Tag Archives: sabbatical year

What Must A Goy Do To Be Saved?

This week’s Torah portion is Re’eh: Re’eh, Reeh, R’eih, or Ree (ראה — Hebrew for “see,” the first word in the parshah) is the 47th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth … Continue reading

Posted in R. Rabbs, Torah | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on What Must A Goy Do To Be Saved?

David S. Gruber – From Orthodox Rabbi To Secular Humanist

I call David in Texas Thursday morning. David: "I was born in Evanston, Illinois. My family made aliyah when I was eight. We were back in the Chicago area for my dad’s sabbatical year when I was 13. Aside from … Continue reading

Posted in R. David S. Gruber | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on David S. Gruber – From Orthodox Rabbi To Secular Humanist

How Should Religious Zionism React To The Conversion Controversy?

Shahar Ilan writes in Haaretz: If anyone thought that religious Zionism should continue having anything to do with the Chief Rabbinate or the rabbinic courts, along came the ousting of Rabbi Haim Druckman from his position as head of the … Continue reading

Posted in Conversion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on How Should Religious Zionism React To The Conversion Controversy?