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Tagged advance copy, asap, Conservative Judaism, conservative rabbi, counselor, different time zones, e mail, email, God, hirsh, laity, levy, Oprah, phone interview, publicist, quot, rabbi hirsch, sherre, temple sinai
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I Plan, Sherre Laughs
So a couple of weeks ago, the publicist for Rabbi Sherre Hirsch’s first book, We Plan, God Laughs, invited me to email in questions for the rabbi. I did. Five days later, the publicist emails me to say that the … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Judaism, R. Sherre Hirsch
Tagged Conservative Judaism, conservative rabbi, counselor, desire, divine punishment, gentiles, hand experiences, interfaith work, jesus, laity, life after death, nbsp, news media, publicist, rabbi hirsch, shabbos, sherre, spiritual lesson, stringent standards, temple sinai
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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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