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Time for Samford Hill to Relinquish Their 19th Century Mentality

Stamford Charedi leader addressing the protest (The JC)I am not a fan of governments forcing their cultural values upon its citizens. Thankfully the United States does not do that in any capacity –...

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When Values Clash – Who Gets to Win?

Bloomfield Mayor Michael Venezia & City Councilman Rich Rockwell (Newsbreak)What if an Evangelical Christian told me that he believes the Jewish people are wrong for not accepting their god? Would...

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Is This How Sex Abuse is Treated by the Eida?

The Eida Hacharedis (DIN)No. I do not hate Chasidim. Far from it. But I am sure I will be accused of that by some after they read this post. The fact is I count a number of honorable Chasidim among my...

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A Crisis of Their Own Making

I was recently sent a link to a letter in a column called ‘Dating Forum’ This is an advice column by Baila Sebrow, a professional shadchan that responds to people with Shiduch questions. It appeared in...

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Walder and Trump

Chaim Walder (Arutz Sheva)There is an unfortunate parallel to  be made between Donald Trump and Chaim Walder. Which is the idea that one cannot support what an individual does while not supporting the...

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Hooligans? Or the Mainstream of Meah Shearim?

A Meah Shearim mob of violent protestors (VIN)The cat is out of the bag. It appears that violent protests that take place on a more or less regular basis in the Meah Shearim and neighboring Geula...

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Is There a Vacuum of Rabbinic Leadership?

Rabbi Yehuda Greenwald (Tzarich Iyun)Yiftach B’Doro K’Shmuel B’Doro (Rosh Hashanna 25b). Yiftach served as one of the leaders of our people during the biblical period of judges. He was the leader of...

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A Shocking Kol Korei

The new Agudah Moetzes Kol Korei  (with YWN translation)As if on cue, what the Agudah Moetzes just did underscores exactly what Rabbi Yehuda Greenwald was talking about in his Tzarich Iyun article. A...

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Is the Memory of the Holocaust Fading?

Lily Ebert on TikTok (People)I am not a fan of the United Nations, to say the least. It’s true that it was the UN that in 1948 voted to create the State of Israel. But since then it has become a...

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The Necessity of a Core Curriculum - Realized

Belzer Chasidim at the 2013 wedding of their Rebbe's grandson (TOI)There is good news to report today. There has been a sea change in the Chasidic world of Belz in Israel: From the Times of Israel:The...

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The Role of Rabbinic Authority in Sexual Abuse

Some members of the Agudah Moetzes (Agudah)I am going to depart from my usual practice of not publishing the words of others instead of my own about things that matter. I received a message (sent to me...

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Is Mishpacha Magazine Promoting Heresy?

Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan (Mishpacha)Theoretical physicists tell us that the Big Bang  occurred about 15 billion years ago.  For those who don’t understand the term, I am not talking about a recent TV sitcom...

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Making a Minyan on an Airplane

Screenshot (Matzav)Last Friday I was pleased to report on a positive development in Israel for the Chasidic world of Belz. I was thrilled to hear about it. I’m sorry to report that not all is well in...

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Is it Real? Or is it Politics as Usual?

Hundreds of rabbis protest conversion reform (Hamodia)Is the conversion reform controversy in Israel a legitimate issue? Or is it all about politics? Let's take a look.One of the saddest results of the...

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Is It Real? Or Just a Glitch?

For illustration purposes only: The Chasidic Moetzes Agudat Israel (Wikipedia)One of my Charedi contacts in Israel apprised me of a surprising development in the Charedi world there. As a result of how...

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Amnesty International's Israel Problem

A vile and disgusting  accusation by Amnesty InternationalAmnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who take injustice personally. We are campaigning for a world where...

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The Truth About a University Education

Jonathan Rosenblum (Mishpacha)There should be no doubt in anyone’s mind about ArtScroll/Mesorah’s Charedi credentials.  They operate under the guidance of ‘Daas Torah’. That should be obvious in a...

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Another Ban I Oppose

Rav Shlomo Aviner (Ynet)There is nothing more important in Halacha than saving a human life. We are to violate every single Mitzvah in the Torah (sans 3 of the 613) to do so. And we should certainly...

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Police Brutality in Israel

An apparent  Charedi victim of police brutality (VIN)Appearances can be deceiving. I don’t know how many times I’ve said that. But sometimes appearances are NOT deceiving. Sometimes what we see is what...

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Defrauding Insurance Companies

Shaitels (Tablet)The sheital macher may be able to direct you to a doctor who will diagnose "unspecified hair loss".I cannot verify the legitimacy of this comment. No clue of it was ever said. It may...

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