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Migron's Dilemma: To Protest or not to Protest
Jerusalem :: Israel | 9 months ago
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Migron has been the victim of the same government policies that uprooted Gush Katif Jews from their homes after years of government support and promises they would never be forced out of their homes.
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On Religion: Duke Law Professor Sees ‘Cartel' in Hiring of Rabbis
Durham :: NC :: USA | 9 months ago
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Four years ago, when the longtime rabbi of Beth El Synagogue here retired, a member named Barak D...Everything went smoothly enough until the congregation reached outside Conservative Judaism, its formal affiliation, to consider candidates from the
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German Jewish group to begin training mohels
Berlin :: Germany | 9 months ago
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Germany's main Jewish body has announced its intention to institutionalize the training of mohels or ritual circumcisors. Amid concerns among Jews and Muslims that their religious practice of circumcision may be outlawed , the Central Council of Jews
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Groups to Obama: Denounce ‘radical' rabbi support
Tehrān :: Iran | 9 months ago
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The Republican Jewish Coalition on Thursday expressed profound outrage that Rabbi Lynn Gottlieb, a Renewal rabbi from California that the RJC described as a "radical rabbi," is part of Rabbis for Obama, which was launched Tuesday. Gottlieb sits on
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Rabbis join Obama campaign
San Fernando :: CA :: USA | 9 months ago
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Obama for America announced the initiative Aug. 21 to engage and mobilize grassroots supporters. The rabbis represent themselves and not individual synagogues or organizations, according to the news release. The names of all the rabbis can be found
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Rabbis call for better gun control
Milwaukee :: WI :: USA | 9 months ago
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Do not stand idly by the blood of your neighbor' (Leviticus 19:16), said a statement Aug. 16 issued by Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, the executive vice president of the Conservative movement's Rabbinical Assembly. As people of faith, the Rabbinical Assembly
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Letters Threaten Life of Lyon's Chief Rabbi
Jerusalem :: Israel | 9 months ago
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The letters included photographs of children being taken to concentration camps during the Holocaust, and said that every time Jews complained about anti-Semitism, attacks would become stronger. Rabbi Wertenschlag told the media there may be people
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When kids don't go to temple, should rabbis go to schools?
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 9 months ago
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Follow j. on and teaneck, n.j. When Rabbi Adam Raskin arrived at Congregation Har Shalom in Potomac, Md., last year, he was determined to reach out to teenagers uninvolved with the Conservative synagogue's youth activities. He approached the
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Smaller congregations share ideas in quest to stay vibrant
San Jose :: CA :: USA | 9 months ago
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Follow j. on and Congregation B'nai Emunah in San Francisco is doing a good job of maintaining its presence in the community, but with a membership of fewer than 200 households and a small staff, the Conservative synagogue like others its size
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Pictures tell the diversity story at Oakland's Temple Sinai: Portraits show many faces of family
Shanghai :: China | 9 months ago
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Follow j. on and Last year, Temple Sinai leaders wondered how to best show the face of diversity at their Oakland congregation...And there are plenty of traditional families in the mix as well...Rabbi Jacqueline Mates-Muchin For me it's always
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