The Pope was Jewish, says historian:Yaakov Wise, an Orthodox historian/genealogist has found that Karol Josez Wojtyla (That’s his former Popeness to you) might have had maternal Jewish roots from Biala-Bielsko, a shtetl near near Krakow. Mom may have converted, it seems, and the Jewish surnames in his matrilineal lineage include Kaczorowski (Katz), Scholz (Schultz) and [...]
Sue Fishkoff gives a sneak peak at whjat will be a crucial Bienniel for the Conservative movement next week for JTA NEWS: “the destiny of American Jewish life”Keruv, intermarrieds and the JTS Chancellorship are the big topics. The first two seem to be stop-loss measures concerning conversion of halachic non-Jews in Conservative families. That, [...]
I couldn’t help myself. This Rabbi has the fuunniest name in Shul business. But that’s not why I’m linking him. Okay, maybe it is, but so what? It’s a chance to check out this this Portland native, who’s got an interesting, progressive pedigree that suits his present pulpit in Madison, the Berkeley [...]
