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Fast Forward Rabbi Marc Schneier To Lead New York’s Muslim Day Parade
(JTA) — A rabbi will lead this year’s annual Muslim Day Parade in New York City. Rabbi Marc Schneier, the president and founder of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding will serve as honorary grand marshal of the parade, which will take place on Sunday. Schneier was chosen in recognition of his pioneering work in the…
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Breaking News Rabbi Crosses Communal Line to Work With Controversial Muslim Group
Prominent rabbi Marc Schneier has started working with a Muslim advocacy group that has been off-limits to major Jewish groups due to its alleged ties to Hamas and anti-Israel views. “I think it’s time for the Jewish community” to work with the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Schneier told the Forward over the phone, while recognizing…
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News Does $90K Unpaid Debt Signal Trouble at Rabbi Marc Schneier’s Charity?
Two top Jewish public relations professionals say that Rabbi Marc Schneier’s prominent charity owes them $91,000 in debts dating back five years — raising serious questions about the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding’s financial health. Schneier, who was expelled from Modern Orthodoxy’s largest rabbinical association last year over infidelity allegations and is now leaving the Long…
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Breaking News Rabbi Marc Schneier Set To Quit Pulpit Amid More Divorce Drama
Rabbi Marc Schneier, one of New York’s higher-profile spiritual leaders, is resigning from The Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach after 26 years. In a letter emailed to congregants earlier this month, Schneier, 57, went public with his decision to step down this summer from the Orthodox synagogue he founded. In the letter, the rabbi said…
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News Marc Schneier Lashes Out at Rabbinic Group for ‘Betraying’ Him
Embattled Rabbi Marc Schneier is now claiming that the Rabbinical Council of America, Orthodox Judaism’s top rabbinical association, reneged on an arrangement he had reached with them in its decision to expel him due to an extramarital affair he had with a congregant. “This is a set-up, my friend. I feel betrayed and violated,” Schneier…
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Breaking News RCA Confirms Expulsion of Rabbi Marc Schneier
The Rabbinic Council of America has confirmed a Forward report that Rabbi Marc Schneier has been expelled from the Orthodox group. “(The RCA executive committee) reviewed the facts presented to it regarding the conduct of Rabbi Marc Schneier and voted to expel him from his membership,” the Orthodox group said in a statement. The statement…
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Breaking News Synagogue Stands by Embattled Rabbi Marc Schneier
A tony New York congregation is standing by its embattled rabbi. Morris Tuchman, president of The Hampton Synagogue, in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., said that Rabbi Marc Schneier “has served, and continues to serve, our congregation in an exemplary manner and we are proud to have him as our rabbi.” Schneier was expelled from the Rabbinical…
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