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Orthodox rabbis charged in Jewish divorce shakedown plot
Winners and losers in the Pew Research poll on American Jews
COMMENTARY: The persistent stained-glass ceiling
Yeshiva University’s Norman Lamm resigns amid sex abuse scandal
As holy days approach, rabbis reflect on final sermons
(RNS) A well-known Jewish adage says that one should “repent one day before your last one.” Religion News Service spoke to a variety of rabbis about what their final Jewish New Year message to their flock before leaving the pulpit would be. By Beth Kissileff.
Israel agrees to recognize non-Orthodox rabbis
JERUSALEM (RNS) The Israeli government's decision to pay the salaries of 16 non-Orthodox rabbis has thrilled Reform and Conservative Jews both in Israel and abroad. At the same time, it has instilled fear in the country's ultra-Orthodox, who say non-Orthodox Judaism isn't Judaism at all. By Michele Chabin.
Chaplains hear call to serve God while serving country
(RNS) More than 3,000 chaplains serve across the armed forces. And more than a few of them find their religious calling not in seminary but while on active military duty. By Debra Rubin.