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Restoring Religious Values into Our Schools
Temple Beth-El Rabbi - Mara NathanI find it somewhat ironic that Mara Nathan, a Reform Rabbi in San Antonio, Texas is protesting a proposed public school curriculum that would supposedly be teaching...
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A Unifying Gesture? Probably Not.
My initial reaction was quite positive. A TV interview with a 33 year old son of a Chasidic Rebbe’s decision to join the IDF was inspiring (See video below). The responses to questions asked by the...
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Pushing the Envelope Too Far
Is there such a thing as going too far in the pursuit of a positive goal? Consider the following.I stand second to no one in my opposition to the erasure of women now taking place in the mainstream...
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The ICC and Their Willing Collaborators
Canada's Prime Minister,. Justin Trudeau (Yahoo)It seems that the only country where sanity still prevails is the United States. Much of the rest of the so called civilized world has gone stark...
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The Cease Fire in Lebanon
They said it couldn’t be done. That it would be nigh impossible for Israel to conduct a two-front war. One in the South with Hamas. And one in the North with Hezbollah. They just didn’t have the...
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Banning Social Media
Were they right? Are the dangers of the internet as bad as the Charedi rabbinic leaders said they are? One may recall the great Asifa (gathering) called by those leaders back in May of 2012 for...
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The Truth about the ICC Accusations
The International Criminal Court at the Hague (JNS)My anger with the ICC (International Court of Justice) has not subsided. That any civilized court of justice can consider the way Israel is...
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Draining the Swamp
Kash Patel (VIN)One of the most troubling things about the mainstream media these days is how they are characterizing the Trump appointments. You would think that his cabinet picks and those at other...
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Pardoning Hunter
Hunter Biden and his fatherI would have done the same thing. If I had it in my power to prevent my son from going to prison, you better believe I would do it. I can’t imagine any father not doing the...
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Trump's Policies - Foreign and Domestic
Thought to be alive as a hostage Omer Neutra was killed on October 7 (CNN)I have to say that I am quite pleased with the latest remarks about the Hamas Hostages by President-elect Donald Trump. Remarks...
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Christian Influences on Zionism
Right wing former US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman (JTA)He’s worried. Yizhar Hess, vice chairman of the WZO (World Zionist Organization) is worried that his organization might become too Jewish....
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Jewish Anti Zionists
Three Jewish Anti Zionist Academic InfluencersAn article by Yaniv Pohoryles in Ynet struck a chord with me. Not because I like what he describes. But because I agree with his take. It asks the...
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Amnesty's International Antisemitism
Agnès Callamard, Secretary General of Amnesty International (AP)The mask is off. At least for those of us with the slightest semblance of objectivity. Not that I have ever given any credibility to an...
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Israel, the War, and the Fall of Syria
The Islamist Nusra Front leader, Abu Mohammed al-Golani (CBS)One of Israel’s most implacable enemies just bit the dust. Syria has fallen to Islamist rebels called Nusra Front. Syria’s brutal dictator...
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Some Wishful Thinking About What's Next for Syria
Syrians all over Europe celebrate (TOI)The fall of Bashar Assad’s Syria was yet another blow to the axis of evil that surrounds Israel. Although the change in leadership will not by itself make Syria...
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Is Saying Gedolim Made a Mistake, Kefira?
Rav Uri DeutschI found Rav Uri Deutsch to be a little extreme. After listening to a Q and A session featuring him and Torah VoDaath Rosh HaYeshiva, Rav Yisroel Reisman at the recent Agudah convention,...
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After a Year of War - Complacency?
Rabbi Yisroel ReismanThe Charedi world is not monolithic. It is also true that Charedi leadership is not monolithic. That is a little bit harder to sell because of the oft mentioned inviolability of...
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Pluralism is Not the Answer
Rabbi Steven GotlibIt’s not a simple matter. But it is an important one that deserves our attention now more than ever. Pluralism is something Rabbi Steven Gotlib struggles with.I understand where he...
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Rabbis: You Must Apologize
Image for illustration purposes only (Jerusalam Post)I get it. It’s hard to believe the worst about people you know that have done so much for so many people. People that are icons – role models for...
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Insanity is Not a Solution
I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Probably neither would be the right response. Because the issues being addressed are serious and real. And yet the method by which the Charedi world tries to solve...
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The Consequences of Speaking Truth to Power
There is a lengthy Makor Rishon article (translated from the Hebrew on Rationalist Judaism) about an interview with three Charedi rabbis in Israel. These were no ordinary run of the mill rabbis:All...
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Wives of Soldiers for the Sanctity of the Camp
There is something incongruous about a group calling themselves ‘Wives of Soldiers for the Sanctity of the Camp’ supporting recent comments made by former Sephardi chief rabbi, Yitzhak Yosef. Who said...
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Fulfillment as a Jewish Woman
Australia’s first Orthodox women’s Torah reading group 35 years agoWhenever one of those freezing, blizzardy days typical of Chicago winters comes along on a Shabbos, just before I am about to leave...
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American Jews and Christmas
White Christmas composer, Irving BerlinA lot of my close friends hate this time of year. Which might be understandable if one is an observant Jew who is proud of his heritage and remembers what...
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Due to unforeseen circumstances which were beyond my control, I will be involved in a personal matter for a good part of the day. I will therefore not have enough time to write a new post. Please be...
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