Visiting a Friend

Posted on: March 19th, 2013

Unlike some of his biggest detractors, I believe that the President actually likes Israel and values the friendship of the Israeli people.

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Is Sabbath Observance Enough?

Posted on: March 18th, 2013

I would love to consider all people who observe Shabbos as observant. That was once the case.

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A Hasidic Role Model

Posted on: March 17th, 2013

I would love to see Mrs. Freier become the role model for all Hasidic women – and not just for those like the ones she attended school with.

Milking the System, Legally

Posted on: March 14th, 2013

Many Hasidic leaders discourage any real preparation for a job via secular education.

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A View of Observant Judaism by a Non Observant Jew

Posted on: March 13th, 2013

Most of us know right from wrong and live as though it matters because it does. This is what David Brooks reported.

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A Short but Fulfilled Life

Posted on: March 12th, 2013

Even though his prognosis was never good, it was still a shock when it happened.

Is Learning Torah ‘Sharing the Burden’?

Posted on: March 11th, 2013

Once again we see a great rabbinic figure who apparently does not understand what it is that really upsets the non-Haredi public, including many observant Jews.

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Strange Bedfellows

Posted on: March 10th, 2013

Haredi leaders could not care less if Israel retains Judea and Samaria - as long as their Mosdos (religious institutions) get funded.

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Anger at Haredim: Who Is to Blame?

Posted on: March 7th, 2013

The draft is but one area Haredi leaders badly stumble over.

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Some of My Best Friends Are…

Posted on: March 6th, 2013

When journalists question why a black woman won a beauty contest - even if it is disguised as referring only to this particular black woman - I think that is sad.

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A Time for Zero Tolerance and a Time for Tolerance

Posted on: March 3rd, 2013

When it comes to victims of abuse the overriding approach should be one of compassion and understanding. But school officials' mishandling of a situation should not automatically result in termination.

The Conundrum of Dealing with Sexual Abuse

Posted on: February 28th, 2013

There has been much reluctance by rabbinic groups such as Agudah to be more forceful in their approach to abusers. They find the allegations hard to believe.

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Well Intentioned, but Wrong to Condone Homosexuality

Posted on: February 27th, 2013

Making gay marriage not just value neutral but something positive. It is in effect koshering a forbidden lifestyle.

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A New Beginning?

Posted on: February 26th, 2013

The era of Godless leadership in the Knesset ended with Menachem Begin. One might even say it ended with the Six Day War.

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Disappointed But Not Surprised

Posted on: February 21st, 2013

There ought to be a process of exempting yeshiva students via bechinos (tests).

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Memo to the President: Compromise on the Budget

Posted on: February 20th, 2013

The fault lies with both the executive and legislative branches of government. Neither wants to budge from their ideological positions.

A ‘Fake’ Haredi?

Posted on: February 19th, 2013

It is to Jonathan Rosenblum’s great credit that he has written this critical essay in a Haredi publication.

Torah and the Secular Jew

Posted on: February 18th, 2013

As a youth, MK Dr. Ruth Calderon was not satisfied with the secular treatment of Judaism she got in Israeli schools. So eventually she founded a secular yeshiva.

Can a Gadol Resign?

Posted on: February 17th, 2013

Gedolim are not perfect. They are human, just like the rest of us. A true Gadol will always try to do the right thing. And the public should not lose out because of occasional errors.

The Winds of Change

Posted on: February 14th, 2013

Do these rabbis really think that Naftali Bennett, an observant Jew, or Rabbi Dov Lipman have “risen in our generation to destroy the Jewish people”?

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