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Extremely Careless
The next President? Liar in Chief. That may very well be Hillary Clinton’s legacy after she serves her term as President of the United States. If she wins the election in November. Which is by no means...
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Why OTD - Rabbi Fischer Responds
by Rabbi Dov Fischer - Guest ContributorRabbi Dov FischerA few days ago Cross Currents featured an article by Rabbi Dov Fischer that was critical of survey about the reasons for the OTD phenomenon. I...
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Black Lives and Police Lives - Matter
Dallas Police respond after shots were fired at a Black Lives Matter rally (NYT)I am going off script. I rarely comment on current events that do not impact the Jewish community directly. But I can’t...
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OTD Then and Now - What Changed?
Mishpacha editor, Rabbi Moshe GrylakRabbi Moshe Grylak, is someone with whom I agree most of the time. I have great respect and admiration for this Charedi editor of Mishpacha Magazine. He has his...
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Blurring the Differences
Image for illustration purposes only (Forward)Why is so difficult for some people to accept that there are more than physical differences between men and women? Why must they do their level best to...
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A Breathtakingly Bad Attitude
What kind of education do these children really get?My disagreement with Satmar on many issues – should not be construed as hating them or wishing them ill. I do not God forbid hate fellow Jews. On the...
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Ahavas Yisroel and Zealotry
Crown Heights Eruv (Crown Heights Info)I do not use city-wide Eruvin. More on that later.An Eruv (Eruvin is plural for Eruv) is a Halachic device that permits Jews to carry on Shabbos in locations that...
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PEARLS, YAFFED, and Satmar
Naftuli Moster of YAFFED demonstrating outside city hall (WSJ)I have one word for all the naysayers: PEARLS. The Wall Street Journal reports that the educational paradigm of Satmar and a number of...
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Trump, Clinton, Terrorism, and the Election
Terrorist attacks - a weekly eventWell, it’s beginning to happen. It seems that my unwelcome (even by me) prediction that Donald Trump will be the next President of the United States is not as remote...
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The Spiritual Leaders of the Future
Prof. Waxman (left) addressing a group of possible future leaders at CKG (YWN)It seems that I am not the only one that has predicted the future of Orthodoxy lies in the Charedi world. Based on data he...
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A Rebuke to the Rebukers
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein (VIN)Let me first state the obvious disclaimer. I do not support Donald Trump’s candidacy for President. That said, I have no issue with any of the attendees to the Republican...
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The Truth about the Growth of Orthodoxy – A Clarification
By Professor Chaim Waxman – Guest ContributorProfessor Chaim I Waxman (YWN)Professor Chaim Waxman was recently featured in a Yeshiva World News story about the growth of Orthodox Jewry and where...
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The Charedim Win – and Lose!
Charedim in a classroom (Jerusalem Post)In practical terms it really doesn’t matter much. Because the law wasn’t being enforced anyway. But it should matter and it should be enforced.According to an...
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Fomenting Hatred Instead of Understanding
Rabbi Yigal Levinstein speaking at the 'Zion & Jerusalem' convention (TOI)I have no clue what he expects to accomplish with his hurtful words. Even if I might agree with the underlying thoughts.I...
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Israel, Republicans, and Democrats
Donald Trump accepting the nomination last nightOne of the more lamentable things that disturb me about my inability to support Donald Trump’s candidacy is the tremendous show of support his party now...
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Is Tim Kaine Jewy?
Democratic Vice Presidential candidate, Senator, Tim KaineI hate to keep talking politics. But I can’t let this one go without comment. It seems that Forward columnist Ari Feldman has decided that...
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Rabbi Shmuel Kaufman, ZTL
Rabbi Kaufman at his Sheva Brachos in Beth YehudahLast Wednesday evening, a beloved Rebbe of mine passed away. Rabbi Shmuel Kaufman was my 5th and 6th grade Rebbe at Yeshiva Beth Yehudah in Detroit....
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Unleashing a Storm
Rabbi Herzl HefterOnce again, I am saddened by what a brilliant Torah scholar is doing. I am saddened that his innovation – if expanded – will surely contribute to the rift in Orthodoxy that is taking...
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Obstructing Mitzvah Observance
Typical look of a Mikvah (TOI)I get it. But I don’t agree with it. At least the way the new law regarding Mikvah use in Israel is concerned. According to the Times ofIsrael: The Knesset on Monday...
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The Charedi Generation Gap
More Charedim in Israel than ever are in collegeUpdated. See belowI’ve always said that the revolt (or at least the change) would be at the grass roots level. According to an article in Commentary,...
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