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Another Orthodox Jew appointed to High Office
Matthew Solomson, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (JNS)I have often been challenged on my belief that Orthodox Judaism is the only legitimate form of Judaism. The corollary to that...
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Liberals, Conservatives, Antisemitism, and Free Speech
Columbia activist Mahmoud KhalilIt’s really hard to talk about anything else when the President of the United States is so prominently a part of the news cycle every single day - especially in ways...
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The Passing of Sheldon Kirshner, a True Iconoclast
Sheldon Kirshner, ZLOnce again, as with my late bother, Barry, several years ago, I have been shocked by the sudden passing of a loved one on Pesach - my Mechutan, the father of my son in law Neil...
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Antisemitism: A Reflection of Society’s Moral Decay
Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann, center, musicians and singers from Mishkan Chicago Antisemitism isn’t a historical accident. It’s woven into the very fabric of the human story. Though it often cloaks itself in...
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Canada
If the statistic quoted at Matzav is true, Canada appears to be a cesspool of antisemitic garbage. There has been a 970% increase in antisemitism in Canada. That's more than 3 times as much as France!...
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Heterodox Liberalism - Orthodox Liberalism
Illinois Governor J.B. Prtitzker (JTA)Yet another illustration of the tragedy that has befallen the American Jewish community was demonstrated by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker when he addressed a...
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Time for the Left to Abandon the 2-State Solution
Mahmoud Abbas - an unrepentant antisemite (JNS)I fear that the world will never catch up to reality. The insistence by so many on a two-state solution for peace in the Middle East remains a sacred cow...
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Will Religious Schools Finally be Given a Fair Shake?
Conservative Supreme Court Justice, Brett KavanaughThere is no way of knowing how the Supreme Court will rule in a case that could have a major impact on Jewish education. But I am hopeful. As noted in...
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The Absolute Power of Charedi Gedolim
Charedi GedolimI had been gratified by what seemed like a mini-revolution in the Charedi world. But I now believe that I underestimated the power of the Charedi Gedolim.Much ink has been spilled by...
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High Time for the Doubters to Come Aboard
Palestinian terrorist in training (Mishpacha)This one was too close for comfort. The Jerusalem Post reported a deeply disturbing incident that occurred this morning:"Three people were mildly wounded on...
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Do Rav Schachter and Rav Twersky Disagree about Hareni?
There have been few issues that divide the Jewish community more than LGBTQ issues. (Although Israel’s war in Gaza may have become divisive too these days — that is not the issue I want to discuss now....
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An Empty Threat or a Foolish One.
MK Yaakov Asher of United Torah Judaism (Matzav)The IDF has just called up tens of thousands of reservists for at least a three-and-a-half-month period, as part of its goal of returning to a ground war...
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Secular Studies and Saving Lives
R' Chaim SoloveichikThere is a near-universal misunderstanding in the Charedi world about Rav Chaim Soloveitchik’s view on secular studies.Rav Chaim’s analytical method of Torah study (often referred...
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An 'Egregious' Statement?
What we will not be doing as a club is writing the egregious statement: “This club is for students who seek to fully maintain traditional halachic standards of sexual morality as defined by the...
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Is He Good for the Jews?
Pope Leo XIV (JTA)He’s a White Sox fan. Not that it makes any difference what baseball team an American by the name of Bob Prevost - now Pope Leo - once rooted for. No more than it makes a difference...
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Yeshiva University Does the Right Thing
Yeshiva University Wilf campus in Washington Heights (JTA)Yeshiva University did the only thing an Orthodox institution could do with respect to a club that violated the terms of the agreement they...
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Is Trump Still With Us?
There are a lot of people saying ‘I told you so’ right now about what appears to be President Trump’s cooling support for Israel. Some of it includes shocking reports of a complete reversal of policy...
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What if Deri Makes Good on His Threat?
It is no secret that the unity of the Jewish people has become more elusive than ever. That this is happening even within Orthodoxy is not news. Although halachic observance should unite us to a far...
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Antisemitic Countries, Jews, and Rabbis
HaRav Eckstein performs a bris in Antwerp (VIN)Bnai Brith is a secular American Jewish social service organization whose name derives from the one feature common to all Jewish males: circumcision....
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