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The official monopoly over all religious activity by communities of the five state-backed religious headquarter bodies is gradually being eroded. The following report provides an overview of the current situation and developments.
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Orthodox Jewish women in the US are being trained to assume leadership roles in synagogues that are similar to those of a rabbi; in fact, the controversy begins when such women are actually called “rabbis.” This was evident in a recent controversy when an Orthodox rabbi in New York decided to call a woman on his staff a “rabba,” which is the term for a female rabbi.
Richard Cimino is the founder and editor of Religion Watch, a newsletter monitoring trends in contemporary religion. Since January 2008, Religion Watch is published by Religioscope Institute. Website: www.religionwatch.com
The Chinese government has been urged to recognise Judaism as an official religion and engage with it at a civic and legal level. The call came during a visit to Shanghai by Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar, Israel’s rabbinic spokesperson for Jews of Middle Eastern descent and diaspora communities.
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Three months have passed since the evacuation by the Sharon government of all settlements in the Gaza strip. What are the consequences of this withdrawal for the Gush Emunim, “the settler movement”? What are the consequences of the withdrawal for the messianic doctrine of the movement? Religioscope has asked Gideon Aran, a senior lecturer at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and one of the best experts on the movement that he has covered for the last 20 years.
Jean-Marc Flükiger, contributing editor to the French speaking website Terrorisme.net, talked with Dr. Aran. Religioscope would like to thank Mrs. Margareta Flükiger for her improvements and copy-editing of the English version of the text. For a French translation of the interview, see www.terrorisme.net.
Wigs made from the hair of Hindu women from India are not kosher, an ultra-conservative rabbi has ruled, sparking a wave of wig burning by the Jewish community across the world.
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