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Looks Like It Will Happen
United Torah Judaism party chief Moshe Gafni (TOI)Stunning! That is the word that came immediately to mind about the level of condemnation the Charedi parties in Israel had for their incoming prime...
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A Preventable Chilul HaShem
Charedi extremists tearing up a prayer book (TOI)Two wrongs do not make a right. That little piece of wisdom is something we ought to learn quite early in life. But don’t tell that to the hooligans who...
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Biden's Attitude Towards Israel
Ilhan Omar (D-MN) at an April press conference (JP)It was very nice of the President to call Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennet upon his ascension to office. Biden assured Bennett that the...
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Of Forgotten and Ignored Heroes
Community activist, Andrew Holmes (Chicago Tribune)Black lives matter. It is quite sad that this slogan has to be even uttered, let alone become a movement. Because the implication is that to many...
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Will the Lubavitcher Rebbe Lead Us Out of Exile?
The letter (COL)I have been reluctant to write about a troubling paragraph on the COL-Live, a mainstream Chabad website. First because it is probably a waste of time since it will fall on deaf Chabad...
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It's Not What They Protest - It's How
They did not disappoint. I say this facetiously. Because I strongly disagree with what a group of extremist Charedim in Meah Shearim did. It’s just that it is completely predictable. From VIN: A group...
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Religious Rights - A Unanimous Decision
Liberal Supreme Court Justice, Stephen Breyer (Wiki)Just when I thought American values might be headed directly towards hell in a hand-basket, the Supreme Court has saved the day. At least for now....
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Diplomacy is Never the Answer to Religious Fanatics
Iran's new President, Ebrahim Raisi, (BBC)I have no idea how this bastion of world diplomacy, the US State Department got the nickname, Foggy Bottom, but I think it’s a name well deserved. That’s...
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The Orthodox Liberal
The Conservative Supreme Court - Is it good or bad for the Jews? (JTA)One of the most perplexing things about Orthodox Jewry in America today is the segment that identifies as liberal. That segment is...
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Message to Satmar: Racism and Ignorance Must End
R' Zalman Teitelbaum, Satmar Rebbe of Williamsburg (TOI)I am often criticized for publishing negative pieces about Charedim. Of late that mostly involved some of the more extreme segments of Chasidim....
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A Wedding in Lakewood
My wife and I are on our way to Lakewood. We are taking our first road trip in over 30 years. Tomorrow night our grandson is getting married there and we are both really looking forward to celebrating...
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Impressions of Lakewood
R' Chaim SoloveitchikIt was quite a weekend. Having returned from my grandson's wedding in Lakewood early last night, I have had a chance to reflect a bit on what I experienced there. First I want to...
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A Well Intended Post that Lacks Clarity
Picture on Rabbi Ysoscher Katz's Facebook postOne of the most important elements of being a centrist (in any sense) is nuance – the ability to see and understand subtle differences in the meaning or...
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Kiddush HaShem in the Midst of a Tragedy
First responders at the Surfside tragedy (ABC7 - NY)It happened last Thursday. I was in the midst of celebrating my grandson’s wedding when I heard about a 12 story condo collapsing in Surfside, an...
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Memo to Minnesota Voters: Vote Omar out of Office!
Ilhan Omar (New York Post)There are not too many people in congress that disgust me more than Ilhan Omar. Not that there aren’t other disgusting creatures there. There surely are. Marjorie...
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Sex Abuse? What Sex Abuse?!
Sitting ducks? (TOI)Ten therapists. 5 Charedi and 5 non Charedi. That is the number of therapists specializing in treating sexual assailants interviewed by Yitzhak Rosenbaum - a Charedi Hebrew...
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Are 'Critical Race Theory' and Being 'Woke' Racist Terms?
I can’t think of a better time to express my Hakoras Hatov to the country in which I live than on this day, the Fourth of July - America’s Independence Day. I have said it many times. But it bears...
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Of Classrooms, Basketball Courts, and Hana Szenes
Bet Shemesh Mayor Aliza Bloch (Jewish Press)Bet Shemesh Mayor Aliza Bloch has fired the Charedi members of her ruling coalition. According to the Jewish Press reports, Bloch reneged on a promise she...
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Are Charedim the Biggest Threat to Israel?
Extremist Charedi draft dodgers (Jerusalem Post)I find myself agreeing with much of Dan Perry’s analysis and yet I am appalled by it! Not because his analysis is wrong. But by his negative description...
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The Education Conundrum – Quality Versus Money
Lonely at the Top - Inset: Alexandra Fleksher (Mishpacha Magazine )One of the more intelligent writers in the Orthodox world today is Alexandra Fleksher. And she has once again written a thoughtful...
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