Rabbi Melchior to Address New Synagogue
Posted Thursday, November 18, 2010 in Science & Religion, Top Religion News
Small Type Rabbi Michael Melchior, former deputy Israeli minister for foreign affairs and member of the Knesset, will be the guest speaker at 8:30 a.m. services Saturday at New Synagogue of Palm Be…
Ketzaleh Supports Rabbi Eliyahu’s Efforts to Keep Tzfat Jewish
Posted Thursday, November 18, 2010 in Science & Religion, Top Religion News
MK Yaakov Katz (Ketzaleh), head of the National Union party, has come out with a strong statement of support for the beleaguered but popular Chief Rabbi of Tzfat, Shmuel Eliyahu. Tzfat, one of the hol…
Rabbi to Be Commissioned As New U.S. Army Chaplain
Posted Tuesday, November 16, 2010 in Science & Religion, Top Religion News
Rabbi Heather Borshof MARLBORO — On Dec. 3, the third night of Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of Dedication, Rabbi Heather Borshof will receive her commission as a U.S. Army chaplain. The ceremo…
Fairmount Temple’s Senior Rabbi Here for ‘long Haul’
Posted Monday, November 15, 2010 in Science & Religion, Top Religion News
As Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple charts a new chapter in its 165-year history, Rabbi Robert Nosanchuk has been chosen to steer the Reform synagogue’s course.After interviewing 30 candidates for …
Rabbi Steinsaltz on Art, Creativity And the Global Day of Jewish Learning
Posted Saturday, November 13, 2010 in Science & Religion, Top Religion News
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Rabbi Balkany Convicted of Extortion Attempt Against SAC Capital
Posted Thursday, November 11, 2010 in Science & Religion, Top Religion News
A prominent Orthodox rabbi who founded a respected Jewish day school in Brooklyn was convicted on Wednesday of trying to extort millions of dollars from a giant hedge fund. The rabbi,
Historic Synagogue Needs Condo Units on Top, Rabbi Says
Posted Thursday, November 11, 2010 in Science & Religion, Top Religion News
Historic synagogue needs condo units on top, rabbi says By Lesley Sussman Rabbi Pesach Ackerman, 81, sat behind his small, cluttered desk in a corner of the sanctuary and his face lit up as he tal…
Grand Opening of Ulyanovsk’s First Jewish Preschool
Posted Wednesday, November 10, 2010 in Science & Religion, Top Religion News
ULYANOVSK, Russia —Ulyanovsk celebrated the opening of its first Jewish kindergarten. The name of the kindergarten, "Gan Nes," means “miracle garden.” Rabbi Yossi Morozov explained, “It is a t…
Rabbi Steinsaltz Completes Commentary on Talmud
Posted Saturday, November 6, 2010 in Science & Religion, Top Religion News
More than 350 Jewish communities worldwide will mark the Global Day of Jewish Learning on Sunday, in an unprecedented day of dialogue, study and exploration, celebrating the completion of Rabbi
Welcome … Tafadzwa Musarara with the Chief Rabbi
Posted Saturday, November 6, 2010 in Science & Religion, Top Religion News
as it steps up its diplomatic offensive to get Zimbabwe’s right to deal freely with its diamond resources re-asserted. AAG President Supa Mandiwanzira and secretary general Tafadzwa Musarara met th…