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Rabbi Gershon Bess Vs. Rabbi Yehuda Bukspan
In the mid 1980s, Rabbi Gershon Bess began moving on his plan to reinvigorate the RCC and make it the Beit Din in town. He began moving on his plan to overtake Rabbi Yehuda Bukspan for kashrut supremacy (certifying restaurants, … Continue reading
Posted in R. Avraham Teichman, R. Elazar Muskin, R. Gershon Bess, R. Yehuda Bukspan, R. Yosef Kanefsky, Rabbis, RCC
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A New Prayer Book From UK Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
Rabbi Gil Student writes: Last week I had the pleasure of meeting Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks at a New York luncheon celebrating the publication of the new Koren Sacks Siddur (link). R. Shaul Robinson of Lincoln Square Synagogue arranged … Continue reading
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The Secrets Of Making Converts To Orthodox Judaism
Rabbi Gil student writes: Urim Publications recently published A Circle in the Square, a book that is a combination of a biography of R. Shlomo Riskin until his aliyah in 1983 and the story of the innovation that is Lincoln … Continue reading
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