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Rate My Beit Din: Platform Exposes Systemic Failures in Jewish Divorce Courts
02 Jul 2025 21:18 GMT
… Jewish divorce]. It was an awful experience.”
A third reported: “The rabbi … Angeles, Macner founded ‘Get Jewish Divorce Justice,’ a nonprofit … chained to a marriage under Jewish law, unable to remarry, and … he does appear, the rabbis have an opportunity, a …
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In a first for Conservative Judaism, synagogue allows clergy to participate in interfaith weddings
02 Jul 2025 16:39 GMT
… — weddings of Jews who marry outside their faith.
Rabbis and cantors at … threat to Judaism, without forsaking its traditional grounding in Jewish law.
In a … of Intermarriage Engagement and Inclusion.”
Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal, the CEO of …
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US rabbis boycott court that allowed priest-convert nuptials
01 Jul 2025 16:29 GMT
… convert, contrary to Jewish law. Now, prominent rabbis are threatening the … and eventually, an additional rabbi became the one promoting the … storm developed in American Judaism, with calls for a … and erroneous interpretations of Jewish law. It details how the …
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From the marriage contract to breaking the glass under the chuppah, many Jewish couples adapt their weddings to celebrate gender equality
30 Jun 2025 13:00 GMT
… liberal branches of Judaism, whether between opposite … tension in Jewish marriage. Jewish law gives men … rabbi with a deep knowledge of Jewish law, and is grounded in ancient Jewish … laws for business partnerships between equals. That said, many Jews …
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Examining Three Remarkable Women From Jewish History in These Turbulent Times
27 Jun 2025 16:42 GMT
… Babylon. She was familiar with Jewish law. But she had a temper … the third most frequently mentioned rabbi in the Mishnah.
She was … and was happy to challenge rabbis she thought less knowledgeable than … author is a writer and rabbi, currently based in New York …
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If Jewish Law Says Men Had to Have Short Hair, Why Does Jesus Have Long Hair in Every Movie?
19 Jun 2025 22:10 GMT
In nearly every movie, painting or Sunday school coloring page, Jesus Christ shows up with a full beard and a head of perfectly tousled, shoulder-length hair. Whether it’s The Passion of the Christ, The Chosen, Jesus Christ Superstar, or the dusty …
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Ariel Taps Rabbi Pinchas & Naomi Fink to Lead
25 Jun 2025 23:55 GMT
… search, the congregation hired Rabbi Pinchas Fink to succeed … President Josh Bakhshi, stated, “Rabbi Fink was chosen from over … Jews in Dunwoody while remaining true to Torah and Jewish law.
“Rabbi … the Jewish Heritage Center, and then as interim rabbi at …
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Is it proper for Jews around the world to set aside their usual tzedakah...
25 Jun 2025 17:00 GMT
… you listen to your podcasts.
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Rabbi Steven Pruzansky
Ultimately, the distribution … jarring to watch many American Jews scampering to leave Israel, presumably … Rabin Chair in Talmud and Jewish Law. He also serves as the …
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The Last of Us: According to Jewish Law, Is Joel a Savior or Sinner?
09 Jun 2025 13:23 GMT
… Dilemma and Questions in Jewish Law
The ending provoked passionate … case: A group of Jews is surrounded by enemies … actions would be prohibited. Jewish law has boundaries, even in … With insights from Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits and Rabbi Noson Weisz
*While …
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Ana Levy-Lyons, a former Unitarian Universalist minister and future rabbi, wants to cure what ails the secular left
18 Jun 2025 22:41 GMT
… Jewish Renewal movement’s ALEPH Ordination Program to become a rabbi … religious tradition, especially Jewish traditions, as an … Jewish law] and all of that. But there are a number of rabbis … time to [Conservative Judaism’s Jewish Theological Seminary], and …