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Jewish Journal Preparing Blockbuster CA Kashrut Expose
This well-researched story should hit the stands in a month. I’ve done some independent research and the following story is about Schwarma Express in the San Fernando Valley. It is a kosher restaurant under the supervision of Rabbi Yehuda Bukspan … Continue reading
Posted in Kashrut, R. Avraham Teichman, R. Yehuda Bukspan
Tagged jewish company, kehilla, kosher restaurant, rabbi avraham, rabbi yehuda, torah scholar
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The ‘Tolerant’ Rabbi Druckman Vs. The ‘Hard-Hearted’ Haredim
Jonathan Rosenbloom, who is charedi, writes: Rabbi Avraham Sherman, author of the Rabbinical High Court decision, served for many years as an IDF rabbi, and once spent a sabbatical at Yeshiva University, the flagship institution of modern Orthodoxy. Another one … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion
Tagged chief rabbi, isaac herzog, israeli rabbis, jerusalem post, rabbi avraham, Yeshiva University
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Cruelty In The Name Of God
From Haaretz: The decision by three rabbinic judges at the Supreme Rabbinic Court in Jerusalem, headed by Rabbi Avraham Sherman, to annul conversions conducted since 1999 by Rabbi Haim Druckman and the conversion court system comes as no surprise. The … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
Tagged circumstances, conjunction, Conversion, conversions, converts, divorce proceedings, excuse, haaretz, harassment, Jerusalem, Judaism, Marriage, name of god, prime minister, rabbi avraham, regional court, revocation, strictures, surprise
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Tranquility Bay
The Awareness Center posts March 28: Isaac Hersh was being held at Tranquility Bay, a boot camp in Jamaica, which was known for using severe corporal punishment on the children. Allegations have been made that Isaac’s parents (Miriam and Michael … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Isaac Hersh
Tagged abraham j twerski, ambulance service, Awareness Center, center posts, corporal punishment, dr abraham, far rockaway ny, foster parents, Hatzalah, Hillary Clinton, isaac klein, leave of absence, monsey ny, rabbi avraham, rabbi dovid, rabbi shmuel, rabbi yosef, senator hillary clinton, torture chamber, tranquility bay, Yeshiva University
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