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Tag Archives: rubinstein
‘A Sincere Question’
Rabbi Yehuda (YY) Rubinstein emails me June 5: Dear Mr Ford, I honestly want to pose you a question if I may. I watched the video of you sitting in the car the other day [LF: this video or this?] … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Personal, R. YY Rubinstein, Rabbis
Tagged conversion status, dear mr, honest question, jewish law, rabbi yehuda, rubinstein, sensitive nature
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She Put Her Hands Over Her Ears
I was reciting kiddish Friday night with great fervor and this woman put her hands over her ears. Oy vey! Maybe I should ask Rabbi Y.Y. Rubinstein for help with my kiddish singing.
Posted in Personal
Tagged fervor, friday night, oy, rabbi, rubinstein
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Rabbis, Converts & Jewish Law
I got into a discussion via email with Orthodox rabbi Yehuda Yonah Rubinstein who wanted me to remove from my website a claim that he was a convert to Judaism. I decided to publish our private email exchange after he … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Gossip, Judaism, R. YY Rubinstein, Rabbis
Tagged converst, converts to judaism, jewish law, journalistic criteria, medical practices, orthodox rabbi, orthodox rabbis, rubinstein
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Newsweek Ranks America’s Top 25 Pulpit Rabbis
From Newsweek.com: Based on the overwhelming response to the "influentials" list last year, Lynton, Ginsberg and Sanderson put together a list of the best pulpit rabbis in the country. The most powerful people, it turns out, are not always the … Continue reading
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Tagged agudas achim, central synagogue new york, community leadership, congregation beth israel, congregation beth israel houston, David Wolpe, kavana, nai jeshurun, nashville tn, newsweek, nussbaum, oratory, orthodox congregation, overwhelming response, Rabbis, reform congregation, rubinstein, seattle wa, sinai temple los angeles, tifereth israel
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