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Funeral for son of Ukraine chief rabbi cited as rebuke to Putin’s claims of ‘de-nazification’
(RNS) — Kyiv’s Brodsky Synagogue was packed with mourners Thursday (Sept. 12) for the funeral of Anton Samborskyi, who was…
Read More »Rabbi Michael Lerner tried to ‘repair’ Judaism
(RNS) — I had not thought of him in many years. But when I learned recently of the death of…
Read More »The man Biden calls ‘my rabbi’ on what it’s like to offer a prayer at the DNC
(RNS) — When President Joe Biden finished his speech before the Democratic National Convention on Monday night (Aug. 19), most…
Read More »When the reverend became a rabbi
(RNS) — Imagine the following. I am in a conference room, in a high-powered meeting with some suits at Max,…
Read More »The best rabbi I can be now is a journalist
(RNS) — As a rabbi/journalist, I am part of two complementary but ultimately incompatible professions. Where one speaks from a…
Read More »For the first time in a century, the Holy Land has no chief rabbi
(RNS) — In a historic moment, Israel’s two chief rabbis, David Lau and Yitzhak Yosef, left office on Sunday with…
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