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The Jerusalem Post
"A group of several dozen liberal Orthodox rabbis in the US and Israel have signed a letter expressing their support for the recent decision by Israel’s High Court of Justice to grant citizenship under the Law of Return to Reform and Masorti (Conservative) converts who converted in Israel."
"A group of several dozen liberal Orthodox rabbis in the US and Israel have signed a letter expressing their support for the recent decision by Israel’s High Court of Justice to grant citizenship under the Law of Return to Reform and Masorti (Conservative) converts who converted in Israel."
The Times Of Israel
"Dozens of Orthodox rabbis and educators, members of a group that encourages Jewish pluralism, on Wednesday published a letter in support of a recent High Court of Justice ruling recognizing Reform and Conservative conversions to Judaism for the purposes of citizenship.
Among those who put their names to the letter were Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, activist Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, Rabba Dr. Carmella Abraham, and Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopez Cardozo."
"Dozens of Orthodox rabbis and educators, members of a group that encourages Jewish pluralism, on Wednesday published a letter in support of a recent High Court of Justice ruling recognizing Reform and Conservative conversions to Judaism for the purposes of citizenship.
Among those who put their names to the letter were Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, activist Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz, Rabba Dr. Carmella Abraham, and Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopez Cardozo."
The Forward
Jewish groups that did specifically address the issue tended to focus not on whether they should or should not support law enforcement, but on how to reform it. A statement from the Conservative movement said that police “have not been able to make the necessary changes to a system that disproportionately targets minority communities and people of color.” In a letter released Tuesday, 60 rabbis from the progressive rabbinical group Torat Chayim pledged to “talk about why too many interactions with police are terrifying to Black Americans.”
Jewish groups that did specifically address the issue tended to focus not on whether they should or should not support law enforcement, but on how to reform it. A statement from the Conservative movement said that police “have not been able to make the necessary changes to a system that disproportionately targets minority communities and people of color.” In a letter released Tuesday, 60 rabbis from the progressive rabbinical group Torat Chayim pledged to “talk about why too many interactions with police are terrifying to Black Americans.”
Jewschool.com
There needs to be recognition of Orthodox failure, that the RCA and other organizations have sided with the forces of oppression, aggravating the very racism they claim to oppose. And it needs to list specific measures it intends to take to accomplish this. (In contrast, at press time, the statement of Torat Chayim — also Orthodox rabbis — does all of this.)
There needs to be recognition of Orthodox failure, that the RCA and other organizations have sided with the forces of oppression, aggravating the very racism they claim to oppose. And it needs to list specific measures it intends to take to accomplish this. (In contrast, at press time, the statement of Torat Chayim — also Orthodox rabbis — does all of this.)
The Jerusalem Post
A long list of liberal modern Orthodox and religious Zionist rabbis from Israel and the Diaspora have denounced both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bayit Yehudi for the latter’s merger with the extremist Otzma Yehudit Party, saying it violates Israel’s values and has damaged Israel’s reputation. The rabbis, who belong to the Torat Chayim international association of modern Orthodox Zionist rabbis, join several high-profile Jewish organizations that have criticized Netanyahu and Bayit Yehudi over the political pact with Otzma.
A long list of liberal modern Orthodox and religious Zionist rabbis from Israel and the Diaspora have denounced both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bayit Yehudi for the latter’s merger with the extremist Otzma Yehudit Party, saying it violates Israel’s values and has damaged Israel’s reputation. The rabbis, who belong to the Torat Chayim international association of modern Orthodox Zionist rabbis, join several high-profile Jewish organizations that have criticized Netanyahu and Bayit Yehudi over the political pact with Otzma.
Ha'aretz
Close to 90 Modern Orthodox rabbis and educators, many of them prominent names in the religious Zionist community, have issued a fierce denunciation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for initiating a move that could bring loyalists of racist rabbi Meir Kahane into the Knesset... The statement was initiated by Torat Chayim, an association of progressive-minded Orthodox rabbis interested in promoting a more compassionate strain of Judaism within the movement. Among the prominent signatories were Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, a renowned author and scholar; Rabbi Asher Lopatin, the former president of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah; and Rabbanit Dvora Evron, among a handful of Orthodox women in Israel certified to rule on issues of halakha (religious law) and director of a prominent Beit Midrash for women.
