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Apology to Breslov
Gravesite of Rebbe Nachman in Uman (Wikipedia)I have just been informed that a recent story about a few Breslover Chasidim returning to Israel from Uman with fraudulent COVID test results - is false....
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Applying Halacha - Not Adapting It to Fit the Times
Dalid MinimJudaism must change with the times. That is perhaps the most widely used cliché by heterodoxy. The idea being that what was once a common religious practice or belief is now irrelevant - and...
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Even Though the Constitution Guarantees Religious Freedom...
The debate seems to never end. There is yet another article about the conflict between the government and those religious schools that refuse to offer a secular curriculum for part of their school day....
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Is There Still Bipartisan Support for Israel?
After the vote PM Bennett thanks the US for their support (UWI)I was shocked. When the one billion dollar funding for Israel’s Iron Dome defense system was dropped from Congress’s comprehensive...
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Is There a Charedi Underground?
Image from The AtlanticReligious art is not an uncommon find in Orthodox homes. In fact more often than not, one will find only religious art in such homes. Scenes of rabbis studying the Talmud, or...
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The Pursuit of Happiness
Image from ChabadIs the pursuit of happiness an inalienable right? This is one of three rights mentioned by the Declaration of Independence that is endowed to mankind by our Creator. The other two...
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Rav Moshe Tendler, ZTL
R' Moshe Tendler, ZTL (Jewish Press)I’m sorry to report the passing of a giant of the Torah world. Rav Moshe Tendler passed away on Tuesday, September 28th (Shemini Atzeres).I had the Zechus to meet...
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Europe’s True Antisemitic Colors
WJC president Ron Lauder (Arutz Sheva)Why am I not surprised? We have yet another indicator of European anitsemitism. This time it is the EU (European Union). Although Europeans will surely deny it....
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Anti-Vaxxers Revisited
I hate to keep coming back to the same subject. I have dealt with it more times than I can remember. But when I see a story like this, I feel that I have no choice. My regard for Emes impels me....
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Abortion Again
A fetus in utero (Stanford Children's Health)There’s been quite a debate about abortion over at Cross-Currents. That is due to the recent decisions limiting it in some states. The most recent of which...
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Why the Catholic Church?
Pope Francis. What is he going to do about it?The numbers are breathtaking! From France 24: An investigation into sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church has found that an estimated 216,000 children...
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Is It Really Antisemitism?
Council meeting in Jackson, NJ (Algemeiner) Sometimes I feel like the only one among my Orthodox peers to have sympathy for people like ‘Hope’. At a council meeting in Jackson Township in New Jersey,...
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Is What WoW Does What God Wants? Or What WoW Wants?
MK Reform Rabbi Gilad Kariv with WoW (VIN)Whenever this subject comes up, I can predict the responses based on one’s religious orientation. Which exists in equal measure even among Orthodox Jews. But I...
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The Way it Was - The Way it Is
Guest Contribution by Henry Topas Traffic congestion on Madison Avenue in Lakewood (NJ.com)My recent post about the housing controversy in Jackson Township near the city of Lakewood generated the...
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The Orthodox Approach to Gay and Transexual People
Pride Parade? Sexual identity should not define who you are (Wiki)LGBT is the issue of our day. How should the Jewish community relate to people that are either gay or transgender? I don’t think there...
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Land Uber Alles
Police fired tear gas to disperse Palestinians last Jerusalem Day (Jewish Press)The late singer-songwriter, Jim Croce, got it right when he said: You don't tug on Superman's capeYou don't spit into the...
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Being Role Models to the World
MK Sharren Haskel (Jewish Press)How important is it for religious Jews to bring secular people closer to God? One might answer that there may very well be value in doing that. But that it is far more...
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The Holocaust Happened!
William Latson (WPTV)On a scale of what matters to the Jewish people in our day, this story might not rate that high to a lot of people. But I beg to differ. From an Associated Press story published in...
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A Jewish Hero for Our Time
Rabbi Margaretten with the 4 children he helped evacuate and their mother (BBC)Among the many Jews that have made a Kiddush HaShem in my lifetime, one Skverer Chasid stands out. I don’t think there...
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Understanding, Sympathy, and Compromise is the Key
Title IX (The Column)No one is more sympathetic to people with same sex attractions or gender dysphoria than I am. They deserve to be treated with dignity and respect – no different than anyone else....
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