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• Exclusive | Regents Data: Public Schools Lag Behind Yeshivas http://www.jewishpress.com/news/us-news/ny/regents-scores/2018/12/12/

• WeWork CEO and Co-Founder Explains How Observing Shabbat for First Time Changed His Life https://www.algemeiner.com/2018/12/11/wework-ceo-and-co-founder-explains-how-observing-shabbat-for-first-time-changed-his-life/ • The Discovery of an Ancient Pool May Help Explain an Obscure Talmudic Term https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/2018/12/the-discovery-of-an-ancient-pool-may-help-explain-an-obscure-talmudic-term/ • The Case Against CRISPR Babies | Nicanor Austriaco https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2018/12/the-case-against-crispr-babies

  • ‘Baal Teshuvah’: The Next Generation https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/276399/baal-teshuva-the-next-generation • Temple Mount activists celebrate new altar, but plea to ‘practice animal sacrifice’ rejected https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-jerusalem-municipality-rejects-plea-to-practice-animal-sacrifice-for-future-temple-1.6729388 • Rabbis Force Brooklyn Kosher Restaurants To Cancel Show With Lesbian Comic https://forward.com/fast-forward/415779/rabbis-force-brooklyn-kosher-restaurants-to-cancel-show-with-lesbian-comic/ • 1 in 3 European Union Jews say they avoid Jewish sites out of security fears https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/1-in-3-eu-jews-say-they-avoid-jewish-sites-out-of-security-fears • No Orthodox rabbis on the list ...

• 100-year-old rabbinic document describing Western Wall found http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/255759 • This Berlin rabbinical school is creating a new kind of rabbi for Germany’s Jewish communities https://www.jta.org/2018/12/05/news-opinion/berlin-rabbinical-school-creating-new-kind-rabbi-germanys-jewish-communities • Portugal government committee approves Memorial Day for Inquisition victims https://www.timesofisrael.com/portugal-government-committee-approves-memorial-day-for-inquisition-victims/ • Open Orthodoxy Update, Parshas Miketz https://cross-currents.com/2018/12/05/open-orthodoxy-update-parshas-vayeishev/

• HaRav Yaakov Bender Slams NY Times Over Anti-Yeshiva Article Following New NYS Education Policy https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/general/1637392/read-this-harav-yaakov-bender-slams-ny-times-over-anti-yeshiva-article-following-new-nys-education-policy.html    • Open Orthodox op-ed against the Maccabees – Dancing In the Dark https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/dancing-in-the-dark/    • Fire Burns Shul in Cape Town https://www.collive.com/show_news.rtx?id=53374    • Rabbi convicted of sex crimes said to confess to new misconduct https://www.timesofisrael.com/rabbi-convicted-of-sex-crimes-said-to-confess-to-new-misconduct/    • What PBS got right – and so wrong – about the Jews of Iran ...

• New issue of Jewish Action https://jewishaction.com/ • Is Your Bread Still Kosher? Arnold’s Bread Manufacturer Drops the OU http://www.jewishlinknj.com/food/28235-is-your-bread-still-kosher-arnold-s-bread-manufacturer-drops-the-ou • The Pastor’s Pay in 2019 and Beyond https://www.christianitytoday.com/pastors/2018/fall-state-of-church-ministry/pastors-pay-in-2019-and-beyond.html • F Nataf – Hanukkah: We will never repeat the past, we will always repeat the past https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/hanukkah-we-will-never-repeat-the-past-we-will-always-repeat-the-past/ • H Maryles – The Chief Rabbinate must remain in Orthodox hands http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/23103 ...

• Data shows increase in ultra-Orthodox IDF enlistment https://www.jns.org/data-shows-increase-in-ultra-orthodox-idf-enlistment/ • R A Males – How a Hurricane Relief Mission Prepared Me for Chanukah http://www.aish.com/jw/s/How-a-Hurricane-Relief-Mission-Prepared-Me-for-Chanukah.html • Study of American, Israeli Jews shows differences in Hanukkah observance https://www.jns.org/study-of-american-israeli-jews-shows-differences-in-hanukkah-observance/ • Newly discovered caves may hold more Dead Sea Scrolls https://www.timesofisrael.com/newly-discovered-caves-may-hold-more-dead-sea-scrolls/ • Now that it’s popular, let’s all say the same thing without taking ...

• D Fischer – Praise to the Chief Rabbinate for non-recognition of sham ‘Conversion’ http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/23086 • Praise to the Chief Rabbinate for non-recognition of sham ‘Conversion’ http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/23086 • My day job is translating from Jewish to English. Gevalt! https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/my-day-job-is-translating-from-jewish-to-english-gevalt/ • Police probe wedding of 13-year-old girl in Jerusalem http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/255506 • Not Orthodox and probably only of interest to specialists – ...

• Here are the Orthodox rabbis Israel trusts to perform conversions https://www.jta.org/2018/11/27/news-opinion/israel-middle-east/orthodox-rabbis-israel-trusts-perform-conversions • A Gordimer – Maybe There’s a Reason the Rabbi Did Not Make the Rabbinate’s List https://cross-currents.com/2018/11/28/maybe-theres-a-reason-the-rabbi-did-not-make-the-rabbinates-list/ • Modesty is not just about skirt length – Chief rabbi slams public wedding proposals http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/255330 • Fascinating perspective – What Do They Study At Yeshivas? https://cross-currents.com/2018/11/23/what-do-they-study-at-yeshivas/ • Orthodox Rabbis Call ...

• State Issues New Curriculum Guidelines in Wake of Yeshiva Probe https://www.wsj.com/articles/state-issues-new-curriculum-guidelines-in-wake-of-yeshiva-probe-1542759784 • The Proper Jewish Response to the Pittsburgh Massacre https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/2018/11/the-proper-jewish-response-to-the-pittsburgh-massacre/ • Airbnb’s act of corporate anti-Semitism https://nypost.com/2018/11/20/airbnbs-act-of-corporate-anti-semitism/ • Digging Out The Rav’s Torah Insights https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/digging-out-the-ravs-torah-insights/ • TV Announcers Spot Rabbi Learning During Israel vs Scotland Soccer Match https://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/israel-news/1627804/watch-this-tv-announcers-spot-rabbi-learning-during-israel-vs-scotland-soccer-match.html