Clik here to view.
It May Be Legal. But is it Ethical?
‘What a great ‘Chop’! The word ‘Chop’ is Yiddish for ‘catch’. You will often hear this expression from people that see something clever being done to advantage. I have heard this expression used about...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Who Would Want to be Part of a Religion Like This?!
Yishai Shlissel - about to pull a knife from his jacket (CNN)I can’t blame them. Not after reading about 2 horrible events that just happened. 2 events that involved Jews whose religious ideals caused...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Criticism Isn’t Always Based on Bigotry
Rabbi Yaakov MenkenOne of the things I have noticed over the years is that people who strongly identify with a given Hashkafa, cannot abide criticism from anyone outside of their community. This...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It's Long Past Time!
Jonathan PollardFormer CIA Director James Woolsey expresses my views on this subject succinctly. “It’s long past time!” He is talking about the release of Jonathan Pollard.For the 2 or 3 people on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
"Blame the Messenger!" Seriously?
Ezra Friedlander, CEO of the Friedlander GroupIf I had to choose a single issue that is the greatest danger to Orthodox Judaism, it would be in how it educates its youth. I can already hear my critics...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Murdering Innocent People for God
Rabbi Meir Kahane's grandson, Meir Ettinger in a previous arrest (Jewish Press)I am still reeling from last week’s horrific arson attack that ended up killing a Palestinian baby- burning him alive and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Jewish Attitude Towards the Non Jew
Esav Sonei L'Yaakov Is this how we should think of all non Jews?A few years ago, I had heard a recording of a Chasidic Rebbe giving a lecture about what our attitude should be with respect to ‘the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Unity in Orthodoxy
YCT ordainee, Rabbi Nissan AntineI regret the way things have worked out for Yeshiva Chovevei Torah (YCT). Even though they were to my left Hashkafically, I believed there was a place for them. I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The State of Judea
Former Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin (Ynet)When a former head of the Shin Bet speaks, people ought to listen. Yuval Diskin has pointed out something I have suspected for a long time now. There is a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Can American Jewry Be Saved?
Professor Steven M. CohenThe scramble by Reform and Conservative leaders to increase or even sustain their huge numbers would be funny if it weren’t so devastatingly sad.Reform and Conservative Jews...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Do They Leave?
'Hush' Author Judy Brown (JTA - photo credit: Avi Burstein)What do Judy Brown, Frimet Goldberger and Ysoscher Katz have in common? They all left their Charedi roots and remained observant. Although...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Conversion Mess
Religious Zionist leader, Rav David Stav says the new court is a necessityConversion to Judaism is currently one of the most controversial issues facing Orthodoxy. Especially in Israel. The controversy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is This What Jewish Ethics Are All About?
Deceptive picture accompanying a 2015 calendarIf you want to know what Jewish ethics is all about, just follow the money. Pretty outrageous statement, right? Of course it is. But one might be hard...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Kiddush HaShem - Turning a Lemon into Lemonade
Reflections Ten Years Later Guest submission by Rav Yosef Zvi RimonImage from the Gush Katif evacuationI was in favor of it. When foremer Prime Minister Ariel Sharon decided to give Gaza to the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Making Chumros the Minimum Standard
Shoshanna Keats-Jaskoll has hit the nail squarely in its head. Writing in the Jerusalem Post (in an op behind a premium pay-wall) she speaks of the negative effects of erasure of women from all manner...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Note to Congress: Vote Down This Deal
US Senator Charles Schummer and the President150 billion dollars is a lot of money. Just think what you could do with it. I know what Iran thinks it can do with it. Because they are constantly telling...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Torah, Sincerity, and Empowerment
YU Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Mordechai Willig (Forward)The sincerity of one’s convictions about how to serve God best do not necessarily represent what God wants of His people. That truth is contained in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Is the Move to the Right a Rejection of Postmodernism?
The black hat - increasingly worn by RWMO JewsAs part of his Dvar Torah questioning the wisdom of continuing to offer Talmud study to all women in Modern Orthodox (MO) schools, Rabbi Mordechai Willig...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Business Decisions that Negatively Impact the Public
NThe latest erasure of a woman from the public eyeFollow the money. It always seems to be about the money, not the propriety of the task. I mention this in light of Rabbi Yaakov Menken’s post on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Congratulations, Nechama
Can these Charedi young women become airline pilots?There are not too many Orthodox airline pilots. I don’t know any. I wonder if anyone does. But that is about to change. Not only will there be an...
View Article