Eric J. Greenberg
By Eric J. Greenberg
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News Evangelical Children’s Novels Push Conversion of ‘Spiritually Empty’ Jews
They are among the most popular children’s books on the market today, inspired by the evangelical Christian “Left Behind” book series, which features gory depictions of the annihilation of Jews and other nonbelievers at Armageddon. “Left Behind: The Kids,” an ongoing series aimed at evangelical Christian children ages 10 to 14, revolves around the adventures…
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News Less Gory ‘Passion’ Still Raises Hackles
In an effort to make his bloody blockbuster about the death of Jesus more palatable, Oscar-winning director Mel Gibson has edited about six minutes of violent footage from his 2004 hit, “The Passion of the Christ.” The film, which some scholarly critics say ahistorically blames Jews for Jesus’ death while promoting ancient anti-Jewish stereotypes, reopened…
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News U.S. Foes of Pullout Mobilize To Sink Plan
Israeli and American Orthodox opponents of the Gaza disengagement plan are stepping up efforts to sink the initiative. New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind, an outspoken Orthodox lawmaker who represents the ultra-Orthodox sections of Brooklyn, is leading a mission next week to Gaza in support of Jewish settlers there. Hikind told the Forward that the…
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News Following Baby’s Death, Orthodox Group Urges Followers To Drop Disputed Ritual
In response to the death of a New York baby boy from herpes, the top union of Modern Orthodox rabbis is urging Jews to abandon the ancient ritual practice of suctioning the blood by mouth directly from the baby’s penis during circumcision. The Rabbinical Council of America, representing more than 1,000 rabbis, issued a policy…
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News Rabbis To Ponder Movement’s Future
With hundreds of Conservative rabbis set to descend on Houston next week, movement leaders are pledging to take a hard look at the future of their religious movement. At a time when some say the Conservative movement is at a crossroads, and perhaps suffering an identity crisis as its membership dwindles, some 300 rabbis are…
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News Rabbis To Ponder Movement’s Future
With hundreds of Conservative rabbis set to descend on Houston next week, movement leaders are pledging to take a hard look at the future of their religious movement. At a time when some say the Conservative movement is at a crossroads, and perhaps suffering an identity crisis as its membership dwindles, some 300 rabbis are…
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News New Fiscal Chief at Seminary Resigns Post Amid Debt Crisis
The Jewish Theological Seminary of America’s new chief financial officer has resigned after just three months on the job at a time when the institution, the flagship of Conservative Judaism, is facing an unprecedented fiscal crisis. The departure of CFO Richard Bengloff marks the second resignation in four months of a top seminary financial officer….
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News Divestment Pushed
The World Council of Churches this week voted to urge its members across the globe to divest from Israel to protest the Jewish state’s treatment of Palestinians. The action took Jewish communal leaders by surprise, much like the divestment vote last July by the Presbyterian Church (USA). The Presbyterian vote jump-started an international bandwagon of…
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