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June 9, 2006

I was not surprised when I learned a few weeks ago of the public downfall of Mordechai Gafni, the charismatic figure who had transformed himself from an Orthodox rabbi in America to a New Age spiritual guru based in Israel, with a loyal following in the U.S. Only after sexual abuse complaints against him were […]

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There are no atheists in foxholes but there are more than a million in the American Jewish community, according to surveys, and the proudly godless are now angling to be seen as a Jewish ìreligiousî movementóHumanistic Judaismóalongside the traditional denominations. For the first time, that movement has a rabbi in New York, Peter Schweitzer of […]

Even as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gave Hamas extra time to decide whether to accept the so-called “prisoners’ document” as the basis for renewed talks with Israel, Israeli analysts were predicting further Palestinian anarchy and an all-out civil war. “I don’t see a way to overcome this crisis without engaging in a civil war,” said […]

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