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Fast Forward Reform Leader ‘Alarmed, Concerned And Profoundly Saddened’ By Gaza Deaths
(JTA) — Reform Jewish leader Rabbi Rick Jacobs said he was “alarmed, concerned and profoundly saddened” by the deaths of more than 50 Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border. “That Israel has the right, and even the obligation, to defend herself and her borders is beyond dispute,” Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism,…
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Fast Forward Reform Seminary Appoints Rabbi David Ellenson As Interim President
(JTA) — The Hebrew Union College — Jewish Institute of Religion appointed Rabbi David Ellenson to serve as interim president, following the death of Rabbi Aaron Panken in a plane crash earlier this month. On Monday, the Reform movement’s flagship seminary, said Ellenson would serve as interim president of its four campuses in New York, Jerusalem,…
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The Schmooze A Reform Floozy Attends A Chabad Young Professionals Shabbat: A Social Diary
I asked the Uber driver who took me to the “Shabbat 18,000: Chabad Young Professional Gala” to drop me off down the street. Night had fallen on the Upper East Side, and as I walked towards the security guards standing in front of the beautiful stone building I tried to tuck my cellphone into my…
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Fast Forward Jewish World Mourns Death of Rabbi Aaron Panken, Reform Seminary Leader
Jewish leaders from around the world are expressing their condolences on the passing of Rabbi Aaron Panken, the president of the Reform movement’s seminary system, who died in a plane crash in New York on Saturday. His death came less than a day before he was to officiate the ordination ceremony of new rabbis and…
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Breaking News Rabbi Aaron Panken, Reform Seminary President, Killed In Plane Crash
(JTA) — Rabbi Aaron Panken, the president of Hebrew Union College, was killed piloting a small aircraft in the Hudson Valley area of New York state. MidHudson News reported that Panken crashed the plane in a wooded area in the Town of Wawayanda, near the New Jersey border. A passenger, Frank Reiss, a flight instructor,…
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Fast Forward Reform’s Rabbi Rick Jacobs Calls For Restraint On Gaza Border
(JTA) — The president of the largest Jewish movement in the United States called on Israel to “take all necessary and effective precautions” to prevent harm to civilians during the Gaza border protests. Rabbi Rick Jacobs of the Union for Reform Judaism said in a statement issued Monday that the “ongoing escalation on the Gazan…
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News Parkland Horror Elicits Another Communal Call For Gun Control
A tragic mass shooting that hit close to home for the Jewish community elicited a call from Jewish groups for gun control legislation. The Orthodox Union put its emphasis on expanding the program providing security grants to nonprofits, a program that has provided throughout the years funds for Jewish institutions to better address threats of…
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News Jews Gather To Eat Bacon With A Rabbi’s Blessing — And Celebrate Their History
At an event hall in early January, some 80 Californian foodies gathered to indulge in artisanal food prepared by Jewish chefs from the area. The dishes were locally sourced and carefully presented. An organizer lauded the spread as food made “mindfully,” and a Jewish rabbi offered a reverential prayer. No rubber chicken here — but…
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