Rabbinical Court denies woman's cremation request, orders Jewish burial
The court ruled that the woman was not competent to make decisions regarding her body or inheritance, invalidating the will ...
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Rabbis of LA | Rabbi Candice Levy Chose the Classroom Over the Bima
As a high schooler at YULA and a student at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women, Levy knew she wanted to work in a ...
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When Haman Came to the New World
Though more Hamans would continue to arise, the Jewish people would survive and celebrate countless Purims in a new Promised ...
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Rabbinic court judge criticizes Judaism inquisitors - ITIM
Rabbis who scrutinize the authenticity of people’s Judaism have been criticized by senior Supreme Rabbinical Court judge Rabbi Shlomo Shapira for what he said was overstepping the bounds of ...
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The Birth Of A New Freedom
People think they are free because they have been taught that all morality is relative, and you can do what you like so long as you do not harm others.
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Reflections on Being Named a Rabbinic ‘Human Rights Hero’
It is one of the greatest honors of my life that my esteemed colleagues at T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights have ...
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Choosing how to die: Film and talk at Sherith Israel will probe assisted death
A screening of the documentary "Last Flight Home" and post-film discussion at Sherith Israel will offer frank talk about death and dying.
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Making sense of the 'madwomen' in the Talmud
(RNS) — In her debut book, ‘The Madwoman in the Rabbi’s Attic,’ Gila Fine, a lecturer of rabbinic literature at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem, shows how the women in ...
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LA rabbi to close Cleveland Jewish Book Festival
If you encounter a stranger crying in a public place, what do you do? For many people, a natural instinct is avoidance. Rabbi Sharon Brous has a much different reaction.
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Documentation: European Rabbinical court members meet with leading Torah authorities
The esteemed rabbis serving in rabbinical courts across European Jewish communities gathered in Israel for a special strengthening mission. They met with leading Torah authorities to discuss ...