First African American woman rabbi, Denver's Alysa Uriel Stanton, brings people of all backgrounds together
As the first African American woman to be ordained as a rabbi, Denver Rabbi Alysa Uriel Stanton's journey is one of ...
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A black, Orthodox rabbi’s novel addresses racism in the Jewish community
He recently published a semi-autobiographical novel titled “Ariel Samson: Freelance Rabbi,” under his pen name, MaNishtana. The main character, Ariel, is a 20-something black rabbi ...
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First black female rabbi to leave congregation
(JTA) — The first African-American female rabbi will leave her congregation this summer. Rabbi Alysa Stanton’s contract with Congregation Bayt Shalom in Greenville, N.C., was not renewed ...
Black-Jewish unity is the call of the hour: op-ed
Sixty years ago, on March 7, 1965, a key turning point in American history transpired in the heart of Alabama, when hundreds of peaceful demonstrators marching for Black voting rights were violently ...
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Maryland rabbi trapped in snowbank forms unexpected friendship with tow truck driver
BALTIMORE -- A rabbi and a tow truck driver – this sounds like the start of a joke -- but they formed a friendship over a towing in January. On Jan. 8, a tow truck driver from AAA was on a ...
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Rabbi Medan answers Rabbi Lando: 'They may learn the Torah, but they are not following it'
Rabbi Yaakov Medan, head of Har Etzion Yeshiva, responds to the comments by the dean of the Slabodka Yeshiva Rabbi Dov Lando, considered one of the leaders of the non-Hassidic (Litvish) haredi ...