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Rabbi Avi Weiss’s Bridge Too Far On Female Orthodox Rabbis
Rabbi Avi Weiss miscalculated. He thought he could get support on this issue without talking to anyone. His approach was the opposite of Chana Henkin‘s. She created a limited semicha (rabbinic ordination) for women to rule on Jewish law. She … Continue reading
Posted in Chana Henkin, Haredi, Orthodoxy, R. Avi Weiss, R. Yosef Kanefsky, YCT
Tagged chief rabbi, family purity, marc angel, orthodox rabbis, purity laws, rabba, rabbi avi weiss, rabbi weiss, s bridge, semicha
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Lakewood Changes The Way It Deals With Molestation
These links are from Hirhurim: Lakewood changes how it deals with molestation: link Jewish convert comedian: link R. Stephen Pruzansky on Left Wing Modern Orthodox rabbis: link Note the second yahrtzeit — that’s the controversial R. Azariah De Rossi!: link … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism, Hirhurim
Tagged avi weiss, azariah, comedian, de rossi, gil student, Jacob Neusner, joseph kaplan, Lakewood, marc angel, ordination of women, teaneck shuls, yahrtzeit
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New Torah
Rabbi Gil Students writes: Meorot Journal 7:1, September 2008/Tishrei 5769 (link) Introduction to the Tishrei 5769 Edition by Dr. Eugene Korn "Dat Ha-Emet" in Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah by R. Chaim Rapoport Maimonides’ "True Religion": For Jews or All Humanity? A … Continue reading
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Tagged chaim rapoport, marc angel, mishneh torah, orthodox judaism, shlomo riskin, yom tov
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‘The Search Committee’
Rabbi Gil Student writes: R. Marc Angel’s recent book, The Search Committee, is an interesting attempt to portray the divisions within contemporary Orthodox Judaism through a fictional story. The story revolves around the largest yeshiva in America, Yeshivas Lita. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged david mercado, gil student, marc angel, orthodox judaism, rosh yeshiva, women in judaism
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Video Of Alana Newhouse
This is the first time I’ve seen her move. It’s not an unpleasant sight. When she cocks her head and smiles, I bet you anything she’s thinking about me and my unique brand of Jewish journalism. I admit it did … Continue reading
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