simmons | July 15, 2017
Throughout my years in Jewish outreach I have heard the phrase Dont judge Judaism by the Jews utilized numerous times in response to bad behavior exhibited by religious Jews. I have even employed the expression myself once in awhile.
simmons | July 15, 2017
Review: 'The Women's Balcony,' a film by Emil Ben-Shimon 3.5Overall Score Using Orthodox Judaism as a jumping off point for a larger conversation about broader societal issues, Emil Ben-Shimons dramedy The Womens Balcony takes on a specific religious and cultural viewpoint to spin a politically loaded, deceptively secular yarn.
admin | July 15, 2017
In the aftermath of the drowning of Rabbi Shlomo Helbrans, leader of the Jewish Taliban cult Lev Tahor in Mexico, the ultra-Orthodox press in Israel has been rife with reports regarding the location of his funeral and burial, and speculation as to which member of the cult will succeed him as leader of the reclusive group of 40 families believed to be in a remote southern part of Mexico, weeks after fleeing Guatemala, where they had lived for three years. One ultra-Orthodox website, Kikar HaShabbat, published a short but disturbing video account of life inside the cult recorded in stealth by a 14-year-old member, describing severe abuse at the hands of men in Lev Tahor.
simmons | July 15, 2017
July 14, 2017 by Gina Ravenscroft, Nigel Laing And Royston Ong, The Conversation Couples thinking about kids can be screened for genes that may cause disease in their offspring. Credit: Redd Angelo, Unsplash, CC BY-SA The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recently recommended obstetricians, gynaecologists and other related health care providers offer pre-pregnancy carrier screening for genetic diseases to all patients.
simmons | July 15, 2017
Rabbi David Lau, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel, speaking in Berlin, Germany in 2013.
simmons | July 15, 2017
While the anti-Semites continue to spin their wheels trying to convince college student governments to adopt meaningless divestment resolutions and persuade rock stars to boycott Israel, the prime ministers of Israel andIndiaare having a lovefest and the worlds most populous democracy is signing contracts with Israel worth billions of dollars. What must be particularly galling to theBDSadvocates is that India was once a vigorous adherent to the Arab League boycott.
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