Tag: rabbis
1,500-Plus Rabbis Rebuke US for Abstention Vote on UN Resolution Targeting Israel
“The [Biden] administration abstained on an issue of hate and bigotry,” said Rabbi Yaakov Menken, managing director of the Coalition for Jewish Values. “This is not moral leadership.”
Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Vindicates Shmita Land Sale Permits, Contradicting Religious Zionist Rabbis
Both methods were devised as legal fictions to go around the literal wording of the mitzvah of shmita.
As Corona Death Toll Rises Tzohar Rabbis Set Up End of Life Ethical and...
The Tzohar hotline will be staffed by trained rabbis and social workers 24 hours a day, six days a week.
Rabbinical Group Claims Feds Reneged on $35,000 in Covid-19 Support
“I just question. I wonder why. I wonder if there is no respect for rabbinical organizations.”
Senior Israeli Rabbis Urge Ultra-Orthodox Public to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
The hope is that the decree, issued by rabbis Chaim Kanievsky, Gershon Edelstein, Shalom Cohen and Elimelech Firer, will be helpful in curbing morbidity in the “haredi” community.
German Military to Hire Rabbis, First Time in 100+ Years
There are approximately 200 to 300 Jewish soldiers in the German military.
Full Transcript: Trump Conference Call with Rabbis, Jewish Leaders on Israel-PA Peace Deal, Iran,...
"All my life I've heard that's the hardest deal to make, and I'm starting to believe that maybe it is. But I will say that if it can be delivered, we will deliver it."
IDF Restores Senior Officers’ Authority to Allow Soldiers to Grow Beards
The previous IDF Manpower commander took the authority away from the senior field officers.
The Tamar Yonah Show – Do Jewish Sources Predict a North Korean Threat in...
North Korea's role in the end of days?
Judge Adds a Year to Chief Rabbi’s Corruption Sentence
The most scandalous of the six indictment items against the former chief rabbi had to do with his selling conversions in the US
The OU and Women Rabbis: Look Again!
How do we expand leadership roles and titles that the OU and its Rabbinical Panel recommend while developing and continuing a halakhic conversation about the exact parameters of those roles and titles?
On Rabbis And Immigration
My zaide, a rabbi who escaped death by misdirecting his "neighbors," would never accept the liberal view that all people are inherently good and would be sweet as sugar if only welcomed into our homes
The Orthodox Union Gets It Right On Women Rabbis
Over the past decade, the RCA issued resolutions disapproving of ordaining women or hiring ordained women. Now the OU has joined them.
The Orthodox Union’s Statement On Women Rabbis
And the frustrated voices of those unable to find suitable outlets for their talents were growing louder and louder.
Chief Rabbinate to List Rabbis Approved for Conversions Abroad
According to the chief rabbis, the plan is to create a system whereby the conversions done by rabbis who meet the chief rabbinate criteria would be approved.
Liberal Zionist Rabbis Support ‘Mixed’ Kotel Section While Reform Kotel Activists Attack Zionism [video]
On Wednesday morning, a large group of non-Orthodox Jews marched carrying Torah scrolls to protest restrictions on non-Orthodox prayer at the Western Wall.
“From Mourning To Morning”: Miami Beach Rabbi’s New Book
From Mourning to Morning deals with Jewish laws and customs relating to loss of a loved one in a clear and concise manner.
WANTED: Rabbis with Knives between Their Teeth
Real religious leaders should not be “honored,” “valued,” or “well respected.
300 Orthodox Rabbis Unite To Combat Child Sexual Abuse Epidemic
In an unprecedented step, 300 Orthodox rabbis signed a proclamation regarding child safety in the Orthodox Jewish community. In it, the rabbis call upon...
Analysis: Leftwing Orthodox Rabbis Attack Trump, Cite the Yerushalmi
Frankly, even if one does not support Trump's xenophobic attacks on "Rapist Mexicans" and "the Muslims," a group of 45 learned rabbis could have come up with a more convincing, perhaps intellectually challenging argument.
Analysis: Ignorance, Malice Join Forces to Derail IDF Chief Rabbi’s Nomination
Many, if not all these "controversial" responses by Rabbi Krim can be easily explained within the context in which they were provided.
Thousands Attend Rabbi Mark’s Funeral; President, Mossad Chief and Chief Rabbis Deliver Eulogies [video]
On the way to Jerusalem cemetery, the family stopped at the site on Route 60 where the terror attack took place.
Berlin Rabbi Urges European Rabbis to ‘Help Save EU’ to Keep Jews Safe
Rabbi Teichtel of Berlin is urging all European rabbis to be proactive in trying to hold the European Union together, for the safety of Europe's Jews.
Chabad Creates Jewish Welcome Centers for Brazil Summer Olympics in Rio
There will be three Chabad welcome centers for Jewish visitors to the Summer Olympic Games in Rio De Janeiro.
An Israeli Rabbi’s Response to Obama’s Speech on Radical Islam
If you don't know who you are fighting, you can't win the war.
Analysis: Jerusalem Chief Rabbi’s ‘Protest Prayer’ May Be Just What Reform Campaign Needed
The Bennett solution resolves the conflict in a peaceful way, which is not something the Reform and Conservative movements want.
Orthodox Shul Will Keep LGBT Shabbaton Despite Neighborhood Rabbis’ Objection
"We encourage you to show your support by coming to shul this Shabbat for services and for the Shabbaton programming, and we welcome your feedback, questions, and notes of support."
Lower East Side Rabbis Hint at Excommunicating Orthodox Shul for LGBT Shabbaton
The signatories at the bottom of a letter titled "An important Message to the Community" include Rabbis David and Reuven Feinstein, the sons and spiritual heirs of the late Rabbi Moshe Feinstein.
NJ Resident Convicted of Setting Fire to Synagogue, Rabbi’s Home
Graziano's attorney argued that his client did not wish to harm anyone, and he plans to appeal.
Newest MK Yehuda Glick: ‘The Reform Are Jews and the Chief Rabbis Should Meet...
Glick also said "there should be clear instructions as to how to conduct a wedding ceremony, and just as you don't have to have a rabbi at a circumcision, under the chupah you don't need a rabbi either."