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RCA Issues Clarification of Its Position on Abuse
June 12, 2013 — The RCA remains steadfast in combating and condemning all forms of abuse. We are encouraged by the process that led to the guilty plea of Yosef Kolko, an Orthodox Jew who pleaded guilty...
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RCA and OU Tisha B’Av Call for Mutual Respect
July 15,, 2013 PRESS RELEASE: RCA and OU Tisha B’Av Call for Mutual Respect In the shadow of the mournful fast of Tisha B’Av, a day which marks the destruction of our sacred Temples in Jerusalem...
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EU “Settlement” Guidelines
See Times of Israel http://www.timesofisrael.com/full-text-of-the-european-unions-settlement-guidelines/
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Pink Floyd’s Waters Anti-Zionist Inflatable Propaganda
http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/07/24/massive-pig-balloon-at-roger-waters-concert-features-star-of-david-video/
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RCA Statement on Torah Min HaShamayim
In recent days there has been much discussion regarding the belief in Torah Min HaShamayim. We maintain that it is necessary not only to assert the centrality of this bedrock principle in broad terms,...
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The Blogosphere Takes on Torah Min Hashamayim
You may wish to read my post on the EB blog about the last 10 days of activity in the blog world, a response to Zev Farber’s controversial posts in late July. You can see my brief review here:...
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The Fruit Aisle Got Me Thinking
I haven’t blogged in quite some time, but I plan to start again…Anyhow, here is a blog piece I wrote for my community here in Seattle in honor of the second day of Pesach: Earlier this week, I am sure...
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In Praise of Our Land
Parashat Shelach is our annual opportunity to somehow rectify the transgression of the spies. Only Calev and Yehoshua resisted the peer pressure and refused to speak disparagingly about the land of...
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Breaking My Silence
This coming week’s Parsha, Shelach deals with the theme of leadership, particularly as it pertains to the relationship between the Jewish people and the Land of Israel. It’s June, 2015 and I find...
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A View from Israel
This summer, I’ve had the unique opportunity of spending a little over three weeks in Eretz Yisrael. As I approach my final Shabbat here (the family returns to Seattle a week later), I wanted to share...
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A Personal Sefira
On a weekly basis, we avail ourselves of a legal concept called “Shome’a K’eoneh.” This principle states that with mitzvot that are dependent on speech or reading, one can listen to someone else...
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Spanish Citizenship for Sephardim: Recent Reflections
Earlier today, I received a private message from a good friend of mine regarding my posting of Ezra Bessaroth’s role in facilitating the first step in helping those descendants of the Jews expelled...
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Kimcha D’Chiti
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