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What if They Worked Together?
Chasidic Yeshiva students in Williamsburg (JTA)If there is anything that shows the need to be clear about the current debate over a secular studies curriculum in Yeshivas, thesetwo JTA opeds are it....
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Fueling the Fires of Hate
Every time I see a something like this, it reinforces my views that there are influential rabbis who have no clue about the Chilul HaShem they are responsible for in expressing what passes or...
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Are Orthodox Jews Racist?
Is Orthodox hatred of former President Obama based on racism? I am sad to report that I am a witness. The plain fact is too many Orthodox Jews are racist. Especially when it comes to black people. I...
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An Ounce of Prevention
Toshnad Heichel Torah Utfila - synagogue near where a teacher was stabbed (JTA)‘If she wouldn’t dress like a slut, maybe she wouldn’t have gotten raped!’I’m sure most of us have heard that line before....
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Centrism - Striking the Proper Balance
Rabbi Steven Pruzansky (Jewish Link)I get what he’s saying. Rabbi Steven Pruzansky presents 2 models of Modern Orthodoxy (MO). One which he models on Lot, the nephew of our patriarch Avraham. The other...
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Thank You, Mr. President
Maale Adumim (JTA)I am a peace lover. I believe that a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians is worth a hefty price if that’s what it would take.How hefty? I supported the peace agreement...
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Which 'Lakewood' is Livid?
Street scene in Lakewood (Jew in the City)I’m not sure exactly ‘who’ is livid. But clearly an entity Matzavcalled ‘Lakewood’ is. What they are livid about is the following:The Lakewood, NJ Planning...
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The Proof is in the Pudding
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby (JC) As I often say European antisemitism is a fact of history whose legacy continues to this day. Not only in obviously...
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Thanking God and Country
"The First Thanksgiving” by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (Wikimedia Commons)How many people know that Thanksgiving is based on Sukkos? The fact is that the Pilgrims were very ‘old’ testament oriented and...
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Beware of Where You Send Your Kids to College
An increasingly common scene on college campuses these days (TOI)Even though I lean strongly towards a politically conservative philosophy, I am not totally on board with Rabbi Dov Fisher’s right wing...
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The Parameters of Sexual Modesty in Judaism
Rabbi Aaron Lopiansky responding to questions at the Agudah conventionI am a fan of Rabbi Aharon Lopiansky. He is a Charedi Rosh Yeshiva whose common sense perspective on various issues I often agree...
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Is Modern Orthodoxy in Trouble?
Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, ZTL (Times of Israel)Nishma Research (in conjunction with the RCA - Rabbinical Council of America) conducted a survey on Modern Orthodoxy. Which has made more than few...
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Anti-Zionism; Antisemitism; and Academia
McGill University (JTA)As he has done so often in the past, New York Timescolumnist Bret Stephens has hit the proverbial nail on the head. He has identified anti Zionism for what it really is:...
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I have been informed by several people who said they are unable to comment for lack of seeing the comments sectionI have been having these problems for quite some time. I've tried to fix them but have...
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Of Hedgehogs and Ideology
Image taken from LehrhausRabbi Dr. Gil Perl has tried to accomplish the near impossible: Make the Modern Orthodox Jew passionate about his Hashkafa. Based on the writings of best selling business...
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Is Simple Belief Irrational?
The 'Big Bang' of CreationDiscussion about matters of belief is a subject that makes me uncomfortable. Which is why I tend to avoid such discussions. Not because I fear being dissuaded about God’s...
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The Worst Kind of Monster
Daniel Greer (The New Haven Register)The worst kind of monster is the kind that might otherwise be considered a saint. When this happens, it becomes near inexplicable. That is the case with 79 year old...
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The Holocaust Conundrum
Beth Medrash Govoha - unprecedented numbers of Charedim studying TorahI have lived with this conundrum for most of my adult life. The fact is that if not for the Holocaust, I would not exist. Nor would...
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A Two State Solution - If Only It Were Possible
Secular Palestinians enjoying a concert in Rawabi (screenshot)I have long held the view that in the reality of Israel as it is today - the best we could all hope for is living in peace with...
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The Jewish Angle
Feldman, Karlan & Gerhardt testifying before the House Judiciary Committee (JTA)I have always been proud of the fact that so many of our people have succeeded in America. And I still am. ...yet...
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