I’ve actually been meaning to do a post on this book for quite some time now but I just kept putting it off and then Yankel had it for awhile. But hey now I’ve got the book back and am doing the post. So maybe this little voice in the back of my head can [...]
Orthodox vs Orthodox on the Issue of Conversion
November 7, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The Forward has an interesting (not to mention aggravating) article “Slamming the Door on Converts” detailing some of the current infighting between the Ultra-Orthodox Rabbinate of Israel and the Rabbinical Council of America, which in theory is a more middle of the road Orthodox movement. In a nutshell what seems to be going on is [...]
Kosher Evangelism & Who is a Jew?
November 5, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Over the last few days Rabbi Jonathan Ginsburg (whom I’ve dubbed the YouTube Rabbi) has uploaded a couple of interesting videos, which I found to be rather relevant to this blog. The first Video looks at the issue of Evangelism in Judaism and whether it is appropriate or not for Jews to actively seek converts [...]
