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Too Many Children?
Jordan Peterson and Benjamin Netanyahu (VIN)‘Chareidim Didn’t Work, They Just Had Lots Of Children’. That unfortunate comment was made to Canadian psychologist and media personality Jordan Peterson by...
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Failed Leadership
Failed leadership. That is the only way I can explain it – if the latest Pashkevil (public notice) by a small group of mainstream Charedi leaders is not a forgery and is in any way accurate. (I happen...
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The Culture War - Whose Morality is Truly Righteous?
Reform Rabbi and MK - Gilad Kariv (Wikipedia)Once again we have the spectacle of yet another extremist disrupting the public order. This time it was a member of the Israeli K’nesset. No... not a...
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How Far Right Are They Really?
Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir - Not an image I ever hoped to see, but... (JTA)First things first. I want to make it absolutely clear- as I have so many times in the past - that I do not in any way approve of...
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Morrie
Morrie at my son Meyer's Bar Mitzvah in 1983I will never forget this story. I was in his office and saw the many pictures of him with the Gedolei Yisroel of the time. The one that stood out was the...
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Do Chasidim Game the System?
It is very understandable that the Agudah is upset at the New York Times. The truth is that the Times does seem to be ‘picking’ on the Chasidic community with an obsessive fervor. As Agudah notes in...
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Is Today's Media Trustworthy?
One of the most eloquent spokesmen for the Charedi community is Jonathan Rosenblum. There is a reason for that. Aside from his obvious intelligence, he has had an education that matched that...
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Orthodox Jews and Transgenderism
Breakaway class being taught by R' Shmuel Eliyahu (Arutz Sheva)One of the most difficult issues as an Orthodox Jew for me to reconcile with my values is transgenderism - also known as gender...
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Agudah's PR Campaign
Agudah is right. The constant barrage of negative articles by the New York Times mostly against the Chasidic community definitely does not help. Antisemitism is indeed up. And yet over a period of 3...
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The Enemy is Ideological Purity
Sephardi Chief Rabbi, Yitzchak Yosef (TOI)Ideology may very well be our worst enemy. This may sound counterintuitive. But if you think about it. it makes a lot of sense. The purer the ideology, the...
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Israel’s Left Wing Judiciary - End of an Era?
Israel’s new Justice Minister Yariv LevinIn all honesty, I admit not knowing all that much about Israel’s judicial system I do however recall being quite upset at some of their rulings that violated...
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Frumkeit is Not at All What Judaism is About
Orthodox singer Bracha Jaffe - banned by UK Charedi leaders (Jewish News)I’m beginning to include more of the Charedi world into the category of extremists. This time it is the mainstream leadership...
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Ignore the Rhetoric - Give the New Government a Chance
Amichai Chikli (JTA)The current culture wars are not limited to the US. They are presently going on in Israel in all their ‘radiant glory’. I believe that the war between secular left and religious...
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A Justifiable Charedi Demand
Extremists protest against a cellular shop in Geula (Jerusalem Post)My antipathy for extremists among my Orthodox brethren is well known to readers. As is my disgust at the lack of ability – or...
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Appreciating Agudah - and the United States of America
Agudah's 2019 mission to Springfield, Illinois (Agudah Website)My views have not changed. I still believe America is the greatest country in the world. True - we have our share of problems these days....
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An Orthodox Transgender Woman
Orthodox Transgender woman, Talia Avrahami (JTA)Heartbreaking. That is the best way I can describe my feelings about the situation of Talia Avarahami, a trans woman.As I have said in the past, this is...
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Eyes on the Prize
Click to enlargeWell... it seems that the ADL is on board with Agudah’s charge against the New York Times. As noted in YWN: The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has weighed in on the New York Times’...
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An Ethos of Defrauding the Government?
Children getting off a school bus in Williamsburg (Jerusalem Post)It takes a lot of dedication to build up so many charitable organizations. The kind of dedication found in leaders. The amount of...
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The Left's War Against the Values of the Bible
A secular left protest against the new government in Israel (JTA)Does the world hate us? Until about the mid 20th century, the answer might have been an unequivocal yes. And with good reason. Our...
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Sometimes Rebelling is a Good Thing
A sold out all female concert for women in the UK. (Jewish News) I’ve always been a rebel. Hopefully in a good way. Most of the time. I think that should be obvious from the way I discuss issues that...
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