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Josefin Dolsten
March 17, 2021, 4:53 am
Anti-racism advocate / rabbi / rapper publishes contemporary Torah commentary
Black Orthodox Rabbi Shais Rishon examines Judaism’s foundational text with an eye on race and gender within the framework of tradition
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Josefin Dolsten
November 6, 2020, 12:45 am
Small but growing number of US Orthodox rabbis officiating same-sex weddings
They’re breaking ranks to perform ceremonies unthinkable until recently in the Orthodox Jewish world
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Josefin Dolsten
October 29, 2020, 11:06 am
Yiddish theater group joins virtual play about US falling into authoritarianism
Sinclair Lewis’s 1936 play ‘It Can’t Happen Here’ is performed by multiple companies, including National Yiddish Theater Folksbiene, just days before US election
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Josefin Dolsten
October 26, 2020, 1:36 am
When Christian is Jewish: Living a Jewish life with a non-Jewish name
What’s in a name? Bearers of stereotypically ‘non-Jewish’ monikers say they must challenge people’s assumptions on a daily basis and can face questioning when entering Israel
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Josefin Dolsten
October 24, 2020, 3:46 pm
Stockholm’s 1st Swedish-born rabbi: ‘It’s fun for people that I’m from here’
Mattias Amster is first locally born and raised rabbi to hold pulpit in capital; says still uncommon for people to see a religious Jew, but ‘not scared’ about anti-Semitism
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Josefin Dolsten
October 24, 2020, 6:59 am
Jews at Illinois college face ‘unrelenting’ anti-Semitism, complaint says
Filing with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights says Jewish students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign harassed with swastikas, hostile rhetoric
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Josefin Dolsten
October 24, 2020, 6:46 am
How queer Jews find meaning in the biblical laws of family purity
Guidelines around menstruation and intimacy are a pillar of Jewish life that many same-sex couples refuse to abandon, even as they fear rejection by those running the ritual baths
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Josefin Dolsten
October 23, 2020, 7:55 pm
Arab Israeli blogger dismisses claim he’s an Israeli propaganda tool
Nas Daily lambastes Al Jazeera report as ‘fake news,’ alleges discrepancies between Qatari-owned news outlet’s English and Arabic-language coverage
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Josefin Dolsten
October 22, 2020, 7:51 am
Aide to LA mayor takes leave amid sexual misconduct allegations
Rick Jacobs accused by at least four men of forcibly touching, kissing them
By
Josefin Dolsten
October 14, 2020, 4:05 am
New program for Jews of color aims to diversify US Jewish organizations
California-based groups launch initiative to boost minority representation in community leadership roles
By
Josefin Dolsten
October 13, 2020, 2:05 am
Israeli Orthodox rabbi: Judaism doesn’t ban same-sex couples building families
Rabbi Benny Lau, known for progressive positions within Religious Zionist camp, issues guidlines to help observant LGBTQ Jews manage their family lives within religious communities
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Josefin Dolsten
October 4, 2020, 9:33 am
More than 100 Jewish cantors and Black ministers release solidarity music video
Faith leaders sing Grammy Award winner Richard Smallwood’s ‘Total Praise’ to raise funds for a Black music school in Pittsburgh
By
Josefin Dolsten
September 30, 2020, 10:22 am
Sweden allocates $1.1 million to start work on its first Holocaust museum
Scandinavian nation plans museum with focus on survivors and a center devoted to Raoul Wallenberg, a diplomat who saved thousands of Jews in WWII
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Josefin Dolsten
September 26, 2020, 2:26 am
Multiracial Orthodox family in Montana seeks to break taboos about adoption
Chavie and Chaim Bruk are Chabad emissaries in a state that’s home to just several thousand far-flung Jews — and also act as ambassadors for adoption in the US Orthodox community
By
Josefin Dolsten
September 23, 2020, 7:03 pm
How Ruth Bader Ginsburg went from the Notorious RBG to Ruth the Tzaddik
Public perception of US Supreme Court judge evolved, from staid jurist to pop culture icon — and finally even to a spiritual figure
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Josefin Dolsten
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