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Rabbis are demanding a 'monster' apology from Mamdani, citing concerns over rising anti-Jewish prejudice. This development is highlighted in the Fox News 'Antisemitism Exposed' newsletter.
Hundreds of US rabbis have signed a letter calling on Mamdani to retract his remarks referring to AIPAC as 'monsters' and to affirm the participation of Jews and pro-Israel Americans in democracy.
An opinion piece argues that rabbis criticizing Israel's courts are fundamentally challenging the ethos of Religious Zionism, which aims to integrate sacred and worldly aspects in building the State of Israel.
Following a rally where Reform politicians were cheered and progressive rabbis booed, concerns are rising among the Jewish left that longstanding alliances are fracturing as the political right increasingly addresses antisemitism.
Leading progressive rabbis in Britain have issued a warning that Israel's current political trajectory is becoming incompatible with fundamental Jewish values.
Avi Dabush, head of Rabbis for Human Rights, is expected to run for one of the reserved Meretz slots in the newly merged left-wing Democrats Party primaries in Israel.
Ederberg is a veteran rabbi of Berlin’s first official egalitarian congregation on Oranienburger Strasse — and this month she reached a new milestone.
Berlin's first post-Holocaust woman rabbi to lead int'l rabbis forum Haaretz
Israel’s chief rabbis urged controlled alcohol consumption, while the IDF Military Rabbinate ordered a complete ban on wine and other alcoholic beverages for soldiers.
The Safed Rabbinical Court may close this fall despite strong local demand, prompting rabbis to write a letter of opposition and the Rabbinical Courts Administration to try and prevent the closure.
Hundreds of rabbis are calling on NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to apologize for calling AIPAC "monsters," stating his remarks endangered Jewish Americans.
An opinion article asserts that banning anti-Zionist rabbis aligns with enlightened and liberal principles, emphasizing the need for community boundaries.
Audio and video recordings aired by Israeli Channel 13 reportedly show two senior rabbis at a military-linked religious academy in the occupied West Bank making racist remarks, including praising Hitler and urging the enslavement of non-Jews.
Leading progressive rabbis in the UK have stated that Israel's current political trajectory risks becoming incompatible with Jewish values, emphasizing that criticizing the Israeli government is a Jewish obligation, not disloyalty.
Russian grain ship believed sunk in Ukrainian drone attack is found and towed to shore, TASS says The Straits Times
Cutting period of protection from five years to 30 months is a risk to social cohesion, say bishops, rabbis and imam Religious leaders have said that plans to rip up the UK’s asylum rules by ending the right to permanent refugee status would damage integration and should be rethought. A group, which includes seven bishops, three rabbis and an imam, said they had “grave concerns” about Shabana Mahmood’s proposed changes to settlement and citizenship rules. Continue reading...
A Mexican priest is organizing an unusual exorcism training program for rabbis, imams, and evangelical preachers, warning that artificial intelligence could be used for satanism.
New York Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani made headlines for diving into a pool in a suit to mark the start of summer, an event overshadowed by his political clashes with a GOP gubernatorial candidate and criticism from rabbis for his comments on the Israeli lobby. This incident highlights growing tensions within the Democratic Party regarding Israel, especially after socialist victories in NYC elections prompted warnings from AOC to incumbents.
Several prominent Hesder Yeshivot rabbis, protesting the inclusion of women in IDF tank units, reportedly skipped a scheduled meeting with IDF chief Zamir.
After a prolonged campaign, Orthodox Jewish women in Israel are now permitted to take rabbinic exams, a privilege previously exclusive to men, though they still cannot officially become rabbis.
Progressive rabbis have issued a warning, stating that current actions in Israel pose an 'existential threat' to Judaism itself.
An opinion article discusses the reasons behind the declining number of young Jews entering the rabbinate in America and explores potential solutions to this shortage.
A new petition to the High Court challenges Israel's controversial death penalty law, focusing on its impact in the West Bank and seeking urgent action to prevent its immediate implementation.
More than 1,100 rabbis have signed a letter, published by the Jewish refugee aid group HIAS, advocating for immigrant rights in response to the Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement policies.
Israel's chief rabbis have sent a letter protesting planned public transportation on Shabbat, which was intended to help Israelis return home from Ben-Gurion Airport during Operation Roaring Lion.