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Order Of Contempt Issued Against Meir Kin
Meir Kin responds. From GETORA.org: To concerned members of the Jewish community: A seruv (order of contempt) was issued this week against Meir Kin. This is a very significant development in the case of Meir and Lonna Kin. We, at … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, Meir Kin, RCC
Tagged 10th wedding anniversary, chief rabbinate, countless attempts, lonna, rabbinical council of america, rabbinical council of california
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If Orthodoxy Has Moved Right, Why Are Jewish Women Wearing Pants In Teaneck?
Rabbi Gil Student says that the ordination of a woman by Rabbi Avi Weiss has shaken Modern Orthodoxy like no issue he’s ever seen. He writes: “Good to know that “one source in Rabbi Weiss
Posted in Blogging, Hirhurim, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy
Tagged gil student, injecting cocaine, rabbi avi weiss, rabbi weiss, rabbinical council of america, short sleeve shirts, swing to the right
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Rabbis Want A Role In Everything In Jewish Life
From The Forward: Despite a New York judge’s recent condemnation of the practice, several national rabbinic leaders said they thought Orthodox rabbinic courts should continue to screen allegations of sexual abuse and decide whether they should be forwarded to law … Continue reading
Posted in Rabbis
Tagged civil authorities, orthodox rabbis, rabbi moshe, rabbinic leaders, rabbinical council of america, york judge
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The Streits Matza Controversy
David Deutsch writes for Heeb Magazine’s blog Jewdar: Let’s first of all get some conflict of interest issues out of the way: Yes, Streit’s has been a longtime advertiser in Heeb. And yes, Heeb‘s own associate director of business David … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Rabbis
Tagged rabbi moshe, rabbinical council of america, soloveichik, streits matzo, vaad harabonim, Young Israel
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Rabbi Busted For Entering Church
From the New York Daily News: A Manhattan rabbi was chastised by higher-ups for an unorthodox move – participating in an interfaith prayer service at the National Cathedral with President Obama on Wednesday. The Rabbinical Council of America took Rabbi … Continue reading
Posted in Rabbis
Tagged arutz sheva, gil student, haskel, interfaith prayer, jeshurun, joseph kaplan, new york daily news, orthodox rabbi, prayer service, rabbinical council of america
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An Interview With Professor Solomon Schimmel From Hebrew College
Listen to the interview here. Read reviews of the book "The Tenacity of Unreasonable Beliefs: Fundamentalism and the Fear of Truth" here. Read part two of this transcript here. Here is a partial transcript (later edited) of our 100-minute long … Continue reading
Posted in Author Interviews, Orthodoxy
Tagged integrity and honesty, orthodox rabbis, professor solomon, rabbinic interpretations, rabbinical council of america, Solomon Schimmel
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Rabbi Emanuel Rackman Dead
I got an email from a shul saying: "The funeral will be in [Israel]." Emanuel Rackman was one of the great minds of Modern Orthodoxy, a far greater intellect than Shalom Auslander‘s uncle Norman Lamm who beat him out for … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Orthodox
Tagged 5th avenue, american orthodoxy, far rockaway queens, new york board of rabbis, norman lamm, rabbi emanuel, rabbinical council of america, Shalom Auslander, shul, Yeshiva University
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How Open Is ‘Open Orthodoxy’?
I think the proponents of "Open Orthodoxy" mean well. They are the part of Orthodoxy I find most easy to hang with, but "Open Orthodoxy" is a contradiction in terms. "Orthodoxy" means one truth. How open can you be when … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, YCT
Tagged congregation beth israel, congregation or chadash, rabbi avi weiss, rabbinical council of america, woman rabbi, yeshivat chovevei torah
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YU’s Transgendered Professor
From Rabbi Gil Student: According to an article in The Commentator (link), my judgment (link) on the subject of a transgender professor at YU matched that of R. Hershel Schachter and R. Hershel Billet. The article quotes the two rabbis … Continue reading
Posted in Hirhurim
Tagged gil student, jewish character, rabbinical council of america, riets, secular studies, young israel of woodmere
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Is It The Job Of Kashrut Rabbis To Make Sure That Workers Are Fairly Paid?
Nobody has the wisdom to decide what is fair pay outside of the employer and employee who come to a deal. If an illegal immigrant will work for $2 an hour, then that is fair pay. Nobody is putting a … Continue reading
Posted in Agriprocessors, Rabbis
Tagged illegal immigrant, illegal immigrants, market letters, public pronouncements, rabbi shmuel, rabbinic ordination, rabbinical council of america
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