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Israel rabbi speaks out on being gay and Orthodox
Netanya :: Israel | 8 days ago
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Israel, May 17, 2013 (AFP) -In openly displaying his homosexuality while serving as an Orthodox rabbi, Ron Yosef has broken a major taboo in the closed religious world that he inhabits. Although May 17 is to be marked International Day Against
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Emissary for non-Orthodox Israeli rabbis to visit Bay Area
Long Beach :: CA :: USA | 3 months ago
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Follow j. on and In a precedent-setting decision, Israel's Supreme Court ruled last May that a Reform rabbi, Miri Gold, should be paid a state salary, just like her Orthodox colleagues. The Reform and Conservative movements hailed the decision as
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Orthodox rabbi seeks Israeli religious revolution
Taipei :: Taiwan | 3 months ago
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When Rabbi David Stav launched his official campaign last month to wrest control of Israel's top religious institution from its longtime hardline leadership, it was a long shot. But just two weeks later, Israelis went to the polls and surprisingly
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Sandi DuBowski: Trembling Before G-d: Turning A Movie Into A Movement
Baltimore :: MD :: USA | 5 months ago
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Follow share this story We as filmmakers, more than ever, must become as creative and strategic in our distribution, outreach, funding, audience engagement, and evaluation as we are in our filmmaking. We are living in an incredible era of innovation
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Rabbis for Obama? Of prophets, the Orthodox—and disingenuousness
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | 9 months ago
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Of prophets, the Orthodoxand disingenuousness Posted by Mark Paredes Follow JewishJournal.com on I was disappointed, but not surprised, to hear that hundreds of liberal rabbis nationwide have once again decided to publicly endorse Barack Obama for
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A pioneer of the Israeli rabbinate
Moscow :: Russia | 10 months ago
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On the coffee table is a plate of homemade chocolate chip cookies. As she dons her mittens to pull two enormous quiches off the rack, Gold explains that cooking has always been one of her passions. In the first article ever written about her she was
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Non-Orthodox Jews start making inroads in Israel
Monterey :: TN :: USA | 11 months ago
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Israel With the holy city of Jerusalem visible in the background, a man and woman standing side-by-side lead prayers for about 50 congregants who have come to welcome the Sabbath in this suburb's Reform synagogue. Their prayer book includes poetry,
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Time for Israel to separate religion from politics
Tel Aviv :: Israel | 11 months ago
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Only the state and four cities are obligated under law to have a chief rabbi. Since there is no agreement as to who should hold the position, we have two: one Ashkenazi and one Sephardi. The exception is Tel Aviv where the city council refused to
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Rabbinate declares 'war' on non-Orthodox rabbis
Tel Aviv :: Israel | 11 months ago
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IDF Spokesperson's Office Rabbi Amar Photo: Yosef Avi Yair Angel Israel's chief rabbis call for 'emergency meeting' following state's decision to recognize non-Orthodox rabbis. Head of Reform movement: Rabbi Amar should resign his position Kobi
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Non-Orthodox Jews start making inroads in Israel
Jerusalem :: Israel | 11 months ago
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Israel (AP) — With the holy city of Jerusalem visible in the background, a man and woman standing side-by-side lead prayers for about 50 congregants who have come to welcome the Sabbath in this suburb's Reform synagogue. Their
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