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Righteous Indignation!
Amudim head, Rabbi Tzvi Gluck (Arutz Sheva)It seems that Rabbi Tzvi Gluck and I are kindred spirits. At least in terms of being a bit of a rebel for the right reasons. Rabbi Gluck is the founder and...
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When They're Right, They're Right
Image for illustration purposes only (Reform Judaism)What does it mean to be a Jewish State? Can a state be Jewish if its laws contradict Jewish Law (Halacha)? If the state doesn’t follow Halacha, what...
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What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Health and Interior Minister, Aryeh Deri and PM Netanyahu (JTA)Aryeh Deri is a thief. A felon who was convicted and jailed for bribery and tax fraud. He is also the current chairman of Shas. One of the...
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The Truth Comes Out
Mass Charedi protest against a cell phone store in Jerusalem (VIN)Death and destruction. That is pretty much what we have come to expect from the extremist Charedim that heavily populate certain...
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The Unfettered Power of Israel’s Supreme Court
Former Israeli Justice, Aharon Barak - inset: Jonathan Rosenblum (Mishpacha)Over one hundred thousand people protested last night in Tel Aviv. The Times of Israel reports the following: Critics of the...
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Is Being Observant an Impediment to High Office?
Republican Nassau County legislator and Orthodox Jew, Mazi Melesa Pilip (JTA) The debate between the right and left about the political situation in Israel is about as heated as I’ve ever seen it. The...
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Abortion: Politics Versus Religion
Maharat Rori Picker Neiss (center) at an abortion rights protest (JTA)Sometimes it’s not what you say but how you say it. This is particularly true when it comes to religion and the politics of...
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Is Judaism Politically Conservative or Liberal?
A meeting of the Orthodox Jewish left (TOI)I must admit being mildly amused at a new Orthodox Jewish movement in Israel calling itself ‘Smol Emuni’ - the left-wing faithful . As reported in the...
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Openly Gay, Married to a Man, and Orthodox?
Rosenfeld /(center) on his podcast with Rabbi Manis Friedman (right) - (JTA)Is it possible for a Jewish man to be fully observant, gay, and married to a non Jewish man? One might not think so. But...
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Yes, There is Prejudice Against Charedim
Alleged kidnapper being taken into custody by police (New York Post)There were two disturbing stories in the media recently about Charedim.How many people reading that sentence thought ‘Oh no… Here we...
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Celebrating Mass Murder
Celebrating mass murder in Ramallah (I24)They hate us anyway. This never rang as true for me as it does today. Not that it was the first time that Palestinians celebrated the mass murder of Jews. It...
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The Reasons Behind the Shidduch 'Crisis'
Image from Mishpacha for illustration purposes onlyIt’s not the age gap. At least that’s not the primary reason there are so many singles struggling to get married these days.The problem exists...
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What Do Satmar Chasidim Really Want?
Main Shul in Kiryas Joel (The Commentator)There has been a bit of a buzz about a YU Commentator article by David Tanner, who describes himself as a clean-shaven, techeiles-sporting YU student. It...
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The Tragic Trajectory of Heterodox Judaism
It appears I may have been wrong about a 70% intermarriage rate among non Orthodox Jews. According a JTA report it is apparently closer to 75%. When one factors in the statistic that - of the under 2%...
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President Nikky Haley? - How Great Would That Be!
Former US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley (NPR)Not that I’m all that surprised. But I’m glad that it actually happened – or is about to happen shortly. The media has been reporting that on February...
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Ilhan Omar and Marjorie Taylor-Greene
Ilhan Omar (BBC)Question: What do Ilhan Omar and George Santos have in common? Answer: They are both practiced liars. Only one of them, however, has proven herself to be an antisemite disguised as...
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The Sheer Evil of Extremism in Defense of Ideals
New MK, Zvi Sukkot (Jewish Press)Is it possible to be an idealist without being an extremist? I would certainly hope so. That is how I consider myself. I have my ideals and principles but am very far...
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The Tragedy of Douglas Emhoff
Second Gentleman, Doug Emhoff in Berlin (JTA)There has been a lot of reporting in the mainstream media about Doug Emhoff’s trip to Europe in service to his commitment to fight antisemtism. All of it...
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Celebrating the Mass Murder of Jews
Children honoring a mass murderer while parents look on with pride (VIN)Why am I not surprised! Palestinian educators seem to be overjoyed that 7 innocent Jews were killed last week by a Palestinian...
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The Worst Kind of Antisemitism is Often the Subtlest
Joe Rogan (JTA)I’ve heard of him. But, truthfully, Joe Rogan never really registered all that much on my radar. Till today. JTA reports that during one of his podcasts (The Joe Rogan Experience) he...
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