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Achdus and Misplaced Umbrage
UK Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksAnd the wedge gets deeper. I cannot tell you how aggravated I am by this further erosion of Achdus. It is as though we are turning into separate nations. It’s bad...
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Another Disgusting Rant
There are very few people in the media that can infuriate me more than Eytan Kobre. He seems to have a talent for that. He has done it once again in his latest contribution to Mishpacha Magazine...
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The ‘Whorehouses’ of Nahal and Shahar
Photo Credit: NYTAnd out come the extremist zealots of the Charedi world! Those who in part because of their insular lifestyle - have no concept of civilized behavior. And have the unmitigated gall to...
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Is It About the Pain or the Money?
Yeshiva University. Inset: Finkelstein and Gordon - Photo Credit: YU (Forward)$380 million. That buys a lot of doughnuts.There is an old saying that goes something like this: If someone tells you it’s...
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A Voice for Achdus
Rabbi Lenny Matanky - Photo credit: ForwardIf there is any man that represents Achdus in the American rabbinate, Rabbi Leonard (Lenny) Matanky is that man. It is a both a wise choice and tribute to...
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Whose Fault Is It Anyway?
A Charedi sociopath caught by the police - Photo credit: YnetYou know what? I’m not even angry at the extremists that physically attacked a Charedi soldier in Meah Shearim yesterday. It’s hard to be...
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Teaching a Doctrine of Hate
Their message: Israel attempts to exterminate the remnants of genuine JudaismI don’t think there can be any doubt that Satmar equals Neturei Karta in their opposition to Israel. Both hate it equally....
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We Cannot Allow Pain to Drive the Jewish Agenda
Photo credit: Jewish StandardI am reluctant to write about this as I am sure it will get me into trouble with victims and victims advocates. But as a seeker of truth, I have no choice.Yesterday I took...
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Religious Zionists are Amalek? Just Shoot Me Now!
Yeshivat Merkaz Harav - Yeshiva of Amalek?Just when I didn’t think the level of public discourse couldn’t get any worse, I read the following in today's Jerusalem Post: Shas’s Council of Torah Sages...
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Why Don’t Charedim Pray for the Soldiers?
One of the most perplexing things about the Charedi world is their refusal to say any kind of Tefillah (prayer) for the soldiers of the IDF. This question was asked recently by a participant in one of...
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Tisha B'Av
How does the city sit solitary, that was full of people! How is she become like a widow! She that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she a vassel! She weeps sore into...
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On Tisha B'Av and Owning the Holocaust
Mass grave in Bergen-BelsenOne of the things that greatly disturbs me is when someone publicly desecrates Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) in Israel. That is the day in the Hebrew month of...
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Exploding the Myths of the Frum Dating Scene
It seems that instead of getting any better, the Shiddach crisis is getting worse. Yesterday afternoon, when I was visiting my 96 year old mother-in-law in the lobby of her residence at an assisted...
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Jonathan at His Best
"a tragedy of the highest magnitude" In one of his most eloquent columns, (to be published in tomorrow's edition of Mishpacha Magazine) Jonathan Rosenblum - a self described Charedi; a widely read and...
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Are We Fulfilling our Mission to the World?
Torah ScrollOne of the things I talk about frequently here is that part of our mission as Jews to be a light unto the nations… to show the world the beauty of the Torah. As this week’s Parsha (Torah...
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Poll Results and Analysis
First, I’d like to thank all of those who participated in my very unscientific poll. As one commenter pointed out this particular poll was heavily subject to error for a number of reasons. One of them...
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The Content of their Character
Trayvon MartinI’m going to go off script somewhat today and talk about the black experience in America. Ever since the not guilty verdict for George Zimmerman – acquitting him of the murder of Trayvon...
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A Message From One of their Own
Rav Malkiel Kotler, Rosh HaYeshiva of Beth Medrash GavohaA few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of meeting Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt. He impressed me in person the way he impresses me in his writing. Rabbi...
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Changing the Culture of Abuse
Mordechai JungreisI recently had a discussion with a survivor of sex abuse that occurred many years ago. He is a wonderful fellow who has adjusted quite well in life. He has a career, a family, and is...
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Debunking the "Age Gap Theory"...Again
Guest Post by Rabbi Chananya WeissmanRabbi Chananya Weissman is the founder of End the Madness. Here is their mission statement:EndTheMadness.org is an ambitious and unique effort to combat the angst...
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