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Tag Archives: Gary Rosenblatt
Gary Rosenblatt On Marc Gafni
Editor of The Jewish Week, Gary Rosenblatt, writes: The news this week that Marc Gafni faces new allegations of sexual misconduct from those in the “spiritual wisdom” community with which he has been associated the last five years was sad, … Continue reading
Posted in Gary Rosenblatt, Marc Gafni
Tagged Gary Rosenblatt, jewish spiritual renewal, marc gafni, orthodox rabbi, spiritual wisdom, witch hunt
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Should Jewish Outreach Rely On Liquor?
Gary Rosenblatt writes: One of the dirty little secrets of Jewish outreach efforts to young people — particularly to college students and those in their 20s — is the use of alcohol to entice them. The most recent case in … Continue reading
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Tagged dirty little secrets, Gary Rosenblatt, jewish outreach, national young leadership cabinet, outreach efforts, young leadership
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When Oprah Winfrey Met Vicki Polin
Here’s some background on Vicki Polin, a crusader against sexual abuse. Rabbis such as Joseph Telushkin and Saul Berman portrayed us as joined at the hip. Since 2004, I’ve been following Vicki Polin’s work with the Awareness Center. She deserves … Continue reading
Posted in Oprah, Vicki Polin
Tagged Awareness Center, baltimore jewish times, Gary Rosenblatt, joseph telushkin, kitty kelley, multiple personality disorder, new biography, oprah winfrey, phil jacobs, polin, ritual sacrifice
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Bored In Shul?
Erica Brown writes for The Jewish Week: Bored in synagogue? Bored in Hebrew school? Bored of the same old brisket?” The High Holy Days are fast approaching, and for many people the thought of spending meaningless, marathon hours in a … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Personal, Prayer
Tagged erica brown, Gary Rosenblatt, high holy days, jewish rituals, jewish survival, poet dylan thomas
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Jewish News
Rabbi Gil Student writes: Gary Rosenblatt argues for government subsidies of secular studies in Jewish day schools (Jewish Week). Now that Solomon Schechters are struggling and not just yeshivas, he cares. The Maharat makes it to the list of Jews … Continue reading
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Tagged bernie madoff, Gary Rosenblatt, gil student, government subsidies, orthodox jews, resident scholar, student posts, yahrtzeit
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Making Conversion To Orthodox Judaism Easier
From The Jerusalem Post: United Torah Judaism’s rabbinic leadership is expected to meet on Wednesday night to discuss a possible compromise in proposed conversion reforms that would allow the party to join the government coalition. The meeting is slated to … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Gary Rosenblatt, Orthodoxy, Reform Judaism
Tagged congregation beth israel, Gary Rosenblatt, government coalition, jerusalem post, orthodox judaism, rabbi yosef, reform congregations, steve lipman, temple solel, torah judaism
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The Jewish Week Features An Ad Seeking A Pornographer
The Jewish Week is a newspaper subsidized by the New York Jewish Federation and edited by Gary Rosenblatt. It runs ads from Monster.com, including this Wednesday evening (look on the far right of this screen capture): I was shocked and … Continue reading
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Tagged Gary Rosenblatt, Jewish Federation, jewish week, pornographer, wednesday evening
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Whining About Bloggers Not Calling Them For Comment
Add Jeffrey Goldberg’s name to the list of phony posturing MSM journalists such as Jewish Week Editor Gary Rosenblatt and Jewish Times Editor Phil Jacobs who whine about bloggers not calling them for comment while simultaneously refusing to answer inquiries … Continue reading
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Tagged accusation, Andrew Sullivan, asshole, blog, blogosphere, emailed, Gary Rosenblatt, inquiries, insults, jeffrey goldberg, Jewish Journalism, jewish times, jewish week, journalist, journalists, new york observer, phil jacobs, postal service, self esteem, several times, stiff fines, tough questions, warm feelings
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