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Feminism Can Never Trump Judaism
Rabba Dina Brower and Rabbi Daniel Sperber (VIN)There’s definitely no limitation for women when it comes to Jewish studies and religious studies. This is the sentiment expressed by Rabba Dina Brower, a...
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A legacy of Lies
What will happen to him when he realizes his father lied? There is little doubt about the lies being spread among our religious brethren living in extremist enclaves like Meah Shearim. Lies about the...
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A Brief but Joyous Moment in Time
President Rivlin celebrating the US moving its embassy to JerusalemI didn’t think it would affect me this way. But it did. I have just finished watching a live feed from Jerusalem where my country, the...
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The Truth about the Gaza Protest
An unarmed 'peaceful' protesterThose of us that are Chicago Cubs fans have been made proud over the last couple of years. Even for those not into baseball it had been a widely known and accepted truism...
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Why Do They Do It?
Jakob Daskal (New York Times)We are way past ‘innocent until proven guilty’ when it comes to accusations of sexual abuse. This is not to say that this principle should not apply as a matter of law. Of...
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Torah Based Careers and Sex Abuse
by Rabbi Dr. Binyamin Zev Telsner* - Guest ContributorConvicted sex abuser, Eliezer Berland - a Torah based careerI am pleased to present the words of Rabbi Dr. Binyamin Zev Telsner* about what might...
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A Momentous Occasion of Pure Achdus*
Invitation to a very special weddingWe are on the eve of a momentous occasion. The world has for weeks been counting down to this regal event. Tomorrow it will have finally arrived to the great joy of...
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Supporting a Family when Kollel Life Ends
A Jewish Wedding (Jozef Israëls,1903) - WikipediaI had an opportunity yesterday to speak to a young Charedi couple (probably in their late 30s or early 40s. For me, that is still a young couple). The...
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Are They Rabbis or Not?
Navit Tzadik (L) and Amira Ra'anan - Rabbis? (Jewish Press)I have always supported the idea of recognizing in some official capacity great achievement in Torah study. For men there are many ways to be...
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The Ultimate Summer Vacation
A Glatt vacation in Switzerland (Totally Jewish Travel)Glatt Lemehadrin, Gormet Cuisine, Best Locations, Exceptional Excursions – Switzerland at the Villars Palace Hotel…This is the gist of an ad I saw...
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The Eida HaCharedis and the Charedi Solider
The Eida HaCharedis view of Charedi soldiers in the IDFFreedom of speech is a basic tenet of a democratic society. As such hate speech should in theory be permitted, as repugnant as it may be. That...
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The Political Orthodoxy of the Left
Jonathan RosenblumJonathan Rosenblum is a rare breed of Charedi writer. He is a highly intelligent intellectual who was educated in two top universities, the University of Chicago, and Yale Law School....
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These are Charedi Priorities?
R' Kanievsky and R' Edelman speaking to a Prison official (YWN)I’ve told this story before. But it bears repeating in light of a story at YWN. (More about that later.) About 30 years ago when my...
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The Best Interests of the Children
Chavie Weisberger lost and regained custody of her children (NYT)Divorce is never a good option for children. But sometimes it is the best option of many bad ones. Children of divorce are traumatized....
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The Chasidic Education Crisis
Rav Y. Reuven RubinWhen Chasidism was founded by the Bal Shem Tov, it was considered by many mainstream rabbinic leaders of the time to be a form heresy. No less than the pre-eminent Gadol of the last...
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Shidduch Fraud
Family. That is one of the most important and recognizable facets of the Jewish people. It is one reason so many Orthodox Jews marry so young. And it is why we have something many people refer to a...
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A Charedi Treasure and Pictures of Women
Women who participated in the CCF's 'Step Up'What if I could show that the Posek HaDor of the 20thcentury approved of publishing pictures of women? There is of course no way to ask Rav Moshe Feinstein...
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Saying Kaddish for Palestinians
Jews who said Kaddish for Palestinian killed by the IDF at Gaza protest (TOI)The mainstream media just doesn’t get it. It’s not that they are antisemitic or anti Israel. It’s just that they don’t get...
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Warm and Fuzzy - but Hateful as Well in Satmar
The warm and loving world of Chasidim (Arutz Sheva)It’s a glowing tribute. Arutz Sheva columnist Rochel Sylvetsky’s review of Do Not Photograph. A book by photographer Joshua Haruni that isfilled with...
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The ‘Supremes’ Got it Right
Baker Jack Philips vs a gay couple: Charlie Craig and Dave Mullins (Fox)Stop! - In the Name of Love was one of the many hits by a group called the Supremes back in the sixties. It is in the name of...
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