1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgUriel Heilmanhttps://www.jta.org/author/uheilmanIn protest, Rabbi Avi Weiss quits Rabbinical Council of America - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Y374p5aFm5"><a href="https://www.jta.org/2015/06/29/united-states/in-protest-rabbi-avi-weiss-quits-rabbinical-council-of-america">In protest, Rabbi Avi Weiss quits Rabbinical Council of America</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/2015/06/29/united-states/in-protest-rabbi-avi-weiss-quits-rabbinical-council-of-america/embed#?secret=Y374p5aFm5" width="600" height="338" title="“In protest, Rabbi Avi Weiss quits Rabbinical Council of America” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="Y374p5aFm5" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Avi-Weiss.jpg880580The New York rabbi said he's leaving the modern Orthodox organization because it has failed to admit as members rabbis whose sole ordination is from the rabbinical school founded by Weiss.