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Welcome To The Club, Rabbi Weiss

Count me among the admirers of Rabbi Avi Weiss (“Time To Stand Up To Israel’s Chief Rabbis,” Jan. 10). I have profound respect and admiration for him as a rabbi and a mensch. If he tells me that a person is  Jewish, his word is good enough for me. If it is any consolation to colleagues […]

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OK With Being Excluded

I, too, am one of those American rabbis whose conversions are not accepted by the Rabbanut, the Israeli Chief Rabbinate (“Time To Stand Up To Israel’s Chief Rabbis,” Jan. 10). Truth be told, I am not at all offended by this and do not regard it as an affront to my Orthodox observance. In fact […]

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A Call For ‘Audacious Hospitality’

‘Being against intermarriage is like being against gravity,’ says Reform leader, but jury is out on trend’s long-term impact.

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First They Came For The Liberal Rabbis…

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White House Frets, Iran Mocks

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West Side Story

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Sharon Not Democratic

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Conservative Movement’s Impact On The Left And Right

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A Look Inside Hillel’s Boundaries

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Flying High On Eagles’ Wings

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