All posts tagged "Rabbi"
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Opinion
How an out-of-context comment from Israel’s chief rabbi about a Pittsburgh synagogue doesn’t need to widen the Israel-Diaspora divide
November 1, 2018Jonathan S. Tobin Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau didn’t intend to say anything that would...
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Interfaith
Who’s afraid of Friday the 13th and black cats?
October 30, 2018Dr. Yvette Alt Miller Western culture is full of superstitions, from Friday the 13th to black...
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Interfaith
A number of compelling reasons why the Torah prohibits tattoos
October 10, 2018Rabbi Menachem Levine “Rabbi, if I get a tattoo, can I be buried in a Jewish...
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International
Dear rabbis, take a stand in your High Holiday sermons
September 3, 2018Jan Zauzmer Last year, I wrote an essay urging rabbis to deliver a High Holiday sermon that was...