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Two recent articles stated that a rabbi cannot sue her synagogue for sexual harassment: “Female Rabbis Can’t Sue For Sexual Harassment Due To ‘Ministerial Exemption’” and “Female Rabbis Speak Out About ‘Pervasive’ Harassment.” The statements that one cannot sue a religious employer are incorrect. People sue religious employers frequently for a variety of reasons. Pastoral […]

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Denied the recognition of the centrality of Jerusalem to the Jewish people for some 2,000 of the 3,000 years of its obvious status as our capital, along comes a president to comply with a two-decades old law doing just that (“Recognizing Jerusalem: A Good Move For The Wrong Reasons,” Dec. 15). One need not have […]

In a bid to give rabbis’ education a software update of sorts, the 92nd Street Y will give 13 students from rabbinical schools in New York City the chance to study design thinking and innovation. The Jewish Innovation Fellowship, which kicks off next month, will introduce rabbinical students to topics — such as personal branding […]

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