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Tag: Central Conference Of American Rabbis

0 Education Gender/Identity

Hebrew Union College: Facing the future

eJewishPhilanthropy · 11 Jul

Hebrew Union College recently announced a policy change to admit students in interfaith relationships seeking rabbinic ordination, reflecting a shift in responding to changing cultural and demographic realities.

0 Jewish Law Politics

Jewish law has always been clear: Emergency abortions are an essential right

Samira Mehta in Forward · 27 Jun

Jewish tradition has long supported emergency abortions to protect maternal health, even stating that a person's life takes precedence over the fetus.

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‘This was no coverup’: Inside the investigation of Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman

Forward · 17 May 2021

An investigation into Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman, who was suspended by the Central Conference of American Rabbis (CCAR) in 2000, has raised questions about whether the CCAR covered up his sexual misconduct and allowed him to continue serving in Jewish leadership roles for two decades.

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Reform rabbinic giant disciplined for inappropriate relationships now accused of ‘sexually predatory behavior’

Forward · 27 Apr 2021

An independent investigation by Manhattan's Central Synagogue has found that Rabbi Sheldon Zimmerman, a senior leader of the Reform movement, engaged in sexually predatory behavior with at least three women, including one who was a minor at the time of the misconduct.

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More Jewish, Less Democratic?

Tel Aviv Review · 10 Feb 2020

Rabbi Hara Person, the head of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, is involved in a new book called Deepening the Dialogue, focusing on American Jews and Israelis envisioning the Jewish Democratic State.

0 Communities Israel

More Jewish, Less Democratic?

Tel Aviv Review · 10 Feb 2020

Rabbi Hara Person, the Chief Executive of the Central Conference of American Rabbis, has published a book titled Deepening the Dialogue: American Jews and Israelis Envision the Jewish Democratic State.

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Pancho Villa and the Star of David Men

Allan Arkush in Jewish Review of Books · 17 Dec 2019

In her book, Jessica Cooperman explores the role of American Jews during World War I, focusing on the involvement of Jewish soldiers in the Punitive Expedition to Mexico led by General John J. Pershing in pursuit of Pancho Villa.