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Toronto rabbinical councils clash over funerals and burial rites for Jewish MAID patients
2+ week, 23+ hour ago (1710+ words) Just two weeks before the beginning of the High Holidays, the spiritual leaders of Toronto’s oldest Orthodox congregation, Shomrai Shabbos Chevra Mishnayos, sent out an unexpected eblast to their congregation on Friday Aug. 28 reminding them of the Vaad HaRabbanim of…...
Hoax or Hasid: Why stay in a religious community after you’ve stopped believing?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1924+ words) Yedida Eisenstat: Hanging in, keeping everything going. You? Avi Finegold: That’s good. The kids are all in camp. Finally. Today, they all—like, the last one left, and Monday we have to pick up the next one. So there’s a…...
Rabbi Adam Mintz on the changing dynamics of conversion after the pandemic and October 7
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (640+ words) Why do you think conversion rates have been increasing? What are some of those barriers for Orthodox rabbis? What caused you to make conversions a big focus? I have noticed anecdotally that when someone Haredi has a child marrying someone…...
We’re Not Particular: Understanding Judaism’s Universalist Roots
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (106+ words) The Canadian Jewish News We’re Not Particular: Understanding Judaism’s Universalist Roots Judaism is often cast as a religion that focuses on the legalistic, ritualistic, and narrow interests of the elected people of Israel. Early Jewish sources, however, present a very…...
The Pope is warning the world about AI. Where do rabbis stand?
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (620+ words) The Canadian Jewish News The Pope is warning the world about AI. Where do rabbis stand? On Monday, Pope Leo XIV (an unusual place for us to start, but bear with us) released “Magnifica Humanitas,” or “Magnificent Humanity,” a letter…...