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Jewish Spiritual Leaders Institute Sings with Joy as Six (6) Cantors Join the School

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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
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NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Rabbi Steve Blane began Jewish Spiritual Leaders' Institute as a pragmatic response to the Jewish Rabbinate and to date JSLI has ordained 156 Rabbis.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Rabbi Steve Blane began Jewish Spiritual Leaders' Institute as a pragmatic response to the Jewish Rabbinate and to date JSLI has ordained 156 Rabbis.
  • He brings his love of music and Conservative Jewish liturgy to fore and began training Cantors in 2016.
  • With the group of 6 there will be 10 Cantors joining the Rabbinic alumni in the next few years.
  • Rabbi Blane is also the founder and director of the Jewish Spiritual Leader's Institute, http://www.jsli.net , the online professional rabbinical program and the Union of Jewish Universalist Communities, http://www.ujuc.org .

Sim Shalom Online Synagogue Broadcasts From a Little Blue Shed

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Thursday, January 17, 2019
Steven Blane, Shalom, Judaism, Rabbi, Subscriber identity module, Blane, Human behavior, Religion, Siddur Sim Shalom

The innovator developed Sim Shalom as a virtual synagogue.

Key Points: 
  • The innovator developed Sim Shalom as a virtual synagogue.
  • Sim Shalom services can be joined by going to the website and clicking where it says go live.
  • Sim Shalom is an interactive online Jewish Universalist synagogue which is liberal in thought and traditional in liturgy.
  • Created in 2009 by Rabbi Steven Blane on Manhattan's Upper West Side, Sim Shalom offers a means of connecting the unconnected.

Jewish Spiritual Leaders' Institute Ordains its 156th Rabbi

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Steven Blane, Blane, Rabbi

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Jan. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On January 5th in Delray Beach, Florida 5 candidates joined the 151 strong alumni of the Jewish Spiritual Leaders' Institute.

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  • DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Jan. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On January 5th in Delray Beach, Florida 5 candidates joined the 151 strong alumni of the Jewish Spiritual Leaders' Institute.
  • The school is Rabbi Steve Blane's pragmatic response to the training of the modern clergy and students hail from all over the US and the world.
  • Created in 2009 by Rabbi Steven Blane on Manhattan's Upper West Side, Sim Shalom offers a means of connecting the unconnected.
  • Rabbi Blane is also the Founder and Dean of the Jewish Spiritual Leader's Institute, http://www.jsli.net , the online professional rabbinical program and the Union of Jewish Universalist Communities http://www.ujuc.org .

Spiritual Care Association Names Rabbi Miriam Berkowitz Director of International Relations

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Thursday, September 20, 2018
Chaplain, SCA, Rabbi, Economy of Sweden, Human behavior, Business

NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Spiritual Care Association (SCA), the first multidisciplinary, international professional membership association for spiritual care providers, announced today Rabbi Miriam Berkowitz as Director of International Relations.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Spiritual Care Association (SCA), the first multidisciplinary, international professional membership association for spiritual care providers, announced today Rabbi Miriam Berkowitz as Director of International Relations.
  • "The growth of our international offices has necessitated a SCA position to collaborate more closely with our international colleagues.
  • SCA is grateful for our partners and their passion for the spiritual care agenda," said the Rev.
  • HealthCare Chaplaincy Network's affiliate, the Spiritual Care Association, is the first multidisciplinary, international professional membership association for providers of spiritual care in health care that establishes evidence-based quality indicators, scope of practice, knowledge base, and testing to become a Board Certified or Credentialed Chaplain.

Court Grants Preliminary Approval Of Settlement In Rabbi Freundel Secret Videotaping Case

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Friday, September 7, 2018
Civil law, Civil procedure, Settlement, Freundel, Rabbi, Class action, Jewish culture, Genealogy

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --This morning, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia granted preliminary approval of the class action settlement arising from Rabbi Bernard Freundel's secret videotaping of females without their consent at the National Capital Mikvah facility in Washington, DC.

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --This morning, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia granted preliminary approval of the class action settlement arising from Rabbi Bernard Freundel's secret videotaping of females without their consent at the National Capital Mikvah facility in Washington, DC.
  • As directed by the Court, by Friday, September 14, 2018, a third-party Settlement Administrator will issue Notice to Class Members describing the Settlement and providing them with the opportunity to participate.
  • In order to receive money from the Settlement, Class Members must complete a brief Confidential Registration Form by November 13, 2018.
  • Alexandra Harwin, partner at Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP and co-chair of the firm's National Title VII Practice, said: "The Court's preliminary approval of the class action settlement represents a critical step forward for women victimized by Rabbi Freundel.

