An overflow crowd came out to support Yachad last week as NY Yachad held its first gala, at Congregation Beth Sholom in Lawrence. Three Yachad stalwarts were honored:
•Adira Katlowitz, …
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6/20/18
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An internal correspondence document written by a senior member of Israel’s rabbinical courts rejects the authority of all rabbis who receive their ordination from a yeshiva …
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By JTA
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5/30/18
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The Orthodox Union is founding its own division to advance women as congregational leaders, as well as to promote Jewish study and communal participation for women in Modern Orthodoxy.
The …
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By Ben Sales, JTA
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10/25/17
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Ever since Rabbi Avi Weiss began training female clergy and appointing them to leadership positions, he’s been mired in controversy.
Graduates of his women’s seminary in Riverdale have …
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By Ben Sales, JTA
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10/18/17
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After Israel’s chief rabbinate last week distributed what a critic described as a rabbinical “blacklist” of Orthodox rabbis, the chief rabbinate apologized on Tuesday to one of those it defamed — Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, co-founder …
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7/12/17
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Following its rabbinic ruling prohibiting synagogues from hiring female clergy, the Orthodox Union is pressuring synagogues that have hired the women to change their titles.In February, the OU issued …
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By Ben Sales, JTA
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6/8/17
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For the first time since her son, Aryeh Natan Glassman, died of a heroin overdose in May, Rebecca Glassman delivered her message that the Orthodox Jewish …
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By Jeffrey Bessen
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12/21/16
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Let us begin with the facts: Converts whose conversions were conducted according to halacha are 100 percent Jewish.
In the eyes of G-d and Torah, they are full Jews, just as Jewish as any born …
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By Rabbis Marc Angel and Avi Weiss
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11/23/16
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In Soviet Russia, religion is illegal. The only thing that made Jewishs marry other Jews is they didn’t want to be called ‘kikes.'
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By Gabe Friedman, JTA
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11/17/16
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A magical season came to a glorious conclusion on June 9, as the HANC Hurricanes claimed the 2016 MYSHAL Soccer Championship by defeating the SAR Sting.
In an epic championship game, under …
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6/8/16
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