Tag Archives: Yeshiva University

YU’s Tranny Prof – No Problem Says Rabbi

Rabbi Gil Student, the leader of Modern Orthodoxy in America, posts: The news is reporting that a tenured professor at Yeshiva University returned last week as a transgender individual (link). It seems that some rabbis are vocally opposed to this. … Continue reading

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Yeshiva University Rocked By Tranny Prof

From the New York Post: NEW LOOK: Joy Ladin arrives last week at Yeshiva University, where she heads the writing center. A Yeshiva University professor left two years ago as a man – and returned last week as a woman. … Continue reading

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YULA’s Mixed Message On Teenage Drinking

The school’s (Yeshiva University of Los Angeles high school) administrators tell the kids not to drink, but the rabbi-teachers when they have the kids over to their home, encourage them to drink, particularly on Purim. What’s up with that?

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Rabbi Mordecai Gafni Update

How come so many Jews employ multiple names? From The Awareness Center: Over the last few years various individuals have been monitoring Rabbi Mordechai Gafni’s where abouts.  After fleeing Israel, Gafni took a brief respite in Boston, prior to moving … Continue reading

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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

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