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Bloomberg, Sanders, and Universal Health Care
Mike Bloomberg and Bernie Sanders (Fox)Looks like the two top contenders (at the moment) for the Democratic nomination for President are both Jewish. From NPR: Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has opened...
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Of Labels and Ultra-Orthodoxy
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, 2014 (NYT)I’ve said this before. I hate labels. I really do. Labels divide. Without them we would have a far better chance of achieving some semblance of unity.This might be...
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Go Bibi!
Benny Gantz and Benjamin NetanyahuI am an unapologetic fan of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. I know this is an unpopular view around here. But I am not embarrassed to admit it. Not because...
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What Do Charedi Women Really Want?
Founders of Nivcharot (Ha'aretz)It’s hard to know exactly where to stand on the issues discussed in this Ha’aretz article. Which is about Charedi women complaining that they have been discriminated...
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An Analysis of Jew Hatred
Aalst Carnival participants mocking the Kotel and Chasidic Jews (BBC)I do not recall as much attention being paid to antisemitism than at this particular point in time. There are of course obvious...
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Yeshivos are Booming. Is that Enough?
A Yeshiva in Brooklyn (New York Post)It’s nice to see that the yeshiva attendance in America (or more accurately in New York) is booming. That is in part the headline in a New YorkPost article. The...
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Some Ramblings about the Democrats
The Candidates DebateSo, who won the debate last night? I’m not sure there was a clear winner. But here are some of my thought about how things stand now.The most genuine candidate is Bernie Sanders....
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What is Going on in Agudah?!
Rav Aharon Feldman and Rav Malkiel Kotler (VIN)I have certainly had my issues with Agudah. Not that I am anywhere near the stature of the Rabbinic personalities that are currently on their Moetzes. But...
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The Coronavirus – Is the Panic Justified?
Scary pictures like this adds to the panic (WDBJ7)This is not the kind of thing I talk about here. But it is on my mind a lot - as I’m sure it is on just about everyone else’s. And it affects us just...
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Rav Feldman’s Selective Approach to Gedolim
Rav Aharon Feldman (Baltimore Jewish Life)I was a fan of the current Ner Israel Rosh HaYeshiva. It was Rav Aharon Feldman who showed true compassion for - and understanding of gay individuals in a...
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The Game Changes
Pete Buttigieg and his husband last night in South Bend (WSJ)Who’d a thunk it! Last week the talk was all about 2 Jews (Bernie Sanders and Mike Bloomberg) being the top contenders for the nomination to...
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Rav Feldman Retracts
Rav Aharon Feldman (VIN)This is an update to a couple of earlierposts about Rav Aharon Feldman.I am delighted to see that Rav Feldman has retracted his views on voting in the WZO elections. It appears...
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A Preventable Death? I Think So
Satmar Chasdim of Kiryas Joel (Jerusalem Post)As much as I am opposed to the Satmar ideology, I do not believe they are an inherently bad people. Quite the opposite. They are a great people - known for...
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Antisemitic Bullying in Schools
High school student that suffered years of anti-Semitic harassment. (NYT)An unfortunate incident occurred at an elite high school in New Jersey. Which might indicate there is a lot more antisemitism in...
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Don't Kiss the Mezuzah or the Torah
Rabbi David Lau: Don't kiss the Mezuza! (Hamodia)To be honest, I have been having a difficult time focusing on anything other than the coronavirus. Which makes it difficult to post on any other subject...
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R' Aharon Feldman's Battle
If there is one thing that truly upsets me about the right wing it is their rabid antizionism. And I say that even though I am not really a Zionist or even a religious Zionist in the sense that it...
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Using the Coronavirus as a Fundraising Tactic
Rav Chaim Kanievsky (Matzav)This is a new low even for Kupat Ha’ir. Kupat Ha’ir is a legitimate charity that supports the poor of Bnei Brak. There are a lot of poor people in that city. Which should...
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Mitzvah Gedolah
Buchalter Rebbe in his younger pre -Shtreimel years‘If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands’.These profaned words were uttered by the late Buchlater Rebbe, the Rebbe, Reb Lepke. (His close...
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The Coronavirus and Gay Pride
Rabbi Meir Mazuz (Times of Israel)I am opposed to gay pride parades. Even as I understand why some feel the need to express pride in their sexuality. The reason they feel that need might be because...
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The New Normal
The Coronavirus (CNN)I am not embarrassed to admit it. I am scared. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has shaken me to the core. It is increasingly on my mind. How can it not be?! That is all anyone is...
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