The Haredi Civil Right to Not Appreciate Israel

Posted on: April 23rd, 2013

A lack of patriotism is not a cause for punitive measures.

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The Dzhokar is Not Wild, It was Jihad

Posted on: April 22nd, 2013

It is Islamism that is the enemy and not al Qaeda. Al Qaida is but one tool of many dedicated to the cause.

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Changing the Paradigm of the Haredi Jew

Posted on: April 21st, 2013

Universal army service will help integrate Haredim into the workplace so that they can earn a livable wage and support their families.

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An Autonomous Haredi State: Having Their Cake and Eating It Too

Posted on: April 18th, 2013

The suggestion is intriguing, self serving and frankly somewhat humorous.

Protesting the ‘Evil Decree’? Why Not a Counter Rally?

Posted on: April 17th, 2013

They can say all day long that they are not protesting Israel. The fact that they will be out there in the middle of Manhattan talking about 'gezeirot' says otherwise.

Wrapped in Plastic and Hilul HaShem

Posted on: April 15th, 2013

When a Jew who appears to the world as the most religious among us acts like a fool that is a hilul HaShem.

The Sharansky Option

Posted on: April 14th, 2013

Public protests of the expansion of the Robinson's Arch area for egalitarian prayer would only generate more enmity.

Solving One Problem, Sort of…

Posted on: April 11th, 2013

I personally see no problem with what Satmar did. They lobbied for the land and they got it. Black and Latino leaders could have done the same.

Making Lemonade out of a Cardozo Lemon

Posted on: April 10th, 2013

I agree with Alan Dershowitz that Carter's presence at Carodozo Law School should be used as a positive.

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An Appalling Critique of Gilad Shalit

Posted on: April 9th, 2013

Ben Caspit says the Shalit's kidnapping may have been prevented. That’s easy for him to say. He was not under rocket attack when he made these judgmental comments.

Photoshopping Women Out of the Holocaust

Posted on: April 8th, 2013

Digitally removing women from Holocaust photos dishonors those women and the victims and survivors of the Holocaust.

How to Lessen the Hatred

Posted on: April 7th, 2013

As long as rabbinic leaders live in the past and insist on calling the idea of ‘sharing the burden’ a 'shas haShmad,' antagonism toward Haredim will not change.

Another Baby (Almost) Bites the Dust

Posted on: April 5th, 2013

Rabbi Pirutinsky discussed the issue of 'metzizah b'peh' at length, concluding that if medical experts determine that there is a danger to the child, metzizah should be performed by other legitimate methods.

A Mistaken Plea to Klal Yisrael

Posted on: April 4th, 2013

Divinity exemptions are designed to produce clergy that will serve the populace, not so that every single member of it becomes a member of the clergy.

YU Must Do the Right Thing

Posted on: April 3rd, 2013

Yeshiva University needs to admit that mistakes were made by leaders both past and present.

The Real Reason for the Fifth Cup

Posted on: March 28th, 2013

The fifth cup is based on a machlokes in the Gemarah.

A Quick Analysis of Obama’s Trip

Posted on: March 24th, 2013

I think Obama is genuine in his expression of appreciation and even admiration for the Jewish people and the State of Israel.

What Rav Shachter Said…

Posted on: March 22nd, 2013

We were all sitting around Rav Shachter in a circle. And we were all thinking the same thing.

Societal Abandonment of the Bible as a Moral Guide

Posted on: March 21st, 2013

Who individuals are attracted to is none of our business and shouldn’t influence our encounters with them, but that is different than the normalization of gay sex.

A Brighter Future for Haredim in Israel

Posted on: March 20th, 2013

There is no reason why Haredim should continue to be the single biggest and fastest growing welfare demographic in all of Israel.