Jnews Roundup II

I am still looking for someone to write this on a regular basis.

Religious Zionist rabbis to perform conversions without recognition of the Israeli Rabbinate (Haaretz)

Outrage over the plan to split Jerusalem (Arutz Sheva, Jewish Week, OU)

Sephardim disenfranchised by Ashkenazic Charedim (Jpost blog, Yeshiva World)

Gary Rosenblatt starts a blog (Jewish Week, his blog)

Archaeologists challenge anti-Israel Barnard professor (Forward)

Shabbos in the age of technology (Forward)/li>

London Beth Din rejects heter mekhirah but permits food that is accidentally purchased (Jerusalem Post)

Reform rabbi argues that the siddur's text must remain traditioinal (JTA, and a counter-argument)

Extradition requested for pedophile rabbi (NY Daily News)

Pluralistic school rabbi charged with sexual acts with student (News Record)