US appeals court upholds sentence of ‘peeping tom’ rabbi
Barry Freundel, who filmed women in mikvah, guilty of 52 charges of voyeurism, must serve 6 1/2 years in jail
View ArticleIsraeli Chief Rabbinate nixes 4 conversions approved by top US rabbi
No reason given for decision on processes okayed by Gedalia Dov Schwartz, chief judge at America’s main Modern Orthodox rabbinical court
View ArticleOrthodox rabbis’ group mandates prenup to prevent ‘chained’ wives
Rabbinical Council of America will require couples to sign agreement ensuring husbands will not withhold a ‘get’ from their spouses
View ArticleOrthodox rabbis require a halachic prenup
Parents and friends of those about to wed must join the RCA and combat the needless pain, and abuse.of get-refusal
View ArticleJoin us and raise your voice
A message to the RCA: Engage with the Israeli public to end the Chief Rabbinate’s political stranglehold on conversion
View ArticleIsraeli chief rabbi calls on court to accept US conversions
Rabbi David Lau urges officials to recognize as Jews those converted by senior American Orthodox rabbis
View ArticleIn call with rabbis, Obama says Jewish role in civil rights can inspire healing
President speaks with over 600 spiritual leaders ahead of Rosh Hashanah in last such phone conversation before the end of his term
View ArticleThou shalt not oppress the convert
If the RCA abandons its members to kowtow to Israel’s Rabbinate, it’s the halachic Jews they converted who will suffer
View ArticleRabbinate forms conversion vetting panel, raising hackles anew
Committee includes member who rejected New York rabbi Lookstein, who brought Ivanka Trump into Judaism and now apparently won’t be accepted despite chief rabbis’ promises
View ArticleSame-old, same-old, and now official
Transparency doesn’t cut it; the Rabbinate’s conversion committee needs an Anglo who knows the American Orthodox scene
View ArticleWhen Ivanka joined the tribe
Centralized, standardized conversion leaves much to be desired, but, boy, is it a window into rabbinic politics!
View ArticleDear Rabbis Goldin and Matanky —
3 questions on the RCA standardization of conversion and a suggestion to resolve the issues for once and for all
View ArticleOrthodox, liberal denominations unify around opposition to Trump ban
In rare show of unity, OU and RCA join Reform, Conservative movements in condemning executive order barring entry to citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries
View ArticleIn effort against ‘chained’ wives, justice minister urges prenups
Ayelet Shaked touts new agreement, developed by Tzohar rabbis group, based on ‘Jewish ideals of love, equality and human goodness’
View ArticleOrthodox Union asks women clergy to change their titles
Move follows February ruling by umbrella group that bars females from serving in positions of spiritual authority
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