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AJC: Berlin decision on circumcision too restrictive

The American Jewish Committee condemned a decision earlier this week by the state of Berlin that places restrictions on circumcisions.

By Debra Rubin September 7, 2012 1:47 pm

Chabad will host massive rabbinical ordination

Chabad-Lubavitch’s Rabbinical College of America in Morristown, N.J., plans to ordain 280 new rabbis at an event that the movement is billing as the largest ordination class in the modern era.

September 7, 2012 12:47 pm

Jews petition Montenegro for synagogue for tiny community

Two Jewish organizational leaders asked Montenegro’s president to help the Balkan country’s small Jewish community build a synagogue.

September 7, 2012 7:15 am

Meir Soloveichik vs. David Wolpe: Two rabbis, two parties, two political philosophies

By Daniel Treiman September 6, 2012 7:31 pm

German state of Berlin declares circumcision legal

By Ben Sales September 5, 2012 4:28 pm

The week in politics: Dueling convention rabbis, Nazi name-dropping, Huckabee vs. DWS

By JTA Staff September 4, 2012 2:49 pm

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Op-Ed: New Year’s holidays offer a universal message

By Adin Steinsaltz September 3, 2012 7:13 pm

New Dutch translation of Talmud a tribute to Friesland’s nearly vanished Jews

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 3, 2012 4:33 pm

Tel Aviv bike program’s funding threatened over Yom Kippur rentals

By Marcy Oster September 3, 2012 2:55 pm

N.Y. rabbis decry upcoming vote on consent waiver for circumcision-related rite

By Marcy Oster September 3, 2012 2:40 pm

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AJC: Berlin decision on circumcision too restrictive

Chabad will host massive rabbinical ordination

Jews petition Montenegro for synagogue for tiny community

Meir Soloveichik vs. David Wolpe: Two rabbis, two parties, two political philosophies

German state of Berlin declares circumcision legal

The week in politics: Dueling convention rabbis, Nazi name-dropping, Huckabee vs. DWS

Op-Ed: New Year’s holidays offer a universal message

New Dutch translation of Talmud a tribute to Friesland’s nearly vanished Jews

Tel Aviv bike program’s funding threatened over Yom Kippur rentals

N.Y. rabbis decry upcoming vote on consent waiver for circumcision-related rite

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