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US Jews protest Catholic document on salvation

AP | RACHEL ZOLL | Posted 09.21.2009 | Home

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NEW YORK — Major Jewish groups and rabbis from the three largest branches of American Judaism said Thursday that their relationship with Roman C...

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No Holds Barred: Modern Orthodoxy Offers Alternatives to Reactionary Judaism

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living

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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

The only way the Modern Orthodox model can work is if it is grounded not only in Jewish commitment, but also in Jewish self-respect.

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Why I (Sometimes) Don't Wear A Kipah*

Menachem Kaiser | Posted 08.29.2009 | Living

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Menachem Kaiser

Open, visible identification with any group whose rules and/or opinions are stated or implicitly assumed is a responsibility, or, conversely, a burden.

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This Is What Is Wrong With a Jewish State

Bradley Burston | Posted 08.09.2009 | World

Read More: Jews, Haaretz, Fourth if July, Africa, Israel, Bradley Burston, Orthodox Judaism, Israel-Palestinian Peace, Refugees, Judaism, World News
Bradley Burston

It's up to a Jewish state to recognize when a policy of collective punishment is self-defeating as well as immoral, and to call a halt. It's up to this Jewish state to redefine patriotism.

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Anne Barker, Seasoned Reporter, Gets Harassed, Spit On At Orthodox Jewish Protest In Jerusalem

Huffington Post | Posted 08.06.2009 | World

Read More: Jerusalem, Orthodox Jews, Foreign Affairs, Orthodox Jewish Protest, Anne Barker, Israel, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Orthodox Judaism, Advocacy, World News

Anne Barker, a reporter for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, was caught in a violent protest of Orthodox Jews against a local carpark that wou...

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Ashira: Orthodox Jewish All-Girl Rock Band Refuses To Play For Men

AP | TARA TODRAS-WHITEHILL | Posted 07.02.2009 | World

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RAMAT GAN, Israel — On a fog-filled stage, as the six women of the Ashira band rocked before their die-hard fans, a man entered the auditorium _...

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Making Synagogue Stimulating Again

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.27.2009 | Style

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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

Many of us find the Synagogue services oppressive and stultifying. They're too formal, too long, too boring. Nobody said that there shouldn't be a stimulating and satisfying social portion of a Synagogue.

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A Rabbi Is Not a "Rabbi" in the Jewish Orthodox Twilight Zone

Leora Tanenbaum | Posted 05.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Avi Weiss, Rabbis, Yeshiva University, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, Sara Hurwitz, Maharat, Orthodox Judaism, Women and Religion, Living News
Leora Tanenbaum

Within Orthodoxy, the "rabbi" title for a woman with the exact same credentials as a male rabbi is considered as forbidden as eating pork on Yom Kippur.

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Account From The Set Of "Jerusalem: Center Of The World"

Ray Suarez | Posted 05.01.2009 | World

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Ray Suarez

I have always been interested in those places where the membrane between the seen and the unseen is thin -- where human beings feel able to touch the eternal.

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Foreskin's Lament: A Cut Above the Average Memoir

Bart Motes | Posted 01.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Funny, Book Reviews, Memoir, Shalom Auslander, Hilarious, Orthodox Judaism, Gift Ideas for Readers, Gift Ideas, Media News
Bart Motes

Ernest Hemingway reportedly said "the first draft of anything is shit." Maybe that's why Shalom Auslander's Foreskin's Lament is so damn good. Ausl...

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How to Fix Orthodox Jewish Dating

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 12.05.2008 | Living

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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

In the religious world where dating is often dependent on third parties making introductions, young men and women are at the mercy of others to meet a potential spouse.

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Do Mormons Deserve Equal Protection Under the Law?

Rick Jacobs | Posted 11.20.2008 | Politics

Read More: Mormon Church, Michael Medved, LGBT Rights, Daniel Lapin, Courage Campaign, Karen Bass, Gay Marriage, Barack Obama, Prop. 8, Orthodox Judaism, California, Politics News
Rick Jacobs

California's Proposition 8 is anti-American. When in history has this country grown stronger through division, through the premise that stripping away equal rights somehow strengthens us?

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Transgender Professor at Yeshiva U. -- Mazel Tov!

Leora Tanenbaum | Posted 10.20.2008 | Style

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Leora Tanenbaum

English professor Joy Ladin, formerly Jay Ladin, makes Yeshiva University the first religiously conservative university in the United States with a transgender faculty member.

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