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Do Two Wrongs Ever Make a Right?
Esti Yaniv, bereaved mother of two slain sons in Huwara (WIN)This is a tough one. But it is something that cannot be ignored. A few days ago, the mother of the two idealistic, young religious...
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Simcha Isn’t Easy for Everyone
by Mendel Singer - Guest ContributorPurim is certainly a happy chag. Great story of redemption during golus, kids in adorable costumes, festive meal with friends or family, lots of tasty food and nosh...
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Giving It Up For the Sake of My People
R' Chaim wearing pants (I assume) - similar to the ones I bought (I'm sure)Fin Odess biz Abisk, trugt a fix a bix in pisk. Said that 10 times fast. Just thought I’d mention it..Be that as it may, I am...
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What Israel's Supreme Court Should Look Like
Is compromise ojudicial reform in the offing? (Algemiener)I dunno. A lot of what I have been reading lately about judicial reform in Israel leads me in an entirely different direction than what the...
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None Are So Blind - As Those Who Will Not See
As of this moment, there are 143 comments to the previous post. Many of which take issue with what I said. In some cases arguing vigorously against what they think my views are. Or accusing me of not...
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What Would a Halachic State Look Like?
A comment made by a frequent commentator here - who is a scientist widely respected in his field - and for whom I have a great deal of respect myself (despite our frequent and sometimes vehement...
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Is Israel on the Precipice of Civil War?
Israel's biggest protest ever (BBC)I don’t recall ever feeling so pessimistic about Israel’s future. I am not all that surprised by the events taking place these days – since I believed it might have...
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Reimagining the Jewish Experience is Not the Solution
Rabbinical students at Hebrew Union College (Tablet)I often discuss the tragic decline of American Jewry. A tragedy second only to the Holocaust in terms of pure numbers. A tragedy based on the...
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How Many Types of Jews Are There?
Images from the YatedRabbi Avrohom Gordimer has an op-ed in the Yated about a new Nishma Research study that gathered statistics about the beliefs and practices of various Orthodox Jewish subgroups....
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School Choice and Jewish Education
Image from The Center for Education ReformSchool choice is in the news again. In a very positive way, as far as I am concerned. The idea of allowing parents to chose which schools to send their...
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Jew Against Jew - The Enemy is Us!
Netanyahu and Herzog (TOI)Hard to believe it’s come to this. Although I actually predicted this possibility myself. But I was not alone it seems. I fear for the safety and welfare of Jewish people in...
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The Significance of the Differences Among Us
By Rabbi Mark Trencher, guest contributorNishma Research logo from their websiteA few days ago, I discussed a Yated article by Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer that referenced a Nishma Research survey. Which was...
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The World is Falling Apart!
January 6, 2021 - Is a sequel on the horizon?No one is above the law. Not even the President or former President of the United States. When someone breaks the law, he should suffer the consequences....
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Can a Transgender Jew Live a Halachic Life?
The Teshuva Writing Collective (JTA)A Queer Yeshiva? Yes, such an institution does exist. Right here in Chicago, as a matter of fact. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Although I lean heavily...
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Jewish American? Or American Jew?
(JTA illustration by Mollie Suss)So which is it? Are you an American Jew or a Jewish-American? This question was posed by Andrew Silow-Carroll in a JTA op-ed. Or to better formulate this question,...
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A Constitutional Crisis?
Session of the Constitution, Law and Justice Committee - March 20, 2023 (JTA) Ben Sales of JTA reports the following: In a country that is deeply divided, where attending anti-government protests has...
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Don’t Say Gay - Is Not What It's All About
DeSantis signing the Parental Rights in Education bill last year (WCTV)I’m with DeSantis. Calling his legislation against teaching LGBTQ+ issues to children below third grade ‘Don’t Say Gay’ is...
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Judicial Reform - What is Really Going On
Agriculture minister, Avi Dichter (Arutz Sheva)Emotions are running high in Israel. The anti reform protests are reaching a fever pitch. How I long for the peaceful days of the Chazon Ish and Ben...
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A Victory for All Jewish Children
Last week I received a message from Agudah which said the following: Following months of arduous litigation, the decision in the lawsuit challenging New York State Education Department Regulations...
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A House Divided
Chaos in Israel (Time)One nation under God. These words from the American Pledge of Allegiance came to mind as I was contemplating what is happening to my beloved Israel. Not because it applies. But...
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