Torat Chayim is a rabbinical association of Orthodox rabbis committed to fostering a more pluralistic and progressive future. Its rabbinic members (men & women) work together to foster Torah-rooted progress in the Jewish community and in society at large.
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Community 44 Rabbis Thank Catholics Of Iceland For Supporting Right To Circumcision
Dear Father Jakob Rolland, We the members of Torat Chayim would like to express our profound gratitude to you, your colleagues, and the Catholic Church in Iceland for your unwavering support in the face of multiple attacks lodged at our core practice — the ritual of circumcision. Your defense of our freedom of religion, in…
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Community Orthodox Rabbis Call For Action For The Rohingya
Yet again, a minority group is being persecuted, displaced, tortured, and killed for the crime of being different. The Rohingya, a stateless minority of approximately 1.1 million people spread across Myanmar, Bangladesh, Pakistan and other nations, have been denied citizenship in Myanmar since 1982. The government of Myanmar does not even recognize the name “Rohingya”,…
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