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If I Ran the Zoo
Canceled!Political Correctness has morphed into what is now called ‘Cancel Culture’. Although I have discussed this issue recently, I am having second thoughts about it and revisiting it.The purpose of...
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Spoken Like a True Yeshiva Bachur
Students at Yeshiva University (YU)Yeshivish. That is an English dialect consisting of a combination of Hebrew, Yiddish, and Aramaic words and phrases spoken by the vast majority of English speaking...
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Leaving Satmar Need Not Mean Going OTD
R' Aharon Teitelbaum, one of 2 brothers feuding over Satmar leadershipThere’s a lot of buzz about the latest post on Rationalist Judaism. Rabbi Natan Slifkin tells about his Shabbos guest, Nisi...
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Another Prominent Jew Accused of Sexual Abuse
Jacob Daskal outside of court after being charged with sex abuse in 2018 (NYT)Shomrim (loosely translated as guardians) is considered to be a vital service agency by many Orthodox Jews living in...
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Avoiding the Battle Scars of Divorce
I admit o being an ignoramus. I can hear al the guffaws just about now. There are a ot of people that would heartily agree with that statement. But that has never stopped me from expressing an opinion....
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Ties that Bind and Behavior that Separates
R’ Gershon Edelstein (VIN)I hate to keep ‘picking’ on Charedim. I really do hate it. Because the vast majority of Charedim I know are among the finest people I have ever met. I know a lot of Charedi...
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Is the Pendulum Swinging Back?
Shmuel WiniarzMishpacha Magazine’s credentials as a Charedi magazine are pretty solid. It doesn’t take much to figure that out. Their policy of not publishing pictures of women testifies to just how...
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Oh No! It Can't Be! Can it?
ZAKA in action (from their website)A shocker! At least that’s what the latest accusation of sexual abuse was to me. A real shocker. From Ha’aretz: A young woman from an ultra-Orthodox family in...
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Why Charedim Have an Image Problem
Cover of Mishpacha Magazine’s latest issueI guess they realize how they look. On the other hand they would have to be blind, deaf, and dumb if they didn’t. The Charedi world is justifiably upset by how...
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Civic Virtue in the Charedi World
by Dr. William GewirtzThe following essay was submitted by Dr. William Gewirtz in response to Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer's views on Derech Eretz in the Charedi world (or more precisely the apparent lack...
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Are We in the Midst a Cultural Revolution?
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex (WSJ)I don’t know what it is about the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, that makes the right so angry at her. It seems that political conservatives are unified in their...
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God Does Not Bless Sin
Pope Francis and R’ Shmuel Rabinovitch at the Kotel (Getty images)I am not in the habit of quoting the pope. But it is worthwhile looking at a recent Vatican statement in light of his liberal socialist...
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Has Antisemitism Become Acceptable in America?
Tamika Mallory (Algemeiner)In the changing cultural climate of our time - it’s hard to know if one is actually a racist. It is also becoming more acceptable to be an antisemite. There was a time not...
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Identity Politics - Charedi Style
Yanky and his grandfather, R'Chaim (YWN)Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein has just hit another home run! His piece in Cross Currents identifies him as a thinking Charedi. Not a cookie cutter one. Being a...
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The Israeli Election - An Analysis
Naftali Bennett and Benjamin Netanyahu (TOI)Yet another election is about to take place in Israel. This Tuesday, March 23rd Israelis will be going to the polls. Again. My original inclination was to...
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It Isn't Only Yanky...
R' Gershon Edelstein's interview about who to vote for (YWN)Although I recently referred to him as a thinking Charedi, I take it back. Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein is a thinker. But he is not Charedi -...
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The New York Times at its Worst
The Torah is very clear. When discussing the concept of justice it tells us to not to pervert justice by favoring the poor or honoring the wealthy (Vayikra 19:15). Justice requires everyone be treated...
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Loving a Gay Child in the World of Orthodox Judaism
Rabbi Menachem Penner, Dean of RIETS (YU Website) A while back the child of a highly respected Orthodox religious educator I know well - came out as gay. Needless to, say the family was devastated by...
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They're Coming to America
A caravan of illegal immigrants coming to America in 2018 (The Atlantic)There is a humanitarian crisis taking place on our southern border. People seeking refuge from their countries of origin are...
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Pesach 2021 - Better Than Last Year
As we approach Pesach in this year of 2021, it is worth while reflecting a bit on the progress we have made since Pesach 2020. Last year the vast majority of us spent the entirety of Pesach at home....
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