Rachel Kohn
By Rachel Kohn
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Fast Forward Jewish studies scholars gather under the shadow of Omicron, heartening many and rankling others
CHICAGO (JTA) — This year’s Association of Jewish Studies conference was supposed to be a triumphal post-pandemic gathering for Jewish studies scholars and enthusiasts. But instead of a carefree Super Bowl of Jewish scholarship, the conference, which began Sunday in Chicago, is smaller than planned, with strict vaccination and mask requirements. The roughly 600 people who…
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Fast Forward A journalist breaking Orthodoxy’s biggest sexual abuse stories says he wishes he didn’t have to
(JTA) — In March 2021, reporting by Haaretz journalists Aaron Rabinowitz and Shira Elk revealed allegations of sexual abuse against Yehudah Meshi-Zahav, the founder of Zaka, the Jerusalem-based search-and-rescue unit and an Israel Prize recipient. The revelations about Meshi-Zahav, who would later attempt suicide, led to shock in the haredi Orthodox world and, this week,…
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