Strange Bedfellows
Haredi leaders could not care less if Israel retains Judea and Samaria - as long as their Mosdos (religious institutions) get funded.
Who is to Blame for the Divisiveness?
According to a recent survey in Mishpacha Magazine, most secular Israeli Jews do not hate charedim.
35 Hours
How in heaven's name does a pedophile who is convicted and registered sex offender get a job delivering milk late at night to a summer-camp full of children? Don't they do background checks?
The Sharansky Option
Public protests of the expansion of the Robinson's Arch area for egalitarian prayer would only generate more enmity.
Emes Ve-Emunah: Will Identity Politics Destroy Us?
This is no way to run a country. True leaders need to be color blind. You look for the best people and hire them
The Clash at the Kotel: Where is the Wisdom?
With all the good intention of Israel’s rabbinic leaders, how could they not see that this was going to happen?
The End of the Charedi World as We Know it?
One would think that finally, at long last, a long standing inequity will be eliminated.
Business Decisions that Negatively Impact the Public
Calling the Jewish Press‘closest thing to a frum English-language weekly’ insults the publication
Emes Ve-Emunah: The 400 Pound Gorilla
Shooting the animal was apparently the only way to do save the child. That should have been the end of the story. Instead, it was the beginning of public outcry
And the Bashing Continues…
Eliminating all secular studies is taking "Talmud Torah k’neged kulom" to an absurd extreme.
On Moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem
‘Is moving the US embassy to Jeruselam worth it?’ Is it the right thing to do? What will be the actual repercussions of this move? Is moving the embassy to Jerusalem worth the ‘price’ of doing that?
Another Milestone for the Jewish People in America
I said I am proud of the President for choosing the best man for the job at Treasury even though he is Jewish.
Can a Therapist Destroy a Marriage?
Individual therapy can be very helpful as long as the therapist does not turn his or her client against the spouse without hearing their side of it.
Of Homosexuals, Pedophiles, and Differences
In 1998 The APA issued a report claiming “that the ‘negative potential’ of adult sex with children was ‘overstated.’"
No Such Thing as Peace at Any Price
Unfortunately it really doesn’t matter what the common Muslim wants. Fanatic religious fervor trumps it all.
Doing Battle with WoW
I disagree with continuing to make an issue of it.
Will Trump be Good or Bad for Israel?
I can think of no better endorsement for Friedman than J-Street vehement opposition to his appointment.
Of Truth and Belief
As currently defined, an Orthoprax Jew tends to follow Halacha, but may question the existence of God or whether the Torah was given to us at Sinai .
A Legacy of Achdus
Inevitably when tragedies like this happen there is a sudden burst of Achdus. Tragedies unite.
The Wedding on the Temple Mount
The Jewish Press wished a Mazal Tov to the couple married on Har HaBayit. My response: How many Jews are going to be killed because of this?
Who Misled Rav Chaim Kanievsky?
Rav Chaim Kanievsky couldn't possibly have said it with an understanding of the case's real context.
About Last Night…
s Biden the lesser of two evils? Probably. But the lesser of two evils is still evil. I am probably one of the very few voters that has not made up their minds yet
Succumbing to Temptation
I don’t know what it is that turns good people into crooks.
Bury Them with Deceased Pigs?
As events over the last couple of weeks amply demonstrate, the status quo isn’t working out either
Unholy Behavior
The enmity I have observed between groups here in the holy land has been a source of great disappointment to me. Not that I didn’t know it exists. But I have encountered numerous instances of it I and did not realize the extent of it.
Gadol School
The problem in much of Charedi education is insisting ALL young men should strive to be THE Gadol.
Emes Ve-Emunah: Israel Must Remain Orthodox
"Though I may disagree with some of the things Rabbi Riskin has done of late, when he’s right, he’s right. And when it comes to whether Israel should remain an Orthodox state, I couldn't agree more that it should."
The Truth Will Set You Free
They used the same litany against the government heard repeatedly from the right, vilifying Zionism in all its forms from its inception to this day.
Changing Our Image for the Better
Rejecting something with knowledge is one thing, but most Jews in the world today have essentially rejected a life of Jewish observance with very little book or experiential knowledge.
Emes Ve-Emunah: Man in Search for Meaning
Existence requires meaning. Believing all random and without meaning is a horrible fate for mankind