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A Huge Step in the Right Direction
Philanthropist and Nachal Charedi supporter, David Hager and R' Hirsch (IH)This is huge. One of the 2 most respected Charedi leaders in Israel, Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch has just done what I believed was...
View ArticleIsrael Has Been Attacked by Iran
The Jerusalm Post just reported the following:Some 400 rockets were launched onto Israel on Tuesday night by Iran, the Jerusalem Post understands, following rocket sirens across the country.Magen...
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My Thoughts as the Year 5784 Ends
Iranian missiles fired at Israel yesterday (TOI)It’s been a tough year for the Jewish people. Especially those that live in Israel. The repercussions of last Simchas Torah are still being felt, perhaps...
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A Jarring Discrepancy Between 2 Religious Communities
It’s really hard to argue with Rabbi Slifkin’s latest post. I cannot imagine what it must be like to know that while your loved one is risking life and limb defending the people of Israel there is one...
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Hostages or Winning the War - A False Dichotomy
Some of the hostages still being held by Hamas (AJC)If your number one concern is not the safe return of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas (exactly one year ago, today) then your priorities are messed...
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Is America Becoming More Antisemitic?
White Nationalists screaming 'Jews will not replace us (ABC)The sky is not falling. There are, however, a lot of people making noises that sound like it is. At least with respect to the rise of...
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Torah, Science, and Kefira
Rabbi Natan (Nosson) Slifkin - The Zoo Rabbi (Wikipedia)It was a subject of major discussion. And it was extremely upsetting to me at the time. I spilled a lot of virtual ink on it then. But as...
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A Charedi Reassessment of the Military?
R' Dov Lando (photo credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)Not long ago, I detected a subtle but revolutionary change of opinion about Charedim in Israel serving in the IDF, Israel’s military. It was an...
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Loving God as a Father - and Forgiveness
Avinu Malkeinu - Our Father, our King This is how one of the most cited prayers of the season begins. It is the prefix to a series of multiple requests made of God during these 10 Days of Awe -...
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Media Bias? You Bet!
The anti Israel bias of UN has never been more obvious than now. Nor has it been more blatant. I don’t see how any objective observer could see it otherwise. Except that the mainstream media actually...
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Why Trump May Win the Election
There is not the slightest doubt in my mind that Donald Trump is every bit as bad as his critics say he is. Critics on both sides of the political aisle have been saying the same things about him....
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The Good War 2.0
Palestinian protesters on Columbia's campus (Arutz Sheva)I am tired of the world just standing by and watching our people be killed. Our enemy is determined to commit genocide against us. We therefore...
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Illusions of Life*
Are illusions something to avoid? Do they counter reality? Are they nothing but lies? The intuitive answer to these questions might be yes. But that would be the wrong answer. The truth is that life...
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Sinwar's Death and Ending the War
Yahya Sinwar - killed by the IDF (Reuters)Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the worst massacre of Jews since the Holocaust was killed last friday by the IDF. Sinwar was easily one of the worst...
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The Increasing Animosity Between Observant Jews
Charedim protesting the draftOnce again, Rabbi Natan Slikkin has made some valid observations about the lack of unity in Judaism. He made his remarks based on articles written in Jewish Action...
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Trump? Or Harris?
I have never been more disgusted by a candidate for president than I am right now. Former President Trump’s rhetoric has sunken to a new low, He recently used profanity at a public rally to describe...
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The Simchas Torah Massacre - One Year Later
The late Hezbollah leader, Hashem Safieddine - another one bites the dust (TOI)What do Donald Trump and Louis Farrakhan have in common? Anyone care to hazard a guess to this unusual question? Never...
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Articles of Faith
He’s a lot smarter than I am. (Just wanted to get that out of the way before I say anything else.) Considering that he is probably about 20 years my junior and that I have that much more life...
View ArticleRabbi Reuven Levinson, ZL
It is with great sorrow that I report the passing of Rabbi Reuven Levinson, one of Chicago’s most beloved Mechanchim. He was a Rebbe at Arie Crown Hebrew Day School for well over 40 years having taught...
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An Antisemitic Attack in My Neighborhood
Ald Debra Silverstein - an Orthodox Jew - at a press conference yesterday (JTA)Well, this one hit a little too close to home. From JTA: Chicago Police have charged a man with attempted murder after he...
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