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February 28, 2002
One Step Forward or Two Steps Back?
Last week\’s landmark decision by Israel\’s High Court of Justice to recognize Reform and Conservative conversions as valid for citizenship purposes drew strong reactions from Los Angeles clergy and activists.
The Israeli Supreme Court’s Conscience
The conscience of the Jewish state has spoken through the recent landmark ruling of Israel\’s Supreme Court. It has taken an important step toward removing the pariah stigma from tens of thousands of Jews who converted to Judaism by the rabbinic authority of non-Orthodox rabbis, but ignored by the Jewish state.
Strengthen Bonds, Don’t Stretch Them
The decision to register converts of all denominations as Jews will not only be regretted by the Orthodox in the short run, but by Conservative and Reform Jews as well. And for Israel it may prove disastrous.
Here at Last … A Decade Later
It seemed like a good idea on paper: affordable housing for 300 Jewish senior citizens in the heart of Santa Monica.
A Voice Silenced: Daniel Pearl
Up until the very last moment, the family of murdered journalist Daniel Pearl never lost hope that he would be released by his Pakistani kidnappers and return safely.\n\n
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