Close to 90 Modern Orthodox rabbis and educators, many of them prominent names in the religious Zionist community, have issued a fierce denunciation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for initiating a move that could bring loyalists of racist rabbi Meir Kahane into the Knesset... The statement was initiated by Torat Chayim, an association of progressive-minded Orthodox rabbis interested in promoting a more compassionate strain of Judaism within the movement. Among the prominent signatories were Rabbi Yitz Greenberg, a renowned author and scholar; Rabbi Asher Lopatin, the former president of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah; and Rabbanit Dvora Evron, among a handful of Orthodox women in Israel certified to rule on issues of halakha (religious law) and director of a prominent Beit Midrash for women.
Ha'aretz
Misery loves company, so Shmuly Yanklowitz thought it might help to seek out other Orthodox rabbis who were starting to feel like outcasts. In other words, rabbis concerned about Orthodoxy’s rapid drift to the right – both politically and religiously... And in particular, rabbis who believed it was their duty – as spiritual leaders, educators and role models – to make their voices heard not only on matters of Jewish religious observance, but also on hot-button issues of the day.
That’s why he set up Torat Chayim, an association of progressive-minded Orthodox rabbis interested in promoting a more compassionate strain of Judaism within the movement.
Misery loves company, so Shmuly Yanklowitz thought it might help to seek out other Orthodox rabbis who were starting to feel like outcasts. In other words, rabbis concerned about Orthodoxy’s rapid drift to the right – both politically and religiously... And in particular, rabbis who believed it was their duty – as spiritual leaders, educators and role models – to make their voices heard not only on matters of Jewish religious observance, but also on hot-button issues of the day.
That’s why he set up Torat Chayim, an association of progressive-minded Orthodox rabbis interested in promoting a more compassionate strain of Judaism within the movement.
Ha'aretz
The more recent proclamation of solidarity with the LGBTQ community, signed by 100 Orthodox rabbis, went far beyond that. Not only did it refer to the entire LGBGTQ community, but it also refrained from mentioning that the Torah regards homosexuality as an “abomination.” The driving force behind this initiative was Torat Chayim, an association of American and Israeli rabbis founded two years ago...
The more recent proclamation of solidarity with the LGBTQ community, signed by 100 Orthodox rabbis, went far beyond that. Not only did it refer to the entire LGBGTQ community, but it also refrained from mentioning that the Torah regards homosexuality as an “abomination.” The driving force behind this initiative was Torat Chayim, an association of American and Israeli rabbis founded two years ago...
Ha'aretz
In a rare show of solidarity, over 75 liberal Orthodox rabbis and educators from Israel and abroad have signed an open letter declaring their support for the LGBTQ community...The idea was initially raised in Torat Chayim, an association of progressive-minded Orthodox rabbis. Indeed, most of the rabbis who signed the letter are members of the association.
In a rare show of solidarity, over 75 liberal Orthodox rabbis and educators from Israel and abroad have signed an open letter declaring their support for the LGBTQ community...The idea was initially raised in Torat Chayim, an association of progressive-minded Orthodox rabbis. Indeed, most of the rabbis who signed the letter are members of the association.
The Atlantic
"Orthodox Israeli rabbis in the group Torat Chayim recently wrote in a statement, “Sending [migrants] back to bitter fate in Africa will cause the desecration of [God’s] name and stain Israel’s reputation.”
"Orthodox Israeli rabbis in the group Torat Chayim recently wrote in a statement, “Sending [migrants] back to bitter fate in Africa will cause the desecration of [God’s] name and stain Israel’s reputation.”
Haaretz
"A similar letter was signed by 50 rabbis associated with the Orthodox, pluralistic association Torat Chayim. They called on the state to uphold Jewish law and follow the biblical prohibition from Deuteronomy 23:16: Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a bondman that is escaped from his master unto thee."
"A similar letter was signed by 50 rabbis associated with the Orthodox, pluralistic association Torat Chayim. They called on the state to uphold Jewish law and follow the biblical prohibition from Deuteronomy 23:16: Thou shalt not deliver unto his master a bondman that is escaped from his master unto thee."
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
The 26 rabbis, all members of the progressive Orthodox rabbinical group Torat Chayim called “upon the United States government to intercede on behalf of the persecuted, through the exertion of diplomatic pressure on the government of Myanmar.”
The 26 rabbis, all members of the progressive Orthodox rabbinical group Torat Chayim called “upon the United States government to intercede on behalf of the persecuted, through the exertion of diplomatic pressure on the government of Myanmar.”