Sridhar Silberfein’s long, strange trip from N.Y. Jew to Hindu honcho
Steven Silberfein was raised in a Jewish family on Long Island. Today, known as Sridhar Silberfein, he is the executive producer of the thrice-yearly gathering of yoga enthusiasts known as Bhakti Fest.
To haredim, Knesset member Rabbi Dov Lipman now a turncoat
Dov Lipman has staked his budding political career on his reputation as a moderate haredi Orthodox leader, someone uniquely positioned to broker compromise between Israel’s increasingly polarized secular and religious communities. The problem is that Israel’s haredi leaders say he’s not actually haredi.
Chabad center taking in Oklahomans displaced by deadly tornado
A Chabad center in Oklahoma City opened its building as a shelter for those displaced by a deadly tornado.
As European soccer racism festers, British pros coach Israelis in tolerance
England’s Football Association has trained dozens of Israeli activists who hope to re-create what they view as its success in reducing widespread displays of racism, but recent events have some questioning the F.A.’s ability to instruct others in this arena.
Making sense of the Claims Conference brouhaha
The way the Claims Conference handled an early warning of a massive fraud scheme within the organization is important to understanding who bungled the warning and whether there was a cover-up attempt.
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