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From the blog of Reuven Chaim Klein at The Times of Israel

I Am Not a Modern Orthodox Rabbi By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg | April 29, 2021 Recently, an article referencing a conversation we had on Behind the Bima referred to me as a “Modern Orthodox Rabbi.” I was taken aback by that characterization and found myself badly wanting to correct it. To be clear, it’s not that I want to disassociate with Modern Orthodoxy as much as that I desperately don’t want to be reduced to just it. I would have preferred a more accurate ...

Paula Spector appointed to county land trust board Chester. Paula Spector, a teacher of parenting classes for Pine Bush Central School District and the Dispute Resolution Center of Orange Sullivan and and Ulster Counties, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Orange County Land Trust. Paula Spector Paula Spector of Chester has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Orange County Land Trust. Paula currently teaches parenting classes for Pine Bush Central Schools and t...

‘The joy that helping another brings’ Monroe. Monroe Temple doesn’t give up and reimagines annual Christmas Day dinner Photo illustrtion “Reimagined” is a buzzword used by many organizations this year, as they look to figure out how to provide the same community programs, services and events under restrictive pandemic conditions. Included in that mix are the congregants of the Monroe Temple, who since 2009 have partnered with volunteers at Our Father’s Kitchen, a program of the...