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Down Under Conservative Rabbi Profiled

From the ABC Sydney: Hello and welcome to Sunday Profile. I’m Monica Attard and tonight Rabbi Melissa Weintraub who’s on a peace mission! Rabbi Melissa Weintraub is one of a growing number of women rabbis. Ordained as a Conservative Rabbi … Continue reading

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A Featured Convert Turns Cantor

From The Jewish Standard of New Jersey: Not only did the new chazzan at Temple Israel & Jewish Community Center in Ridgewood move here in July from Albuquerque, New Mexico, but the former Caitlin O’Sullivan —whose conversion service was featured … Continue reading

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Why People Become Orthodox

A Conservative rabbi writes on hirhurim: A young man or woman attends a Schechter school and learns about Shabbat and kashrut and tefillin and so on. At Camp Ramah, they live halachic Judaism (by Conservative standards if not Orthodox ones) … Continue reading

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