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A New Look at the Shiddach Crisis
Photography shoot at a Charedi wedding (Ha'aretz)Barbara Bensoussan’s article in Mishpacha Magazine on dating in the Orthodox world sheds some light on this much discussed subject. Often referred to...
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If the Election Were Held Today
Yes, that's Trump with his friends - Bill and HillaryAccording to the latest polls (and much to my chagrin) it looks like Donald Trump will win most of the primaries in the 12 states having them...
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I have been asked by a family member to remove the previous post. Even though this particular family member assured me that there was no problem with what I said, they prefer to keep the matter as...
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Gadol School
Rav Moshe Feinstein, ZTL. He did not attend Gadol SchoolIt’s about two hours long. So I am not necessarily suggestion one listen to the entire thing. But Klal Perspectives– an online magazine dealing...
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Is It All Over but the Shouting?
Trump at his victory 'press conference' last nightHillary Clinton and Donald Trump had a big night yesterday. Both of them won big on Super Tuesday. Clinton will be the nominee unless some major...
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Spotlight – On Us!
Manny Vogel, a survivor of abuse, in Crown Heights (Newsweek)Everything you ever wanted to know about abuse in the Chasidic world is in Newsweek. In what has to be the most comprehensive story ever...
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Barefoot, Pregnant, and in the Kitchen
Agudah Board of Trustees at the National Mission to WashingtonWhile the title of this post is a punch-line to a misogynistic joke about what a woman’s place should be - it is not that far off from how...
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No Such Thing as a Free Lunch
Home of the Michigan Jewish Institute (Forward)You would think that by now a religious institution would have learned not to scam the government. Even if they thought they were serving the greater good...
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A Non Jewish - Jewish School
Head of School Matt Culberson next to list of the Jewish values taught at his schoolI don’t know whether to be flattered, anxious, or downright disturbed. Maybe I am a little of each. There is a school...
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Science and Torah - Revisited
by Dr. Roni Grosz, Guest ContributorDr. Roni Grosz, curator of the Albert Einstein Archives at Hebrew UniversityA couple of weeks ago, I discussed a Mishpacha Magazine article that apparently showed...
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Another Look at Israel’s Reality
Palestinian terror victim, Taylor ForceNow they’re reporting the story objectively. By they, I mean the mainstream media. Yesterday - in what has become an almost daily event over the last few months,...
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The Synagogue I Don’t Attend, is Orthodox
Egalitarian Minyan at the Kotel - Not your father's Judaism (TOI)There is no joy in what I am about to say. I am not here to gloat with some sort of triumphalist cheer. I am merely expressing what...
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Who is like Your people Israel!
Popular Israeli singer, Eyal Golan One of the things that is undeniable about living in Israel is the pride most Jews there have in their Judaism. This is not to say that there are no problems there....
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Is this the American ‘Arab Spring’?
Trump supporters appearing to raise their hands in a Nazi-like saluteNo, he’s not Hitler. But he is scary. Not so much because of what he says. But because of the way his supporters support him. A...
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YCT Statement on Belief
Yeshivat Chovevei Torah President, Rabbi Asher LopatinA few days ago, I read a very disturbing essay on Cross-Currents. Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer discovered an essay by a Semicha student at Yeshivat...
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What Now?
Rubio announcing the suspension of his campaign last night (NBC)Well, my guy is out. Marco Rubio suspended his campaign yesterday in what can only be called a humiliating loss to Donald Trump in his...
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A Holy Lifestyle that is Less than Ethical
Police guarding one of the locations raided by the FBI (VIN)Why is there so much vitriol in some circles about certain Chasidim in places like Rockland County? Is it because they look and dress...
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A Lesson to Learn from a 13 Year Old
Nachliel Jacobs (Jew in the City)One of the truly disturbing developments that has resulted from our successful integration into American culture is our obsession with showing it all off. Many of our...
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Intransigence Wins, Common Sense Loses
Confrontation between WoW and Charedim at the Kotel (NYT 2013)I am disappointed. There was a compromise reached a while back where a section of the Kotel was designated for those among us that do not...
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