From intermarriage to intersectionality, five issues that could make a splash next year. Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, center, presents Rabbanit Shira Zimmerman with her certification as an arbiter of Jewish law at a January ceremony in Jerusalem. Nurit Jacobs Yinon/Aluma films Leaving aside President Trump’s continued impact on the country (and the Jewish community), the […]
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Young statisticians in love. Can you imagine their wedding? If you do, please don’t imagine anything stuffy or stilted. Because I attended it this weekend, and it was a most excellent multicultural affair. The bride is Jewish, born to North American parents. The groom is Chinese, from a family based in Hong Kong. The groom
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Young statisticians in love. Can you imagine their wedding? If you do, please don’t imagine anything stuffy or stilted. Because I attended it this weekend, and it was a most excellent multicultural affair. The bride is Jewish, born to North American parents. The groom is Chinese, from a family based in Hong Kong. The groom
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Marrying within the faith is still common in the United States, with nearly seven-in-ten married people (69%) saying that their spouse shares their religion, according to a recentPew Research Center survey. But a comparison of recent and older marriages shows that having a spouse of the same religion may be less important to many Americans
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Rabbi Rosenbloom’s statement equally applies to all conservative clergy be it a Rabbi, Imam, Pundit, Pastor, Bishop, Shaman, Gyaniji or any one. The have to hold the fort and it does not matter if the inhabitants jump out of it, but if they think (Is thinking anathema to orthodxy?), they can keep them in the
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