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Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto – adviser to the rich and famous
Haaretz reports: Among the posh crowd who summer in the Hamptons, on Long Island, is one of Israel’s most prominent rabbis, Yoshiyahu Pinto. Pinto heads up Shuva Israel, an international network of charities, yeshivas and other religious institutions. In August … Continue reading
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Tagged haaretz reports, hamptons, lily pond lane, religious institutions, religious study, yeshivas
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Toras HaShem Is Now Young Israel Of Valley Village
Jeff emails: Did you hear that Rabbi Zvi Block is negotiating selling his shul Toras HaShem for 1.2mil $ to Yeshivas Ner Aryeh? Joe emails: “It would be an incredible power play by the right wing in the valley. Toras … Continue reading
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Tagged aryeh, black hats, hashem, orthodox shuls, toras, yeshivas
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Another Attempt To Fire Rav Haim Druckman
The Jerusalem Post reports Jan. 13, 2010: The Civil Service Authority wrote a letter this week calling on the Prime Minister’s Office to terminate Rabbi Haim Druckman as head of the National Conversion Authority, following the expiration of his contract … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, IDF, Israel, R. Haim Druckman
Tagged binyamin netanyahu, chief rabbi, civil service, israel defense forces, israeli defense force, jerusalem post, prime minister benjamin, rabbi shlomo amar, yeshivas
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You Are Not Jewish II
From the May 5 Haaretz: Asher Maoz writes: These are painful statements, but they must be said loud and clear: Two peoples live in this land, both Jewish – they and we. They are the ultra-Orthodox, who see themselves as … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Orthodoxy
Tagged asher, conscience, emissaries, family trees, goodwill, haaretz, hush money, investigative committee, jewish state, Judaism, laws of moses, maoz, men and women, one people, status quo, two peoples, whims, willingness, yeshivas, young men
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Do Gentiles Possess Holiness?
The more religious you go in Jewish life, the more likely you are to encounter beliefs that Gentiles have little value. There’s a good discussion on Failed Messiah: RabbidW posts: "Jews do not plan on killing nonJews. Jews speak of … Continue reading
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Tagged altruism, divine soul, downfall, enigmatic smile, faithful god, gentiles, heaven, holiness, interrogation, jew, jewish life, Jews, kuzari, leibowitz, messiah, orthodox communities, outreach worker, prayers, principle, rebbe, religions, sacri, Yeshiva, yeshivas
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