Debra Nussbaum Cohen (Haaretz)
By Debra Nussbaum Cohen (Haaretz)
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Fast Forward Willie Rapfogel Scandal Prompts Few Signs of Change at Jewish Groups
The stunning array of charges against William Rapfogel, the disgraced former head of the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty, should prompt Jewish organizations to engage in soul-searching and make governance changes to avoid similar misfortunes, say experts in non-profit management and ethics. But that, they say, isn’t happening. Charming and savvy, Rapfogel was arrested September…
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Fast Forward Mah Jongg Revival Takes Hold Among Jews
When Elissa Meth Kestin’s grandmother had to move away from the community she had lived in for decades, leaving behind close friends and her longstanding game of Mahjong, the younger woman decided to learn to play the game properly, so she could play with her grandmother to cheer her up. Wanting to learn the game…
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Fast Forward Reform College, Bowing to Pressure, Will Rethink Rabbi Intermarriage Policy
Should the Reform movement ordain intermarried rabbis? Hebrew Union College, which is the seminary of America’s largest Jewish denomination, is considering altering its current policy, which does not allow admission to its rabbinical, cantorial or education schools of applicants who are married to or partnered with non-Jews. A growing chorus of voices — including newly-ordained…
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Fast Forward Rabbi Michael Broyde’s Disturbing Fall in ‘Sockpuppet’ Scandal
Rabbi Michael Broyde was a star of mainstream Orthodoxy. That was before he was revealed as someone who used false identities whose opinions on Jewish law Rabbi Broyde used to buttress his own perspective on the halakhic views of women’s hair covering. Rabbi Broyde used these identities to publish essays and to comment on others’…
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Fast Forward Michael Broyde, Top Modern Orthodox Rabbi, Downplays Fake Name Scandal
Michael Broyde, the top Modern Orthodox rabbi accused of setting up a fake persona to undermine a rival organization and praise his own work, downplayed the importance of the scandal in a new interview. Broyde, 48, spoke exclusively with Haaretz as soon as Shabbat ended. In an interview during which he ranged from sounding befuddled…
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