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Extremism In Aleppo, Syria

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Luke Ford

In his Oct. 25, 2010 lecture on R. Elijah Benamozegh for Torah in Motion, Dr. Marc B. Shapiro says: There has been a trend of extremism in Aleppo for a long time… The Aleppo Syrian [Jewish] community burned this book … Continue reading →

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The Ordination Of Women As Orthodox Rabbis

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Luke Ford

I’m told: There are many aspects to this and I do not believe that any one or two people can change things on their own. Orthodox Judaism is a religion of consensus. Sometimes ideas are discussed for decades before they … Continue reading →

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AJU Professor Yitzchak Kerem On Pico-Robertson, The Armenian Genocide

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Luke Ford

Part One Luke: "How does your activism fit with your scholarship?" Yitzchak: "It complements each other. I try to be objective. I’m critical of Sephardic organizational life. I received a lot of resistance when I tried to organize a Sephardic … Continue reading →

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AJU Professor Yitzchak Kerem Interview Part II

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Luke Ford

Part One Luke: "How does your activism fit with your scholarship?" Yitzchak: "It complements each other. I try to be objective. I’m critical of Sephardic organizational life. I received a lot of resistance when I tried to organize a Sephardic … Continue reading →

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