{"id":28444,"date":"2011-01-10T08:37:43","date_gmt":"2011-01-10T16:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=28444"},"modified":"2011-01-10T08:37:43","modified_gmt":"2011-01-10T16:37:43","slug":"jewish-news-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=28444","title":{"rendered":"Jewish News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><A HREF=\"http:\/\/torahmusings.com\/2011\/01\/news-links-30\/\">From TorahMusings.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa Prof. Lawrence Schiffman to join YU as Vice Provost for Undergraduate  Education (via e-mail)<br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/lifeandstyle\/2011\/jan\/07\/jewish-matchmaker-arranged-marriage\">The  Jewish Matchmaker<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rabbis.org\/news\/article.cfm?id=105607\">RCA  clarification on brain death<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/01\/09\/opinion\/09sun3.html\">King James  Bible at 400<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yucommentator.com\/news\/censorship-aepi-off-campus-fees-and-no-women-in-glueck-1.1820213\">Richard  Joel interview<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yucommentator.com\/news\/censorship-committee-draws-student-outcry-1.1820205\">Faculty  oversight at YU (aka censorship)<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yucommentator.com\/rabbi-tuvia-lasdun-beloved-rabbi-and-librarian-passes-away-on-erev-shabbos-chanuka-1.1834906\">R.  Tuvia Lasdun, of all those memorable Kol Nidreis at YU, passes away<\/a><br \/>\n \u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/JewishWorld\/JewishNews\/Article.aspx?id=202897\">HODS  vitriol continues, this time against R. Jonathan Sacks<\/a><br \/>\n                 \t\t\t \t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  \u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/getora.org\/PDF\/NYT%20Clarification.pdf\">ORA\u2019s  clarification re the NY Times (PDF)<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/misc\/article-print-page\/designing-a-22nd-century-classic-1.335281?trailingPath=2.169,2.203,2.207,\">Designing  a 22nd-century classic<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejewishstar.com\/stories\/The-Kosher-Bookworm-You-do-have-a-prayer,2149\">The  Kosher Bookworm: You do have a prayer<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejc.com\/news\/uk-news\/43138\/charedim-applaud-visa-rule-change\">Charedim  applaud visa rule change<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/volokh.com\/2011\/01\/07\/why-scholars-motives-should-be-irrelevant-to-our-evaluation-of-their-scholarship\/\">Why  scholars\u2019 motives should be irrelevant to our evaluation of their  scholarship<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/technology\/archive\/2011\/01\/the-hassidim-of-the-consumer-electronics-show\/69033\/\">The  Hassidim of the Consumer Electronics Show<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/matzav.com\/yiddishkeit-version-20\">Obnoxious review of the  as-yet-unpublished new RCA siddur<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejewishstar.com\/stories\/The-truth-about-the-ban,2152?content_source=&amp;category_id=&amp;search_filter=ban&amp;event_mode=&amp;event_ts_from=&amp;list_type=&amp;order_by=&amp;order_sort=&amp;content_class=&amp;sub_type=&amp;town_id=\">The  truth about the VosIzNeias ban<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/Magazine\/Judaism\/Article.aspx?id=202552\">R.  Berel Wein: Righteous Women<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tabletmag.com\/arts-and-culture\/music\/55172\/hear-israel\/\">Tzena  Tzena (American version)<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbm-torah.org\/friday.htm\">SALT Friday<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejc.com\/news\/uk-news\/43362\/pre-nup-law-wont-affect-get\">Pre-nup  law won\u2019t affect the get<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/NationalNews\/Article.aspx?id=202392\">Employers  in Professional Fields Reluctant to Hire Charedim<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jta.org\/news\/article\/2011\/01\/05\/2742427\/op-ed-jewish-community-stresses-feelings-at-its-peril\">Jewish  community stresses feelings at its peril<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSTRE70529120110106\">Israeli  court gives green light to \u201cmodesty buses\u201d<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.witn.com\/home\/headlines\/Synangogue_First_Black_Woman_Rabbi_Not_right_Fit_112977399.html\">Synagogue:  First Black Woman Rabbi Not \u201cRight Fit\u201d<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-4008820,00.html\">Rabbis  take a stand on road safety<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishideasdaily.com\/content\/module\/2011\/1\/6\/main-feature\/1\/who-needs-hebrew\">Who  Needs Hebrew?<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbm-torah.org\/Thursday.htm\">SALT Thursday<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n\u25aa  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewishpress.com\/pageroute.do\/46670\">R. Weinreb:  What\u2019s Needed In Orthodox Leadership<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forward.com\/articles\/134321\/\">Beyond Excess: Finding  better rewards for our leaders<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/atwar.blogs.nytimes.com\/2011\/01\/02\/a-tour-of-iraqs-ancient-sites\/\">A  tour of Iraq\u2019s ancient sites (video)<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-4006101,00.html\">Study  probes religious teens\u2019 sexual guilt<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/JewishWorld\/JewishNews\/Article.aspx?id=202260\">YU  ethics expert censures rabbis over brain-stem death<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jta.org\/news\/article\/2011\/01\/04\/2742401\/jewish-runners-decry-post-yom-kippur-marathon\">Jewish  runners decry post-Yom Kippur marathon<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisislondon.co.uk\/standard\/article-23910675-new-yorker-heads-for-jewish-school.do\">New  Yorker heads for Jewish school<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aolnews.com\/2010\/12\/19\/slum-touring-millionaires-put-off-the-ritz-in-israel\/\">Slum-Touring  Millionaires Put Off the Ritz in Israel<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbm-torah.org\/wednesda.htm\">SALT Wednesday<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n\u25aa  <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.forward.com\/sisterhood-blog\/134375\/\">A mitzvah  project with the help of online crowd-sourcing<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/01\/04\/us\/04divorce.html\">Religious  divorce dispute leads to secular protest<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/JewishWorld\/JewishNews\/Article.aspx?id=202125\">Shas  seeks law against ethnic bias in haredi schools<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.israelnationalnews.com\/News\/News.aspx\/141526\">On  Facebook, parents are new immigrants, children are natives<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vbm-torah.org\/tuesday.htm\">SALT Tuesday<\/a><\/b><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-3999444,00.html\">Eating  disorders a problem among haredim<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-4007553,00.html\">R.  Druckman: It\u2019s a rabbi\u2019s duty to voice opinions<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-4008037,00.html\">Safed  rabbi interrogated on incitement charges<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/ipad-application\/company-battle-over-einstein-image\/story-fn6s850w-1225980751625\">Company  battles Hebrew U over Einstein image<\/a><br \/>\n\u25aa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/articles\/0,7340,L-4007659,00.html\">Rabbi  leads Torah trafficking ring<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From TorahMusings.com: \u25aa Prof. Lawrence Schiffman to join YU as Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (via e-mail) \u25aa The Jewish Matchmaker \u25aa RCA clarification on brain death \u25aa King James Bible at 400 \u25aa Richard Joel interview \u25aa Faculty oversight &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=28444\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[8877,24930,12422,8880,24931,14277],"class_list":["post-28444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jews","tag-berel-wein","tag-brain-stem-death","tag-jewish-matchmaker","tag-jonathan-sacks","tag-sexual-guilt","tag-woman-rabbi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=28444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28444\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=28444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=28444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=28444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}