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Is Public School the Answer?
Image from the ForwardAndrew (Avrohom Yehuda) Altman is an unusual young man. He is currently a senior at Baltimore City College High School. Having been raised in a meticulously observant home and...
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When a Population Explodes
Dr. Shani BechhoferI have been following the politics of Monsey (Ramapo) from a distance – comfortably in my home here in Chicago. Distance gives me a bit more of an objective view of things, I think....
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When Will Yeshivos Wake Up?
Intensive Torah study is not for everyoneMiriam Altman offers some words of wisdom after making an observation about the state of Orthodox Jewish education in our day. Specifically about Yeshivos. It...
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Defending an Ugly Oped
In 2016 NY's Mount Sinai Health System honored Satmar's Bikur Cholim SocietyI have to admit that I have mixed feelings about Chasidic groups like Satmar. I certainly have my issues with them on many...
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‘Because You Have Courage!’
Judge Freier at her swearing in ceremony. Her husband, David, is on the rightCourage. That is the one thing lacking among all too many rabbinic leaders. Not that this is news to anyone. How many times...
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Revisiting Sexual Harassment and Abuse
Louis C. K.Another entertainer bites the dust. In one of the more sordid descriptions of sexual misconduct, comedian Louis C. K. has probably lost his career. Mr. C. K. joins a litany of other...
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An Insulting Response
Elana Maryles SztokmanI must have really struck a raw nerve. A while back around the time of Rosh Hashanah I had written what I believe was an open gentle plea to my cousin, Elana Maryles Sztokman,...
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Throwing Extremists Out of Orthodoxy
Charedi Soldier hung in effigy (Arutz Sheva) A step in the right direction. The Jerusalem Postreports that the extremist Charedim behind‘a vitriolic campaign of incitement and harassment against...
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Frum Shaming
An outrageous flyerOK. I know I probably should not be talking about Shaitels because I am a man. But I am not without an opinion on this subject. Besides being a man has never stopped me from...
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A False Claim?
Rabbi David NiedermanRabbi David Niederman seems like an affable fellow. For those that don’t recognize that name, Rabbi Niederman is the director of the United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg....
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Tzohar - A Positive Force for Change
Avichai Barlinksi (TOI)In yet another example of Israel’s Chief Rabbinate’s shameful behavior, Rabbi Dov Lipman describes the awful experiences of a Ger Tzedek. A Ger Tzedek is a righteous convert to...
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What is This Guy Thinking?
Ivanka Trump made the following comment to the Associated Press when asked about about Judge Roy Moore, Alabama’s Republican nominee for the US Senate: “There’s a special place in hell for people who...
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Violence Will Not Help Their Cause
Reform leaders and activists using force to get their way at the Kotel (Jpost)The Kotel is open to every single individual that wishes to pray there. Including Popes and Presidents. When they enter the...
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Talking the Talk is Not Enough
Police doing their job in Bnei Brak (Jerusalem Post)I hate to keep talking about this. But it keeps happening. Once again protests by followers of Rabbi Shmuel Auebach took place – disrupting the peace...
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Charlie Rose?! Not Possible!
Charlie Rose interiews PutinIf one wants to understand why it is so difficult to believe that a highly respected figure in any given community is guilty of sexual misconduct of any kind, I think...
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A New Low for Satmar
A new low - comparing the IDF to Auschwitz!Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach’s disgusting tactics in opposition to Charedim serving in Israel’s defense forces is pretty well established. As indicated a few days...
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Thanksgiving, America, and the Jewish People
President Trump Pardoning a Turkey (NBC)We’re still here. It’s been a year. Predictions about our demise as a nation since President Trump was elected were a bit pre-mature. We have survived and God...
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Objectifying Women - Where Polar Opposites Meet
Sexually provocative images of women in Meah Shearim (YWN)Yet another example of how extreme the people of Meah Shearim are - is being shared with their readers on YWN: Kol Berama Radio host Avi Maimon...
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The Charedi Political Dilemma
Recently resigned Israeli Health Minister, Ya'acov LitzmanBy almost all accounts, UTJ MK, Rabbi Ya’acov Litzman has been one of the most effective Ministers of Health in recent memory. UTJ (United...
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Message to the Shaitel Police: Mind Your Own Business!
Is a long Shaitel immodest?I am dismayed at some of the comments by rabbis that feel the need to disparage women for trying to look their best. ‘God forbid’ that a Jewish woman should look too...
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