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The Get - Another Perspective
Guest Contribution by 'Emes'I received the following submission by a frequent contributor to the comments section of this blog. He uses the alias ‘Emes’. I normally do not publish posts by people whose...
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Torah Study - The Difference Between the Sexes
Lamdeinu - a women's Talmud study group in Teaneck. New JerseyThere is a wonderful Torah study program in Teaneck called Lamdeinu. It is located in an Modern Orthodox Shul. The class is led by Rabbi...
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The Future of Conservative Jewry - A Third Option
DePaul University Professor Roberta Rosenthal Kwall (JTA)In yet another frank view of the demise of Conservative Judaism, (there has been a one third drop in Conservative movement affiliation)...
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Two Paradigms for Israelis: One Evil - One Hopeful
Meir Ettinger, Rabbi Meir Kahane's grandsonI cannot begin to tell you how disgusted I am by these people. Especially since they are mostly religious Zionists youth that proudly wear oversize Kipot...
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An Important Perspective on Shidduchim
I came across a very insightful post on Facebook about the world of shidduchim - the process by which many religious Jews find their mates. I’m not sure how Facebook works with respect to privacy or...
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Why Do Religious Jews Live Longer?
Are Charedim happier - and do they live longer than anyone else?Those of us that are religious Jews know its benefits. Those benefits are instilled in us from day one. We are taught that by serving...
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Is a Donald Trump Presidency Possible?
Donald Trump and Ted CruzI have to admit that the numbers continue to shock me. According to recent polling data reported by Real Clear Politics, Donald Trump has a commanding lead over his Republican...
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No One Has a Monopoly on Violence
Image of past Charedi violence in JerusalemI am reluctant to criticize what is for the most part and excellent article by Rabbi Avi Shafran. It deals with the abhorrent crime committed against a...
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Orthodox Feminism Versus Normalcy
PM Netanyahu & a woman of the wall (Jerusalem Post) Anyone that knows even a little about the English language should understand that the word ‘fish’ can be spelled g-h-o-t-i. The question is why...
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The Parallels Are Striking
Yeshivat Maharat ordainee, Rabbi Lila Kagedan (Jewish Chronicle Online)When the Traditional Movement began, Rav Chaim Dovid Regensburg encouraged Orthodox rabbis to take pulpits in their Shuls. Rav...
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The ‘Gap Year’ in Israel - Evidence of Modern Orthodox Failure?
Picking the right Yeshiva for the gap year is a must!If I was Ezra Epstein’s father, I would be very proud. I'm sure his real father is. As is his rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer.Ezra is a Modern...
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Extremist Modesty and the First Feminist President
Former First Lady and Secretary of State - Hillary ClintonEarly in Hillary Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State, I recall her reaction to a question about some foreign policy matter. But instead of...
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Treating Jewish Terrorists like Terrorists
Hilltop YouthThere was a time I would have said that no Jew would ever commit the kind of heinous crimes committed by Arab terrorists who commit them with the righteous cry of ‘God is Great’. But that...
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Throwing Out the Baby with the Bathwater
Conservative Rabbi David GolonkinIt should not be surprising that a Conservative rabbi thinks that the Israeli Chief Rabbinate will become extinct. And that is exactly what Rabbi David Golinkin...
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Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi's Holocaust Mistake
Orthodox Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi - Holocaust Denier?I have purposely avoided it. But at this point in time, I have to admit feeling sorry for the guy. What I am referring to is Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi’s well...
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Reassessing Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi
Rabbi Yosef MizrachiI admit my error. My description of Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi has fallen short. I had no clue that this fellow was such an arrogant fool. I of course realized the stupidity of his...
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Rebranding Conservative Judaism – Will it Work?
Conservative Rabbi Steven WernickI can’t emphasize enough how misguided the approach of Conservative Movement is in trying to retain their members. The New York Post tells us that Rabbi Steven Wernick...
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Women Bringing Down Orthodoxy?
Shoshanna Keats JaskollLet me state what I think is obvious. Women are not bringing down Orthodoxy. This is what Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll says some in Orthodoxy (mostly men) are charging. At least...
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Are They Normal Jews? Terrorists? Or Both?
West Bank settler and former Chicagoan Eliezer Shekhtman and his familyOver the last few months there have been almost daily reports about Jews being attacked by individual Palestinians. Often ending...
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Is Moshiach's Arrival Imminent?
Unlike many of my co-religionists from Chabad, Religious Zionism, and even the Charedi Yeshiva world where the words of Rav Elchonon Wasserman in Ikvesa D'Meshcha are revered - I do not believe we are...
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