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Tag Archives: RCA
The Seforim Blog And Tradition Magazine Part Ways
You can now find the Seforim blog at its old address. What happened? No explanation was offered in the Tradition announcement. Moshe Friedman posts: "My guess: some higher-up RCA rabbis actually read some of the things posted on the site … Continue reading
Jewish Press Accused Of Feminism
Someone calling himself the Rabbinic Corruption Committee has gone on the warpath against the Jewish Press and its campaign against men who won’t give their wives a get (Jewish divorce). Here’s a taste of this new blog called jewishpressmess: 1)DO … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, The Jewish Press
Tagged agunah, conversions, corruption, divorcee, Feminism, gittin, harrassment, intimidation, Israel, jerusalem post online, jewish divorce, jewish press, Marriage, quot, rabbinate, Rabbis, RCA, regard, valid address, warpath
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Rabbinic Corruption
Gadi Pickholz from the Israel Fathers Rights Advocacy Council emails: "Luke: Just over 50% of all cases before Israel’s rabbinic courts are appealed, and just over 65% of those appeals are found valid. Yet in the US, both the RCC … Continue reading
Posted in Rabbis
Tagged administrative offices, administrative procedures, advocacy council, civil courts, comptroller, computerized system, conflict of interest, counterparts, court administration, court rulings, divorce decree, fathers rights, infallability, judicial proceedings, petah tikva, pulpits, quot, rabbinate, RCA, RCC
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Orthodox Judaism’s Conversion Controversy
To quote Toby Katz, commenting on Cross-Currents: The RCA is upset because so many RCA rabbis have done conversions that they never should have done — converting women who had no intention of ever keeping mitzvos, just so they could … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion
Tagged contrary, conversion controversy, conversion to judaism, conversions, converts, converts to judaism, cross currents, fallout, friendship, halachic, i don t care, intention, jewish men, jewish women, Jews, judgments, katz, million things, nuts, orthodox judaism, personal tragedies, press release, quotes, Rabbis, RCA, religious life, shortcomings, streams, taking sides, Truth
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The Orthodox Conversion To Judaism
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky writes: There is a sign hanging in my office that should be standard in the office of every rabbi, communal leader, worker for Klal Yisrael or activist of any sort. It reads: “For every action there is … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion
Tagged admonitions, chief rabbinate, communal leader, conversion to judaism, conversions, falsehood, inception, jewish community, jewish week, majority opinion, orthodox conversion, overwhelming majority, promulgation, proximate cause, rabbi, RCA, restrictive regulations, rsquo, untruth, yisrael
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