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avatar Yaakov Menken and Pesach Lerner / JNS.org
Rabbi Yaakov Menken is the director of Project Genesis - Torah.org, and the co-editor of Cross-Currents.com, an Orthodox online journal. Rabbi Pesach Lerner is the executive vice president emeritus of the National Council of Young Israel.

ARTICLES BY: Yaakov Menken and Pesach Lerner / JNS.org


July 15, 2016 12:04 am
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Setting the Record Straight on Israel and Orthodox Judaism

JNS.org - The recent op-ed by Yair Sheleg, “Israel’s battle for peace between religion and state,” is troublesome in several ways. While he portrays himself as a dispassionate...

March 31, 2016 6:33 am
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The Western Wall Is No Place for Political Posturing

JNS.org - Charlie Kalech is upset. Kalech is the Internet entrepreneur who broke Israeli law last year on behalf of the Women of the Wall (WoW),...

February 29, 2016 8:27 am
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Conservative Jews Deserve More Than PR

JNS.org - Responding to a dramatic decline in membership, the Conservative Jewish movement’s congregational arm has hired the Good Omen PR agency to survey hundreds of...

Culture

Thailand Strips Country’s Chief Rabbi of Citizenship for Using US Passport

Thailand's Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul signed an order this week...

New Zealand Music Festival Cancels Set by Israeli DJ for Not Condemning Gaza War

Organizers of an underground music and arts festival in New Zealand removed an...

World

Hamas Launches Legal Fight to Overturn Australia’s Terrorist Designat...

Hamas has taken legal action to overturn Australia's decision to proscribe the Palestinian Islamist organization as a terrorist group, challenging...

Israel

Survey Indicates Uptick in Education Trips to Israel

Educational travel to Israel is showing signs of recovery after several years of conflict and disrupted tourism, but providers continue to face significant obstacles in attracting participants and covering rising...

Middle East

Iraq Risks Being Drawn Into Renewed Iran War Despite Pledge to Stay Out

IRAN — Iraq's efforts to remain out of a renewed confrontation involving Iran, the United States, and Israel face growing challenges as Iranian-backed proxies across Iraq declare support for Tehran,...

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