Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

July 21, 2015

NEWS Is There a Brighter Future for Reform Judaism in Israel? Naomi Zeveloff      Judaism’s most liberal movement faces slights from Orthodox officials and skepticism from secular Israelis in its quest for authenticity in the Jewish state. Can it reinvent itself — and grow its numbers?   CULTURE Taking Masturbation Into His Own Hands Anne Joseph      How does a Haredi father educate his young son about masturbation? This difficult question forms the basis of Israeli filmmaker Ori Gruder’s extraordinary documentary, ‘Sacred Sperm.’   OPINION The Iran Letter I’d Write Ami Nahshon      As a former Jewish federation CEO, Ami Nahshon is disappointed by the Miami and Boston federations’ letter urging local Jews to oppose the Iran deal. Here’s the letter he would have written instead.   CULTURE Together in San Francisco Mark Pressler and Robert Tannenbaum got married two years ago. HomeLands takes a look inside their San Francisco apartment as well of their Shabbat tradition of walks and Chinese food.     THE ASSIMILATOR Did Bill Cosby Use a Jewish Alias? Anne Cohen      A Bill Cosby deposition from a decade ago obtained by The New York Times has revealed some pretty damning facts, and some strange ones. For years, the comedian traveled under the name Seymour Rapaport.

 

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