Union of Jewish Universalist Communities (UJUC) Celebrate the High Holidays

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Thursday, August 23, 2018
Rabbi, Steven Blane

The UJUC embraces all who want to gather, worship, celebrate and explore humanity and nature through the lenses of Jewish spirituality, liturgy and tradition.

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  • The UJUC embraces all who want to gather, worship, celebrate and explore humanity and nature through the lenses of Jewish spirituality, liturgy and tradition.
  • UJUC Rabbis offer services around the US for the High Holidays.
  • Sim Shalom is an interactive online Jewish Universalist synagogue which is liberal in thought and traditional in liturgy.
  • Rabbi Blane is also the founder and Dean of the Jewish Spiritual Leader's Institute, http://www.jsli.net , the online professional rabbinical program and a founder of the Union of Jewish Universalist Communities.

Triumphing upon Societal Taboos: Fighting Sexual Abuse in the Jewish Haredi Sector -- Amudim

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Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Orthodox Judaism, Rabbi

NEW YORK, July 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --For decades, sexual abuse and addiction were taboo in the Jewish Orthodox sector.

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  • NEW YORK, July 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --For decades, sexual abuse and addiction were taboo in the Jewish Orthodox sector.
  • One hero spearheading positive change in the Orthodox sector is Rabbi Zvi Gluck, founder of Amudim , an association and crisis center combating societal ills often swept under the carpet.
  • "We operate with encouragement of [Orthodox] rabbis who acknowledge that without such a place, we're facing community-wide disaster," explains Gluck.
  • Amudim spearheads community-wide change in the Jewish Orthodox sector by overcoming societal taboos and raising awareness on abuse and addictions; funding therapy and rehab for victims; and implementing vital educational programs.

Jewish Spiritual Leaders' Institute (JSLI) Ordains 139th Rabbi in 15 Classes

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Thursday, July 12, 2018
Rabbi, Steven Blane, Blane

As part of a deeply spiritual ordination and shabbaton weekend in Stony Point, New York Rabbi Steve Blane and the Bet Din welcome new Rabbis from across the US and Canada to the family of Rabbis trained by the Jewish Spiritual Leaders' Institute.

Key Points: 
  • As part of a deeply spiritual ordination and shabbaton weekend in Stony Point, New York Rabbi Steve Blane and the Bet Din welcome new Rabbis from across the US and Canada to the family of Rabbis trained by the Jewish Spiritual Leaders' Institute.
  • This newest 15th Class reflects the diversity and richness of the Jewish Spiritual Leaders' Institute and includes a law professor, pulpit Rabbi, and a CPA.
  • Sim Shalom is an interactive online Jewish Universalist synagogue which is liberal in thought and traditional in liturgy.
  • Rabbi Blane is also the founder and director of the Jewish Spiritual Leader's Institute,
    http://www.jsli.net , the online professional rabbinical program and of the Union of Jewish Universalist Communities, an association of Rabbis and communities who support Jewish Universalism.

The Union of Jewish Universalist Communities a new Jewish Movement adopts inclusive Mission Statement

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Tuesday, June 19, 2018
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NEW YORK, June 19, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On Sunday, June 9, 2018, the member rabbis of the Union of Jewish Universalist Communities ("UJUC") met to discuss and vote on the acceptance of the UJUC's new mission statement.

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  • NEW YORK, June 19, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- On Sunday, June 9, 2018, the member rabbis of the Union of Jewish Universalist Communities ("UJUC") met to discuss and vote on the acceptance of the UJUC's new mission statement.
  • The following mission statement was adopted by unanimous agreement:
    "The UJUC is a union of Jewish communities that recognizes the uniting presence of a Universal God, our Source, and the loving light of community.
  • The adoption of this new Mission Statement is just one of the current activities the UJUC is engaged in.
  • Currently, there are 20 Union of Jewish Universalist communities in the US, Israel, and Japan.

J-REC Statement on Proposed Conversion Bill in Israel

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Thursday, April 26, 2018
Rabbi, Judaism, Conversion to Judaism, Chuck Davidson

To delegitimize Conservative and Reform conversions performed in Israel is to suggest that their rabbis are not rabbis and that their Judaism is rejected by the Jewish state.

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  • To delegitimize Conservative and Reform conversions performed in Israel is to suggest that their rabbis are not rabbis and that their Judaism is rejected by the Jewish state.
  • The proposed bill, to be sure, attempts to broaden conversion within Israel by extending the authority to perform conversions to Orthodox rabbis outside the parameters of the Chief Rabbinate.
  • Although, in principle, this may appear to constitute a more inclusive measure, in practice it solidifies de jure an Orthodox monopoly over conversion.
  • For all these reasons, we find the proposed "compromise" over conversion to be unacceptable.