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Tag Archives: ejf
The Ohel Sarah Imenu Conversion Program
Prof. Yitzhak Kerem forwards this: Dear Prof. Kerem, You asked me a few weeks ago, (November 6, 2011), to write more details on what happened at Ohel Sarah Imenu conversion program for women in Jerusalem. You wrote: Netty doesn’t understand … Continue reading
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Tagged conversion program, ejf, ohel, phone conversations, rav elyashiv, sarah kramer
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The Return Of R. Leib Tropper
Evidence: http://rabbileibtropper.wordpress.com/ http://leibtropper.businesscard2.com/ http://www.ziki.com/en/leib-tropper+274699 http://visible.me/leibtropper-6bs1o Simshalom emails: Hi, Worth keeping an eye on but so far it’s more a sign of a desperado willing to try some cheap PR on the web, and it may not even be him putting … Continue reading
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Tagged ejf, Google, intimate details, muddy water, star role, withdrawal symptoms
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Does Leib Tropper Still Have A Following?
Yaakov* emails: The world loves a “martyr” and to the Agudists Tropper was framed and all is denied, in spite of all the scandals and expulsions, Tropper still has access to top Haredi rabbis. He still has money. He looted … Continue reading
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Tagged beis, ejf, Haredi, Monsey, psak, unacceptable level
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Shannon Orand Worked For Tovia Singer Before Leib Tropper
Rabbi Tovia Singer has lived on the edge for decades. He speaks from the heart, confesses his foibles, turns hundreds of people on to Judaism, and makes some powerful enemies in the process. He is one Orthodox rabbi who’s not … Continue reading
Posted in R. Leib Tropper, R. Tovia Singer, Shannon Orand
Tagged christian youth groups, ejf, FailedMessiah, intimate bonds, intimate connections, israel national news, orand, orthodox judaism, outreach work, rabbi tovia singer, rabbi yosef, social relationship, tovia singer, tropper, tuvia, virus html
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Rabbi Tropper’s PR Agent
Anne emails: You need to look into the role of Menachem Lubinsky in this affair. He is the PR frontman for EJF and Tropper, and he has always stepped in when Tropper has alienated people, which as an aggressive and … Continue reading
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Tagged cosmetic damage, ejf, lubinsky, pr agent, tom kaplan, tropper
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Is The World 6,000 Years Old?
Jimmy emails: Rabbi Leib Tropper is infamous for promoting and enforcing the requirement that converts believe that the world is less than 6000 years old. See here if you’re not familiar with it: http://www.rationalistjudaism.com/2009/11/rabbi-leib-tropper-and-ejf.html http://www.zootorah.com/controversy/ejf.pdf http://modernorthoprax.blogspot.com/2009/09/amazing-shailah-and-teshuvah.html Well get this: Shannon … Continue reading
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Tagged age of the earth, ejf, gerald schroeder, oh noes, true age of the earth, zootorah
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Who Was R. Leib Tropper Talking To On Those Tapes? Shannon Orand – Outreach Administrator At The Eternal Jewish Family?
Here’s a moving video about the process of converting to Judaism, check out the inspiring words of Rabbi Leib Tropper: The Eternal Jewish Family is an independent organization dedicated to the preservation of the authentic Jewish family, as is dictated … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 million dollars, converting to judaism, ejf, jewish spouse, monsey new york, torah center, venerable sage
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