Judy Maltz (Haaretz)
By Judy Maltz (Haaretz)
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Books ‘It’s a spiritual earthquake’: When rabbis become sexual abusers
Based on interviews with 84 victims and survivors of sexual abuse, Elana Sztokman’s new book examines how Jewish communities often turn a blind eye to abusers – and even support them.
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Fast Forward Nearly one in four Jews will be ultra-Orthodox by 2040, new study says
A projected boom in the Haredi population worldwide is attributed to other factors besides high fertility rates – including longevity, say researchers from the London-based Institute for Jewish Policy Research.
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Fast Forward World Jewish population totals 15.2 million – with nearly half in Israel
The number of Jews globally is still some 1.4 million fewer than on the eve of World War II in 1939, according to figures published by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics.
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Fast Forward Why Jewish refugees from Ukraine are choosing Germany over Israel
This article originally appeared on Haaretz, and was reprinted here with permission. BERLIN – The New Synagogue on Oranienburger Strasse doesn’t usually hold afternoon prayer services on Shabbat. But a week ago, Rabbi Gesa Ederberg, head of the city’s Masorti-Conservative congregation, made an exception to accommodate the new group of worshippers who don’t speak German….
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Fast Forward Russian Jews also seeking refuge in Israel amidst Ukraine crisis
This article originally appeared on Haaretz, and was reprinted here with permission. With planeloads of Jewish refugees from Ukraine landing at Ben-Gurion International Airport this week, Israel is also starting to gear up for a big jump in aliyah from the very country responsible for putting these new immigrants on the run: Russia. “We anticipate…
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Fast Forward Despite court ruling, Israel tells some converts they don’t attend synagogue often enough
This article originally appeared on Haaretz, and was reprinted here with permission. March 1 will mark a year since the landmark High Court of Justice ruling that recognized non-Orthodox conversions performed in Israel for the purpose of the Law of Return. In theory, the decision meant that any individual converted in Israel by either the…
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Fast Forward Basketball player who converted to Judaism over Zoom denied Israeli citizenship
An American basketball player who converted to Judaism through “Biden’s rabbi” was notified on Wednesday that his application for Israeli citizenship had been rejected because of problems with the conversion. Originally from Philadelphia, Jared Armstrong had planned to immigrate to Israel so that he could play point guard for Hapoel Haifa, a team in the…
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Fast Forward 160 U.S. Birthright participants arrive in Israel day before travel ban goes into effect
This article originally appeared on Haaretz and was reprinted here with permission. With little more than a day to go before American tourists are officially barred from entering Israel, 160 participants in Birthright’s free 10-day trips landed at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Monday. The program received a special exemption from the previous overall ban on…
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