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Tag: Religious Institutions

0 Leadership Education

We need more great rabbis

eJewishPhilanthropy · 19 Sep

Yehuda Kurtzer, president of the Shalom Hartman Institute, articulates the urgent need for more rabbis in North America amidst current Jewish historical challenges.

0 Education Ethics

Sex, Rabbis, and the Downfall of Judaism

Future of Jewish · 29 Feb

Alon Goshen-Gottstein, a prominent figure in inter-religious dialogue, delves into the case of Art Green's recent sexual misconduct allegations, highlighting a deviation from the standard narrative of powerful religious leaders abusing power for sex.

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In Budapest, a ‘guerrilla-like’ group is mobilizing against the alleged takeover of a historic synagogue

BCohen in Forward · 4 Aug 2023

A group called the Autonomous Orthodox Jewish Community of Hungary is accusing the Hasidic Chabad movement of taking over their organization, including the historic Kazinczy Street Synagogue, with the help of the Hungarian government.

0 Communities Gender/Identity

What will it take for Orthodox Judaism to hold sexual abusers accountable?

Asher Lovy in Forward · 25 May 2022

Orthodox Judaism is facing challenges in holding sexual abusers accountable, as seen through the resistance to investigations and lack of transparency within the community.

0 Education Communities

The Baptized Jew Who Had a Lot to Teach Us about Orthodox Judaism

Daniel Korobkin in Lehrhaus · 16 Nov 2017

Peter Berger, a baptized Jew born in Austria, was a renowned sociologist known for his analysis of religion in modern society.

0 Antisemitism Politics

Bill Sparked By JCC Threats Would Raise Penalties For Targeting Religious Institutions

Forward · 3 Nov 2017

A bill aimed at enhancing penalties for threats on religious institutions, sparked by a series of threats on Jewish community centers, has been advanced by a U.S. House of Representatives committee.

0 Communities Philosophy

A Very Jewish Encounter

Matt Goldish in Jewish Review of Books · 27 Mar 2017

Rebecca Goldstein's book "Betraying Spinoza: The Renegade Jew Who Gave Us Modernity" sparked intense engagement from a previous reader, evidenced by extensive notes and comments in Yiddish, English, Spanish, and Hebrew throughout the text.