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17th, the school didn't exactly say that. They said, if you don't have either a Jewish mama or a valid conversion then you're not Jewish and we will give priority to Jews first before considering other applicants. The courts said, that qualifies as racism and you can't do it. Now the school is...

What about converts to Judaism?

I don't disagree with that. I think they'd be better off doing away with state-sponsored faith schools altogether and similarly wouldn't have objected if they decided that all faith schools couldn't judge students for admission based on any sort of religious measure whatsoever. Then it wouldn't...

To tell the truth, I can't make sense of most of NA's posts. It's the way she phrases things. For some reason it doesn't make sense to me. But no, that doesn't change things for me. And no, I don't think my perspective is particularly American. People in the UK are upset about it too. More...

Yes, that's correct. He could have an Orthodox conversion without his mother though. It's not the mother that's the issue. It's the kid. The nation metaphor is just that. It's not like the is a territorial issue or about Jewish courts imposing their own penal code. It's about how the Jewish...

That's a flawed analogy. Restaurants aren't religious institutions. And I don't have an issue with men's only or women's only restaurants or schools for that matter. It's more like the courts telling a synagogue that it must allow for non-Jewish aliyot, like the courts legislating against...

Dream, the issue is the kid, not the mother. According to Orthodox halachah the kid's not Jewish. It's not about the way the home's run. There's a possibility the kid still won't be able to get in, but because it's not for halachic reasons it's not racist. No, the issue was that they were...

I have no problem if a school chooses to do so. I do have a problem when it's legislated by the government that a private institution must do so because to do otherwise would be racist.

From the news page (via my RSS feed) Jewish school loses discrimination appeal : Interfaith . I've been following this case since the charges were first brought against JFS. I, as a Jew who doesn't hold to Orthodox halachah, have considered this a terribly misguided ruling by the British...

My mind haz been blown. That was the most incredible thing I've ever read. Ever.

17th, SPOILZ I think it would work if he was trying to somehow balance both, deciding that he can't abandon either his obligations to the kids or shake off what he is.Maybe trying to make sure the little one doesn't end up like him while acknowledging it's too late for him. END SPOILZ

Avi, Nope. I am aware of the controversy surrounding baptism of the dead though.

Avi, it is a mezuzah. ?Eight Days of Hanukkah? - by Jeffrey Goldberg > Tablet Magazine - A New Read on Jewish Life

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Spoilers: You may be right. The alternative is that his responsibilities to his children help him to straighten up. I could see discovering his son covered in blood triggering instincts to break the chain and prevent his son from becoming like him. It depends on whether or not he takes...

There's a radio station near me that's been playing Christmas music since before Thanksgiving.

He's still a dad though.

I feel bad for Dex. :/

I like her havdalah melody.