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Fast Forward Orthodox Woman Clergy Member To Get ‘Rabbah’ Title
An Orthodox clergywoman will now be known as “rabbah,” rather than an acronym that had been created on her behalf. Sara Hurwitz, who has been performing rabbinical duties at the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale in New York City, last year had been given the title of Maharat — a Hebrew acronym that stands for a…
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Fast Forward Two British Kosher Food Companies Raided for Illegal Workers
Two British kosher food companies were raided for having illegal workers. The Great Food Company and Gilbert Kosher Foods could be fined up to $113,000, The Jewish Chronicle reported. Five men working for The Great Food Company were found to be Sri Lankan and face charges for having counterfeit documents. Two men from Gilbert Kosher…
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Fast Forward Federation G.A. Moves to New Orleans
The Jewish Federations of North America is moving its annual conference in 2010 to New Orleans and holding it earlier than planned. The umbrella group of the Jewish federation system had been set to hold its 2010 General Assembly in Orlando, Fla., but said in a news release Sunday that it decided to change the…
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Fast Forward Israeli Team To Leave Haiti
The Israeli medical and rescue team in Haiti will finish operations on the devastated island nation in the next few days, according to the Israel Defense Forces. The team’s members are set to return to Israel by Thursday. The decision to bring the team home came after the arrival of additional aid forces to Haiti,…
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Fast Forward Israel Inquires About Adopting Haitian Orphans
Israel is looking into the possibility of adopting orphaned Haitian children. Israel’s Social Affairs Minister Isaac Herzog has asked his staff to look into adopting Haitian children who lost their parents in the devastating earthquake on Jan. 12, according to reports in Israel. “We are proud that Israel aided the horrible distress in Haiti and…
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Fast Forward After Tefillin Mistaken for Bomb, Agudath Calls for Better Training of Airline Personnel
An Orthodox group is calling for better training after a commercial flight was diverted when a passenger’s tefillin were mistaken for a bomb. “To facilitate training and awareness, we recently created a brochure explaining Orthodox customs for individual airlines, and are happy to share this brochure with other airlines,” said Rabbi A. D. Motzen, the…
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Fast Forward Limbaugh Draws Fire for Remarks About Jews
Radio talk show host Rush LImbaugh is being criticized by the Anti-Defamation League for remarks on Jews and the banking industry. During a broadcast Wednesday following Republican Scott Brown’s upset victory in the U.S. Senate race in Massachusetts, Limbaugh wondered if Jews – nearly 80 percent of whom backed Barack Obama in 2008 – were…
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Fast Forward Plane Diverted After Tefillin Mistaken for a Bomb
A commercial flight was diverted to Philadelphia after a Jewish passenger’s tefillin were mistaken for a bomb. A passenger on the US Air flight Thursday from New York to Louisville mistook the religious prayer article as a bomb, after the Jewish passenger had taken them out to pray, according to reports. Tefillin consist of two…
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