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Trump is Right. We need a Wall
The President visits the border wall in Calexico, California, (USA Today)As the child of Holocaust survivors, I have mixed feelings about illegal immigrants. One of the reasons for that is what...
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Rabbi Ysoscher Katz Responds
Rabbi Ysoscher KatzLast Sunday, April 7th – I expressed my strong support for YCT President and Rosh HaYeshiva, Rabbi Dov Linzer for his decision not to ordain an openly gay student who has publicized...
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The Coddling of the Charedi Mind
Unprecedented English editorial in Der Yid (YWN)Yet another column by Jonathan Rosenblum with which I agree. I wonder however, if Jonathan would admit that what he suggests is wrong with the culture in...
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Chaos and Lakewood’s Leadership
Poster advertising the canceled concert (DIN)I refuse to let go. I know a lot of people will say that it’s none of my business what the right wing is doing… and that I should instead stick to the...
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Being Human Does Not Preclude Greatness
Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, ZTL (Wikipedia)One of the things I have always tried to impress upon fellow observant Jews is the fallibility of rabbinic leaders. Even those that are legitimate Gedolim....
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Heterodoxy Gets ‘Dissed’
The President addresses the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas (JTA) It must be hard. I cannot imagine what it must be like to be in the throes of death. Which is where heterodoxy is headed. I do...
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...And the Stupidity Continues
Williamsburg mothers pushing strollers to Yeshiva Kehilath Yakov (NYP)It seems like almost everyday the media reports about the measles outbreak in America and focuses on Williamsburg as the epicenter...
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Pour Out Your Wrath
Image from ChabadAs we proceed in the Pesach Seder recounting our exodus from Egypt, we talk about what our ancestors suffered and how we were freed from bondage. We recount all the wonders and...
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Understanding the Problem is Half the Solution
Rav Aharon Lopiansky (Baltimore Jewish life)I am a fan. Rav Aharon Lopiansky is the Rosh HaYeshiva of the Yeshiva of Greater Washington – Tiferes Gedaliah. He is Charedi - and studied at Yeshivas Mir...
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Elitism is the Real Problem
Agudah Head, R' Yaakov Perlow, graduated with honors from Brooklyn CollegeOnce again I am forced to face the reality of Charedi condescension against non Charedi observant Jews. This time in a...
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Are Democrats Morally Superior to Republicans?
The President of the United StatesFirst the disclaimer. This post has nothing to do with my own views of the President’s personal ethics and character. Nor should it in any way be seen as an...
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Will the Charedi Compromise Work?
Charedi Keneset members addressing the media (Arutz Sheva)One of my signature issues is the unequal participation of Charedim in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF). Ever since the founding of the State,...
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Poway and Jews in America
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein (Facebook'/Eli Neuberger)Once again the Jewish community has experienced the horrors of antisemitism. Yesterday on the last day of Pesach in Poway, California a 19 year old...
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A New Look at the Future of Judaism in America
(Image from Fox News)“(N)o less than 27 percent of all American Jews under 18 live in Orthodox households.” So says Rabbi Avi Shafran in a Fox News op-ed. I have no reason to doubt that statistic. As...
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The Best and the Worst of Us
Instant Gan Eden for Lori Gilbert Kaye (Jewish News of Northern California)Two events. One a Kiddush HaShem. One a Chilul Hashem. This is what I witnessed on a nationally broadcast newscast this...
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The New York Times
What's wrong with this picture? (JTA)There are a lot of Trump haters out there. As there are Netanyahu haters. I have heard some pretty vile things said about both men. So what about it? Did that...
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Rearranging the Chairs on the Deck of the Titanic
NCSY - an antidote to the spiritual holocaust (NCSY website)Holocaust. I hate to use this word for anything other than it is used for by survivors. Especially on Holocaust Remembrance Day. I did not...
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On the Sinking of the Titanic: A Response
by Paul ShavivI am once again honored to feature the words of Paul Shaviv, a man widely recognized for his expertise in Jewish education. He has graciously accepted my invitation to post his response...
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Despicable Behavior
Chicago Jewish News editor and publisher, Joseph AaronI get it. I really do. Character matters. But I don’t think Chicago Jewish Newspublisher Joe Aaron quite does. At least as far as his weekly column...
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The Injustice of Moral Equivalence
One of many targets in Gaza hit by Israeli air strikes (Telegraph)Both sides. That is almost always how the mainstream media reports on any conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. Both sides.CBS...
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