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TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s Sephardi chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef is the subject of sharp criticism today, following his last weekly sermon when he compared black people to monkeys as he explained the blessing of blooming trees during the Hebrew month of Nisan. Footage of his sermon was posted by the . . .
When Rabbi Capers Funnye Jr. enters an unfamiliar synagogue at dawn to join the daily recitation of Hebrew prayers, his presence inevitably prompts questions. The 63-year-old African-American occasionally shares his story about growing up in the AME church on Chicago’s South Side, then discovering Judaism as an adult. Or he makes light of the suggestion […]
The chief rabbi of the Sephardic community used two slurs in his speech. March 22, 2018, 12:00 PM ET • 3 min read TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s Sephardi chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef is the subject of sharp criticism today, following his last weekly sermon when he compared black people to monkeys as he explained […]
Marshall Zucker (Daveed Diggs) with a water-pumping robot in Extrapolations. Courtesy of Apple TV+ By PJ Grisar March 15, 2023 The year is 2047. Israel and Palestine coexist peacefully as partner states. A Black rabbi is appealing to the government to rescue his shul from rising Florida sea levels. Kanye West is doing interior design […]
Senior Rabbi responsible for advancing social justice agenda and interfaith expert to lead drive for greater UK Jewish response to issues of refugees and racial justice LONDON – Rabbi David Mason, Rabbi of Muswell Hill Synagogue, London, has been appointed as the first Executive Director of HIAS+JCORE, the new organization formed earlier this year by […]
The latest developments on the Russia-Ukraine war: LISBON — Portuguese police said Saturday that a rabbi in the city of Porto has been detained amid reports of an investigation into the granting of Portuguese nationality to Russian magnate Roman Abramovich. Portugal’s criminal police office confirmed the arrest of Rabbi Daniel Litvak to The Associated Press […]
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