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Jewish Democrats for Trump?
Shocking! That was my reaction when I read this JNS story (carried in several media outlets):A poll of registered New York voters suggests that a majority of Jews in the state intend to vote for former...
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Unilateral Recognition of a Palestinian State
Image for illustration purposes only (JTA)There was a rumor floating around among various media outlets that the Biden administration is actually considering unilaterally recognizing a Palestinians...
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Never Again is Now!
Anti Netanyahu protestors in Tel Aviv last Motzoi Shabbos (Jerusalem Post)After almost 5 months there are still over 100 hostages – among them women and children - being held by the Jew hating savage...
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The Growing Divide Among Religious Jews
Massive Charedi anti draft protest in 2014 (VOA)A few weeks ago, one of the Charedi magazines had a story about the genuine concern many Charedi leaders have for welfare of soldiers serving in the...
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Jared Kushner's Well Deserved Honor
NOT...Jared Kushner (Walmart)When a former member of the Obama administration honors a former top member of the Trump administration… that gets my attention. Is that even possible? Not only is it...
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Jews in America
Hard to believe that he used to babysit my granddaughter when he and my son in law were students at YU. And it’s even harder to believe that we used to have lively conversations with respect to...
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As Things Stand Now
The UN Security Council (TOI)The images of war are working against us. No matter how much we try and explain why we are not at fault. The latest of these images came today. Scenes of Palestinians...
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Charedim and the Army - Is Compromise Possible?
Charedim at a recruitment center at the start of the war (TOI)Can an irresistible force overcome an immovable object? That seems to be pretty much the situation with respect to the Charedi world and...
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Elitism and Insularity is Not Judaism
Image for illustration purposes onlyThe intensity of my constant focus of the war is getting to me. I have been talking about little else since it began shortly after Hamas attacked Israel last...
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Hopeful Signs of Change?
UTJ leader, MK Yitzhak Goldknopf (NYT)As if on cue, this happened:Members of the Peleg Yerushalmi took to the streets on Sunday, protesting over the recent discussions regarding drafting Yeshiva...
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Asking a Rabbi for Medical Advice
Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski, ZTL - a expert in his fieldWhen facing a medical issue, whose advice should one listen to, the Rabbi or the doctor? The right answer to anyone with half a brain is the...
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Fetterman, Netanyahu, Gantz, and the American People
Pa Democratic Senator John FettermanIt’s complicated. If I had to reduce my Centrist ideology (both religious and secular) to a single phrase, that would be it. The question at hand is how do Americans...
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Germans of WWII and Palestinians of Now
WWII era German citizens knew - and did nothingWhat part did the typical German play in the Holocaust? How many of them were in the army? How many were in the SS? How many were dirrectly involved in...
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Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth
The Ideology of Hesder (Tradition)I have to take issue with Rabbi Natan Slifkin’s recent post. It’s not so much that I disagree with him. On the contrary, I have said many of the same things he has. My...
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Why Context Matters
"The Zone of Interest" director Jonathan Glazer (JTA)It was unexpected and disappointing. And yet not all that surprising. At last night’s Academy Award ceremony, Jonathan Glazer took home the ‘Best...
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Wisdom Does Not Always Come With Age
Image for illustration purposes (Cross Currents)Daas Torah is the sine qua non of the Charedi world. But Daas Torah is not the sole province of that world. Throughout Jewish history there have always...
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The Antisemitism of Animal Rights Activists
When I was a young child (about 10 or 11 years old) my father (who was a Shochet in Toledo), took me to the slaughterhouse to watch him do a Shechita (ritual slaughter). The steer was a bit feisty so...
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A Seismic Shift in Charedi Policy - Will it Happen?
Rav Dov Landau and Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch (VIN)In what seems to be a shocking change of course, Rav Dov Landau and Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch - 2 of the most respected Charedi leaders in Israel have...
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Ignorance of Jewish Values
Shas Party Chairman,, Aryeh Deri (Arutz Sheva)Unbelievable! In a shocking development in Israel, Shas party leader Aryeh Deri took to the Knesset podium yesterday and called for the resignation of...
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Despising Netanyahu is No Substitute for Common Sense
Netanyahu and Biden (PBS)I hate to keep harping on this. But it is a subject that depresses me and it won’t go away. I don’t ever recall a time when Jews have been so divided. When the State of Israel...
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