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• Jews are leaving France amid anti-Semitism. Emile Ackermann (‘23) and his wife Myriam are staying.
  https://www.yctorah.org/2021/05/student-spotlight-an-interview-with-emile-ackermann-yct-23/

  Where in France did you grow up?

  I grew up in Strasbourg. It’s in France, near Germany. 

  What was the Jewish environment like there?

  I grew up in an Orthodox environment, so I’ve been learning Jewish texts in a Jewish environment since I was born.… Read the rest

• Departing Rabbi Max Davis calls serving B’nai Torah ‘tremendous blessing’
  https://www.yctorah.org/2016/08/departing-rabbi-max-davis-calls-serving-bnai-torah-tremendous-blessing/

  “LONGMEADOW — Thirty-five-year-old Rabbi Max Davis was installed as rabbi at B’nai Torah here in September 2011. Davis had served as spiritual leader of the Modern Orthodox congregation since August 2010, and the installation marked the first time he would serve as a head rabbi…” Read the full article at masslive.com… Read the rest

• In what could be a first, Orthodox synagogue elects all-female board
  https://www.yctorah.org/2016/07/in-what-could-be-a-first-orthodox-synagogue-elects-all-female-board/

  Five women chosen at Ohio’s Oheb Zedek-Cedar Sinai Synagogue, which installed first female president in 2013. Rabbi Truboff’s Ohio Oheb Zedek-Cedar Sinai Synagogue, has elected an all-female slate of officers.… Read the rest

• It’s Time for a Revolution in Halakhic Rulings
  https://www.yctorah.org/2020/07/its-time-for-a-revolution-in-halakhic-rulings/

  By Rabbi Dov Linzer for The Jewish Forward

  The realities of quarantine and sheltering-in-place during these last few months have created challenges for the halakhically-observant community. Halakhic decisors have issued their rulings, responding appropriately and sympathetically to these unprecedented realities.

  What has largely been absent, however, is a serious engagement with the person asking the question; sympathetic psak is not the same as collaborative or empowering psak.… Read the rest

• #YCTInnovators: Learn about Rabbi Scott Kalmikoff’s (’18) Journey to Professional Genealogy
  https://www.yctorah.org/2021/01/our-rabbis-are-innovators-learn-about-rabbi-scott-kalmikoffs-18-journey-to-professional-genealogy/

  Interview with Rabbi Scott Kalmikoff (’18)

  Rabbi Scott Kalmikoff (’18) is a professional genealogist and Global Connections Education Associate at the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ.

  How did you first become interested in genealogy?

  I was about 15 years old when I first became interested in genealogy.… Read the rest

• Living Jewishly Podcast: Judaism and Mental Health
  https://www.yctorah.org/2021/07/living-jewishly-podcast-judaism-and-mental-health/

  Can Judaism make you sick?

  There are many studies that highlight the positive effects of religious life — greater contentment, a feeling of community, and a strong sense of purpose.

  But what about the negative effects of religion?

  How should we think about and deal with the guilt, shame, fear, and disordered behaviours that religion can bring up in some people?… Read the rest

• Can Halakha Go It Alone, Without Kierkegaard?
  https://www.yctorah.org/2021/10/can-halakha-go-it-alone-without-kierkegaard/

  By Ysoscher Katz (Chair, Talmud Department), for The Times of Israel

  Reflections Inspired by Dr. Aaron Koller’s Book Unbinding Isaac

  Dr. Aaron Koller’s new book, Unbinding Isaac, nearly pulls the rug out from underneath my theological edifice, but I nevertheless strongly recommend the book. … Read the rest

• #YCTInnovators: Kyle Savitch (’21) Is Helping Lead the Growing Orthodox Community of Harlem
  https://www.yctorah.org/2021/12/yctinnovators-kyle-savitch-21-is-helping-lead-the-growing-orthodox-community-of-harlem/

  Kyle Savitch graduated from YCT in May 2021. Now, he is directing his energies full-time toward Kehillat Harlem, his grassroots Jewish community, where he serves as the rabbi. He will be helping build the Harlem Jewish community thanks to a grant from Start-Up Shul.… Read the rest