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A Charedi Appreciation for Higher Education
University of Chicago Campus (Mishpacha)I often think about how Jonathan Rosenblum’s columns in Mishpacha Magazine are an anomaly. Not because of his Hashkafa, which is Charedi. That ties in very...
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American (and Arab?) Support for Israel
Saudi Arabia 'Absolutely' Open to Normalization with Israel (TOI)The optics of the war in Gaza is definitely taking its toll on Israel’s image Three months of daily bloodshed, dead bodies, food...
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The Tunnels of 770
Chaos at 770 (COL-Live)Those tunnels have made quite a splash. No, not those tunnels (...you know… the ones in Gaza.) I’m talking about the Chabad tunnels. Yes, you read that correctly - although I’m...
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Tznius? Or the Bottom Line?
If I had to define the theological mission of Agudah, I don’t think it would incorrect to say that they consider themselves to be the purveyors of Daas Torah (Torah wisdom). Disseminated to them by...
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Genocide? Yes. But Not by Israel
Israel at International Court of Justice in the Hague (Forward)What the government of South Africa just did sickens me. They have brought charges of genocide against Israel at the UN’s international...
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The Absolute Necessity of Excommunicating Neturei Karta
Screenshot of Palestinian protest yesterday in DC - CBSLast night on the nationally broadcast CBS news, I recoiled once again at the sight of Shtreimel wearing Jews joining Palestinians and their...
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The Populism that is Donald Trump
The indicted former president at one of his many trials (The Hill)There is not the slightest doubt in my mind that former President Trump is not qualified to be President again. His refusal to accept...
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A Paradigm Shift? Or One Man’s Opinion?
Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch (VIN)UpdatedIt seems that there may actually be a crack in the iron wall of full time Torah study as the first and best (if not only) legitimate option of the Charedi world....
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Giving the PA Gaza and the Two State Solution
PA President Mahmoud Abbas( Wikipedia)Saw this quote today on Life in Israel: There is a discussion about what will be the day after [the war]. I will reveal a little bit of what will be the day after....
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A Problem with Solutions that Will Never Happen
Toras Chaim Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Mendel Slomovits (Matzav)Yes, Virginia - there is a Shidduch crisis. And it isn’t limited to the Charedi world. It exists in the MO (Modern Orthodox) world too. The...
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The Two State Solution
Netanyahu and Secretary of State, Antony Blinken (JNS)I wish I could agree with the Biden Administration. The idea of two states, one Jewish and one Palestinian living side by side in peace and harmony...
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Satmar’s Act of Kindness to the IDF
R’ Yoel Teitelbaum (Wikipedia)I have to admit I am surprised. In a totally good way. From VIN: Satmar Rebbe Provides Food For IDF Units: ‘No Soldier Should Stay Hungry’A group of soldiers who are...
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Why Trump Will Win in November
Haley and Trump (NBC)It’s a lost cause. Even now that her chief rival, Ron DeSantis has dropped out. Much as I would like to see her do well tomorrow in New Hampshire, Nikky Haley will ultimately not...
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Due to circumstances beyond my control (having nothing to do with my health or well being) there will be no new post today.
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The Unmitigated Bias of the Jewish Press and Ha'aretz
Musk and Shapiro at AuschwitzI can’t think of too many things that upset me more than extremism. Whether it is from the left or the right. And there are no better examples of that than the editorial...
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Nazi Town, USA
It’s hard not to draw a parallel. PBS recently featured a documentary entitled Nazi Town, USA. Yes such a place actually existed in the 1930s. Here is how PBS describes that phenomenon:In February...
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Extremism in Pursuit of Holiness
Gerrer Children (VIN)I get it. Technology is dangerous when it is misused. In many more ways than one. Just to be clear, ‘technology’ refers the use of devices that can either access the internet or...
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On Second Thought, Biden Will Win the Election.
E. Jean Carroll on Friday after being awarded an $83 million payout from Trump$83 million. That might just be the value of the increased support the former president is getting by the verdict to pay...
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Is the US a Paper Tiger?
The Houthi Rebels - Iran's proxies in Yemen (MDAA)If there was ever an ‘I told you so’ moment, this is it. We are now reaping the fruits of one of the most disastrous deals in the history of the...
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Charedim That Are Closet Centrists
Yakir Hexter and David Schwartz learned together and died together (Mishpacha)One of my closest friends was Charedi. Although he passed away just over a year ago, I think of him often. His Hashkafa was...
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