Ansley Roan
Ansley Roan is an author at Religion News Service.
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Jews to Toss Bread as They Cast Off Sins
By Ansley Roan — September 14, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service (UNDATED) Jews around the country will visit rivers, beaches and streams on the second full day of Rosh Hashana (Sept. 24), the Jewish New Year. Many of them will have bread in their pockets. Police will stop traffic at several intersections to allow members of Temple Israel of Greater Miami […]
Is Pop Culture’s Favorite Rabbi the Next Dr. Phil?
By Ansley Roan — May 9, 2006
c. 2006 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ Reality TV star and rabbi _ not words that are often used to describe one person. Unless that person is Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, star of the show, “Shalom in the Home.” This is a rabbi, after all, who has been described as Dr. Phil with a Yiddish […]
NEWS FEATURE: Couples Turn to Internet to Find Wedding Clergy
By Ansley Roan — June 2, 2004
c. 2004 Religion News Service (UNDATED) When Jon Tarnow was looking for someone to perform his wedding to Luz Marina Aguirre, the Manhattan couple went to the place where engaged couples have found everything from caterers to calla lilies _ the Internet. “There was a bunch of Googling going on,” said Tarnow, who discovered the […]
NEWS FEATURE: New York Singles Flock to Rabbi’s Wife for Advice, Match-Making
By Ansley Roan — January 1, 2000
c. 2000 Religion News Service NEW YORK _ Hundreds of single, hip professionals on Manhattan’s Upper East Side set aside their skim lattes and turn off their cell phones on Tuesday nights because they are looking for more than sex in the city. It’s not power yoga or a trendy guru who brings them together. […]
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