First African American female rabbi-to-be (Oprah meets HUC)

[RafaelR]

First African American female rabbi-to-be is breaking barriers with personal story
http://www.wkyc.com/news/rss_article.aspx?ref=RSS&storyid=81752



CLEVELAND -- Alysa Stanton spent years trying on different roles in life. It wasn't until she converted to Judaism at the age of 24 that she found her calling.
"I was studying Judaism and knew I found home," Stanton said.

She tells her story from convert, to student, to impending rabbi, in a one woman show. Her stories of racial and religious barriers at times painful to hear.

"It brought tears to my eyes," said one woman.

"It was provocative," said another.

"My mission is to break barriers and provide hope and build bridges to all races," Stanton said after the show.

After the performance, the audience met to discuss racial and religious tolerance.

Stanton will be ordained in another year. She is currently in school at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.


Almost funny.
almost...

[ChabadKahanist]

Homey still be a Shiksa!!!

[David Ha'Ivri]

Baruch ata haShem Mishneh habriot

[danielmramos]

You know this is yet another example of how poisonous the Reformies can be.  This woman may have been genuinely intereted in mitzvot.  I guarantee you she was never taught about the honor of being a Noahide observant human being.  Instead of giving her real knowledge and the ability to make a true choice they misled her from any true path.  Now this woman thinks that she is doing this for racial tolerance and civil rights?!  Furthermore, they have lied to her in allowing her to think that she is not a goy.  Also, she obviously feels there is some dishonor in not being Jewish.  She has lost any chance to realize the beauty of the path that Hashem gave her people due to the falsehoods she has been taught.  Why is it that they feed these people this garbage?  What a shame that she did not seek to be taught from an authentic Jewish source.  So, what Jew will marry this woman and think their children will be Jewish?  Yet another generation will be lost.

[ChabadKahanist]

This is also true of CONservative as well,however many Jews mistakenly think that the CONs are more kosher when in fact they are not.
CON is like the saying goes in Yiddish,Kosher Chazir Fesiluch.(Kosher Pig's Feet).
Reform are at least honest where CONs are like pigs because they say we ae kosher we have split hooves when in fact they do not also chew their cud(ie.Accept the yoke of heaven).
IMHO,Any so called convert that goes CONs or Deformed is not serious in Judaism at all & only looking for the easy way.
Of course this is not steadfast & there are some that are mistakingly sucked in & later after finding out do it the right way.
As far as what Jewish man would marry her?
Who is to say she is not a lesbian?
Both CONs,Deform & Deconstructionists all ordain queers & lesbos.

You know this is yet another example of how poisonous the Reformies can be.  This woman may have been genuinely intereted in mitzvot.  I guarantee you she was never taught about the honor of being a Noahide observant human being.  Instead of giving her real knowledge and the ability to make a true choice they misled her from any true path.  Now this woman thinks that she is doing this for racial tolerance and civil rights?!  Furthermore, they have lied to her in allowing her to think that she is not a goy.  Also, she obviously feels there is some dishonor in not being Jewish.  She has lost any chance to realize the beauty of the path that Hashem gave her people due to the falsehoods she has been taught.  Why is it that they feed these people this garbage?  What a shame that she did not seek to be taught from an authentic Jewish source.  So, what Jew will marry this woman and think their children will be Jewish?  Yet another generation will be lost.

[YBY]

whoopy wow  there is a canadian female lesbian feminist rabbi who has her own tv show discussing............................................................................you guessed it..............................................halacha and Jewish ritual  (sick)

[moishe]

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3496982,00.html

Kiryat Arba rabbi: Don't sell mezuzahs to Reform Jews

Sofer stam (certified Jewish scribe) told by rabbi on yeshiva website that he should not fix Torah scrolls for Reform Jews and not sell them tefilin or mezuzahs

Neta Sela
Published:    01.21.08, 21:23 / Israel Jewish Scene

Rabbi Dov Lior, chief rabbi of the West Bank town Kiryat Arba, continues to take a hard line against Reform Jews. In the past, the rabbi had issued a religious ruling stating that one should not go into a Reform synagogue, nor attend any events sponsored or held by the Reform Movement.

On Monday, however, the rabbi issued an even harsher edict, mandating that sofrei stam, or Jewish scribes, should not sell Torah scrolls, tefilin or mezuzahs to Reform Jews.

Rabbi Lior issued this edict on an internet forum belonging to the Beit El Yeshiva. A sofer stam wrote the rabbi and told him that that he was asked to fix a Torah scroll for, and sell mezuzahs and tefilin to, a Reform Jewish congregation.

