Tag: Judaism
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Rabbi Dovi Scheiner Launches Synago Mobile Synagogue
From Forbes.com This Synagogue Is Breaking Away From A 2,000 Year Old Model And Solving Judaism’s Biggest Problem By Alyson Krueger Last summer Rabbi Dovi Scheiner and his wife Esty realized they had a problem. Over the past decade they had done the improbable: created a sexy, enticing synagogue named Soho Synagogue for young Jewish…
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Rabbinical Assembly Launches Mobile App for Jewish Prayers
In a move to give individuals the tools to fully experience Judaism in their everyday lives, the Rabbinical Assembly, the international association of Conservative rabbis and Masorti rabbis (Israel and Europe) has created a new smartphone app. Sanctifull, as the app is known, contains new prayers based on Jewish wisdom that specifically speak to life’s…
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Is Texting on Rosh Hashanah Kosher?
There was undoubtedly more texting in shul this Rosh Hashanah than in past years. In most liberal congregations, texting was likely done as discreetly as possible, often with a cellphone hidden low in one’s lap. In some congregations it might have been more overtly outside in the lobby or perhaps outside the synagogue building. But…
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Kyocera Gets Sued by Ben Stein for Religious Discrimination
Ben Stein legal battle with Kyocera continue. Stein, who played the memorable high school teacher in the 1986 movie (“Bueller? Bueller?”) was set to film a commercial for Kyocera, the producer of cameras, copiers, printers, mobile phones, and the like. Even though Ben Stein’s lawyer “considered the deal done” according to the lawsuit, it appears…
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Laws of Shabbat and e-Readers
The gadgets have changed our lives. And technology will change our lives even more in the future. For Sabbath observant Jews, tech gadgets pose some lingering questions about their usage on Shabbat. My teacher, Rabbi Daniel Nevins, is a member of the Committee on Jewish Law and Standards — the body that decides matters of…