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The Malaise Within the Charedi Yeshiva System
BMG - Lakewood (BMG website)First the disclaimer. I believe wholeheartedly in the supreme value of Torah study. I fault no one for choosing that path for life if that is what they are best suited for....
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Is America Philosemitic or Antisemitic?
President Elect of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum (Yahoo)It is fascinating to me (not in a good way) when a Jewish woman marries someone named Jesus. Sadly, it says a lot about her commitment to Judaism....
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How Will History Treat Netanyahu?
Netanyahu and Gantz join forces last October(TOI) There is a lot of venom out there for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Venom expressed by people on both sides of the political aisle. 2...
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Some Sobering Thoughts about a Glorious Day
Rabbi Shlomo Goren after the IDF secured the Kotel in 1967Today is Yom Yerushalayim - Jerusalem day. It was on this date back in 1967 that IDF General Motta Gur uttered the immortal words: Har HaBayit...
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Recognizing BBC Antisemitism
Allied bombardment in Vire, Normandy, 1944 (Wikipedia)I am so sick of the blatant antisemitism of the BBC and the respect they nevertheless get from the mainstream media. Which is not surprising since...
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Without Sustenance, There is No Torah
Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch (YWN)I am a fan of the Charedi world. That might sound strange to those who are aware of the criticism of them I often express here. None of that has changed. But being critical...
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Why the Palestinian Perspective Resonates
Father and daughter reunion - a moment of true joyIt was very brief. My elation over the rescue of 4 hostages was quickly tempered by the fact that there are still 120 hostages (by most estimates)...
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Too Little, Too Late
HUC graduates displayed during the 2020 COVID lockdown (JNS)If it wasn’t so tragic, it might have brought a wry smile to my face. What was once the great (un)Jewish hope of saving Judaism by abandoning...
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Are We Living in Messianic Times?
Screenshot of a scene from the trailer for Finding Mashiach On this day, the eve of Shavuos, my thoughts this year turn to Sefer Rus - the Book of Ruth which we read annually on this day. One of the...
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Learners or Earners?
Rabbi Zecharia Greenwald (Mishpacha)One might wonder why I so often comment on articles or columns I’ve read in the Charedi print media. I am not Charedi and perhaps I shouldn’t concern myself with...
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A Frum Rabbi
Friday’s post about Rabbi Zecharia Greenwald, (a Seminary head who unequivocally said that young men that go to work a year after graduating Yeshiva high school are not Yreis Shmayim or Bnei Torah)...
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Fighting Injustices with an Injustice
Evil incarnate - Hamas leader, Yahya SinwarIn case anyone had any doubt about who benefits the most from civilian casualties in Gaza, consider the following excerpt from The Jewish chronicle: According...
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May God (not us) Avenge Their Blood
3 IDF soldiers KIA - On far right - Charedi Captain Yisrael Yudkin, (Arutz Sheva)Every time a Jewish soldier in the IDF gets killed, my heart sinks. These soldiers are the diamonds of the Jewish...
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A Black Pot of Editors
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt (JTA)Several years ago a cousin of mine who also happened to be an associate professor of biochemistry at the University of Chicago - lamented the fact that some of her...
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Time to End the War?
IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari (Matzav)Unlike many of his detractors. I am not quick to blame all that’s wrong in the world on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. His detractors increasingly...
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Louisiana's Ten Commandments Requirement
This one’s a real head scratcher. I don’t know whether to be happy, sad, or neutral, about it. I guess I’m a little of each of those. Jeff Landry, the Republican Governor of Louisiana just signed into...
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Of Kleinbaums and Bricks
On left - Reconstructionist Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum (Forward)I stand second to no one when it comes to respecting the dignity of the human spirit. The idea that man was created in the image of God means...
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America and the Jewish People
A supporter of Israel with blood on his face (TOI)There is a difference between being antisemitic and being critical of Israel. One indeed can be very critical of Israel for a variety of reasons while...
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What Place - Religion?
By Rabbi Chaim TwerskiThe debate over what place religion has in a nation whose founding principles are based on religious freedom is ongoing. It has never been fully resolved. The Suprme court has...
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Drafting Charedim
Charedim serving in the IDFThe high court has spoken. Israel’s Supreme Court voted unanimously to subject all Charedim to the draft. Same as any other Israel citizen. From the Times of Israel:The front...
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