The scribe asked the rabbi whether he could fix Torah scrolls for Reform Jews, and whether these scrolls were even considered kosher. He also asked the rabbi whether he could sell tefilin and mezuzahs to this congregation according to Jewish law.

Rabbi Lior replied emphatically that the scribe should not get involved with the congregation at all so as not to be “privy to a transgression or sin”. In his reply he takes a very harsh line against the Reform movement, which seeks to amend certain facets of Judaism to bring them in line with modern realities.

“Granted if the tefillin are used by a Jew, then this is a great mitzvah indeed,” stated the Rabbi, “but there is a more public issue at hand, namely adorning the Reform synagogue and giving legitimacy to this movement.”

Rabbi Lior thus strives not to grant any recognition to the Reform movement, even at the expense of not performing a great Mitzvah, due to his outspoken and public opposition to the movement.

[danielmramos]

YBY, are you serious?!!!  I have trouble wrapping my mind around that one.  First of all it is obvious that that lesbian was not taught halacha, as no serious halachic authority would take such a person under their wing.  The main thing is that she obviously does not give a hoot about halacha, so why would she care about commenting on it?  The basic stance of "liberal Judaism" is that halacha is not eternal and thus outdated, so you can take it, leave it, or pick it to bits; however, it is not binding to them at all.  In other words, almost any take and viewpoint of halacha is accepted, hence the lesbian being "ordained".  It is almost like asking a strict evolutionist to teach a class on the divine origin of man.  It is simply not going to be anything about divinity or man.  Such a show as you just mentioned would be only about the perversion of halacha.  Now if you realize that it would only be about halachic perversions perhaps you could get a good laugh or cry out of it depending on your viewpoint.  I think I would just turn it off.

[Cold Matter]

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3496982,00.html

Kiryat Arba rabbi: Don't sell mezuzahs to Reform Jews

Why would the Deformed even want to have a Mezuzah? 
Mezuzah is such an intolerant, racist and fascist symbol.

Mezuza stands for separating Jews and Egyptians, so that millions of innocent Egyptians, including children, could be slaughtered by HaShem. Mezuzah was drawn on door by ritual sacrifice blood of ritually slaughtered lambs.

Why would  "liberal" and "tolerant" Deforms want such a symbol of intolerance?

[YBY]

Daniel her "halacha" is a sad twisted joke-its all made up nonesense 

[doom777]

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3496982,00.html

Kiryat Arba rabbi: Don't sell mezuzahs to Reform Jews

Sofer stam (certified Jewish scribe) told by rabbi on yeshiva website that he should not fix Torah scrolls for Reform Jews and not sell them tefilin or mezuzahs

Neta Sela
Published:    01.21.08, 21:23 / Israel Jewish Scene

Rabbi Dov Lior, chief rabbi of the West Bank town Kiryat Arba, continues to take a hard line against Reform Jews. In the past, the rabbi had issued a religious ruling stating that one should not go into a Reform synagogue, nor attend any events sponsored or held by the Reform Movement.

On Monday, however, the rabbi issued an even harsher edict, mandating that sofrei stam, or Jewish scribes, should not sell Torah scrolls, tefilin or mezuzahs to Reform Jews.

Rabbi Lior issued this edict on an internet forum belonging to the Beit El Yeshiva. A sofer stam wrote the rabbi and told him that that he was asked to fix a Torah scroll for, and sell mezuzahs and tefilin to, a Reform Jewish congregation.

The scribe asked the rabbi whether he could fix Torah scrolls for Reform Jews, and whether these scrolls were even considered kosher. He also asked the rabbi whether he could sell tefilin and mezuzahs to this congregation according to Jewish law.

Rabbi Lior replied emphatically that the scribe should not get involved with the congregation at all so as not to be “privy to a transgression or sin”. In his reply he takes a very harsh line against the Reform movement, which seeks to amend certain facets of Judaism to bring them in line with modern realities.

“Granted if the tefillin are used by a Jew, then this is a great mitzvah indeed,” stated the Rabbi, “but there is a more public issue at hand, namely adorning the Reform synagogue and giving legitimacy to this movement.”

Rabbi Lior thus strives not to grant any recognition to the Reform movement, even at the expense of not performing a great Mitzvah, due to his outspoken and public opposition to the movement.

I am starting to like Rav Lior more and more. From his fighting to free the 13 year old girls, to his strong stance against disengagement, to this now.

[ChabadKahanist]

Rav Lior is a true leader who fights for what is right.

[YBY]

I thought he was a "mamlachti kooknik"