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Is Not Publishing Pictures of Women is a Good Thing?
Guest Contribution by Rabbi Leibel Marx*What's wrong with this picture? (Amazon)Earlier this month I discussed an issue that is very troubling to me. Which is the recent trend by the right to no longer...
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Antisemitism Does Not Define America
The 4 victims of a brutal antisemitic attack (Daily Mail)I am once again filled with sadness and pain. There has once again been another brutal antisemitic attack. This time in Jersey City. 2 days ago...
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What Corbyn's Defeat Means for the UK, America, and the Jewish People
UK Labour Party leader, Jeremy Corbyn Like a lamb to the slaughter. That is what Jeremy Corbyn looked like this morning as he announced that he will be resigning as leader of the Labour Party in the...
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Judaism, Democracy, and Israel
Tel Aviv now runs busses on Shabbos (Times of Israel)It is no secret that in America, 70% of non Orthodox Jews are marrying out. What may be a bit more astonishing is that secular Israelis may not that...
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A Clash of Values
Ellen DeGeneres (Hollywood Reporter)I like Ellen DeGeneres. I really do. I believe her to be an individual of fine character. I believe that is her reputation among colleagues and all who know her...
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The Twelve Percenters
Charedim in Israel (YWN)It is a shocking statistic if anywhere near accurate. YWN cites a study done by a non-profit called ‘Out for Change’ which tells us the following:12 percent of the graduating...
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Should the President be Impeached?
Although I do discuss politics from time to time, that is not what this blog is all about. Lately I have been doing a lot more of that. That’s because what is happening now affects us both as Jews and...
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Antisemitism Does Not Define America
Yated Editor, Rabbi Pinchos Lipshutz (Matzav)We see the world turning against us, as it hasn’t since the Holocaust, and we wonder why. These words in Matzav penned by Yated editor, Rabbi Pinchos...
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With a Heavy Heart
Brutal honesty is the hallmark of truth. Brutal honesty means that no matter how much the truth hurts, it is still the truth. Sugar coating it only makes the truth confusing and misleading. In the case...
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Judaism Versus Egalitarianism
Women's March in January of this year (ABC News)Just when I thought everything that needed to be said about feminism’s encounter with Orthodox Judaism has already been said (ad infinitum it seems)...
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Christianity in the Eyes of a Jew
R’ Baruch Ber Leibowitz Should Jews rejoice at the depiction of Christmas Eve? The answer might seem obvious. Absolutely not! How can a Jew rejoice at the celebration of a holiday that celebrates what...
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Why Religious People Support the President
Trump among his most enthusiastic Jewish supporters (JTA)One of the most fascinating phenomena of our time is a true conundrum. The fact happens to be that the more overtly religious one is, the more...
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When They Go Can They Return?
Shulem Deen and his famous book about going OTDThe Gemarah in Shevuos (39a) makes the following declaration: Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh BaZeh - all Jews are responsible for one another. If one Jew sees...
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'Idol' Worship
R' Chaim Kanievsky lighting a Menorah (Matzav)I note with sadness an ongoing phenomenon that among other things hurts the Charedi world.To be absolutely clear, I am in no way condemning that world. I...
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No Jewish Child Left Behind
Will they be left behind? (Ha'aretz)I’m not sure what to make of a story reported in the Yated. On the one hand I am encouraged by what I read. Which is that of all the schools targeted for inspection...
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Why the Increased Violence Against Orthodox Jews?
Louis Farrakhan - Part of the problem?I can’t explain it. No matter how much I try, I cannot figure out why there have been so many deadly or near deadly attacks recently against Orthodox Jews in the...
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Is Achdus a Lost Cause?
Can we ever have unity?As a strong supporter and seeker of Achdus - unity among the Jewish people, I read with interest the OU’s president – Rabbi Mark (Moishe) Bane’s article in the current edition of...
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Racism and Fraud in Orthodoxy
In light of the recent attacks by a black couple in Jersey City and a black man in Monsey, there might be a propensity for some of us to express racist comments about our fellow black citizens.The...
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The Celebration of Torah - A Day of Unity
MetLife Stadium at the Meadowlands Sports Complex - East Rutherford, NJ (VIN)Truly impressive. I must give credit where credit is due. Today at approximately 1:00 pm EST, Agudah will be hosting an...
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Not a Pot of Gold
Long line of people waiting to be the 1st to buy pot legally in Illinois (US News)As of yesterday, recreational marijuana is now legal in Illinois. Which means I can go over to my local pot dispensary,...
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