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Jerusalem Post Fires Larry Derfner For Justifying Terrorist Attack On Israelis
Larry Derfner is a far-left Israel-hating writer who has frequently contributed to the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles. How could an Israel-hater contribute to the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles? Because the Jewish Journal is a leftist publication and the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism
Tagged eilat, jerusalem post, Jewish Journal, JTA, necessary truth, palestinian terror
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Former Jewish Journal Of Los Angeles Managing Editor, Amy Klein, Moved To New York Last Fall
Amy Klein writes for JTA intermittently and for other publications such as the New York Times and Salon. Amy is originally from New York, but has lived in Jerusalem and Los Angeles (for almost ten years). Amy Klein updates Amy … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Klein, Jewish Journal, JTA, managing editor, New York Times
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Orthodox Rabbis Claim There’s No Liberal Bent To Traditional European Jews
BERLIN (JTA) — Orthodox rabbis in Europe challenged the interpretations of a new study that suggests a liberal bent among some traditional European Jews. The reported results "raised both a frown and bewilderment" among Orthodox rabbis, according to a statement … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Orthodoxy, Rabbis
Tagged european jews, JTA, orthodox rabbis, rabbi yisroel, rce, spiritual leaders
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Conversion Controversy
Eytan Kobre writes: Below I share with you (with very minor changes) the e-mail letter I sent today to Dina Kraft, a JTA reporter, responding to her article on the JTA website regarding the controversy over the ruling of an … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Journalism
Tagged acknowledgement, conversion controversy, conversions, converts, diaspora, e mail, feuerstein, itim, JTA, Judaism, kobre, mail letter, minor changes, objectivity, public outrage, rabbi, rabbinical council of america, religious commitment, seth farber, tzohar
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Beit Shemesh Extremist Rabbi Shabsi Wigder Extremely Ill
This announcement in Hebrew asks for your prayers. Wigder is not from the Karlin Stolin sect. (They are moderates, politically and religiously speaking.) Bleich, his son-in-law, is from that sect. Wigder hung around Rabbi Shlomo Freifeld, who was the Rosh … Continue reading
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Tagged azman, boarding school, Brooklyn, chesed, chicago illinois, chief rabbi, chief rabbis, dov, extremist, hebrew, jewish city, jewish day school, jewish orphanage, jewish revival, JTA, karlin, lubavitch, magazine focus, magen avot, prayers, predilections, rabbi bleich, rabbi shlomo, rabbinical ordination, rabbinical studies, religious organizations, rosh hayeshiva, semicha, social services network, stolin, ukraine, ukrainian community, welfare society, wikipedia, yakov
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