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Iceland Welcomes First Rabbi — As It Considers Ban On Circumcision
A bearded man wearing a black hat dips eating utensils into the icy water while hissing from pain induced by the bitter cold.
Sephardic Chief Rabbi Could Be Charged For Racist ‘Monkey’ Remark
Israel’s Sephardic chief rabbi likened a black child born to white parents to a “monkey.”
Chief Rabbi Of Israel Calls Black People ‘Monkeys’
The rabbi’s office said that the comparison was a quote from the Talmud.
Modern Orthodox Rabbis Are Struggling — Even As The Community Gets Wealthier
The Modern Orthodox Jewish community is changing, but its financial arrangements with its spiritual leaders are stuck deep in the past.
Is Modern Rabbinic Judaism Based On A Myth?
For most of ancient history, Jewish life was rabbi-less. So how did they become central to how Jewish law evolves and how our communities are run?
I Rescued My Synagogue’s Torah Scrolls From Los Angeles Inferno
When I arrived at the temple, I encountered unimaginable mountains of flames threatening our campus directly below… and not a single fire truck.
Chabad Couple Does ‘Mitzvah Campaign’ Outside Home Of Subway Bomber
A Chabad couple passed out menorahs and donuts to police and journalists outside the bomber’s home.
Emails Detail Hasidic Power Broker’s Direct Line To De Blasio’s Office
Moishe Indig has been a major focus of this year’s probe into whether the mayor made quid pro quo arrangements with Hasidic leaders.
The First Thanksgiving Sermon Given By A Rabbi In 1789
He had a powerful message, on civic duty, that rings true to this very day.
What Rabbis Don’t Get About Opioids. And The Consequences Are Deadly.
Do we honestly believe that heroin use doesn’t happen to Jews? Or that illicit use of prescription opioids isn’t prevalent among us?
