Emes Ve-Emunah: What about the Refugees?
Should US allow in refugees or deny entry to them because a suicide bomber might come in with them?
Rating the Major US Networks on Gaza
Of the 3 networks, I think CBS had the most comprehensive and fair coverage of all. ABC is so far the most biased.
A Friendly Letter – a Glimmer of Hope
Just when you think you have everything pretty much figured out in the Middle East, someone throws you a curve. At least that’s what happened to me last week. In what has to be the most surprising development thus far in the so called Arab Spring - Egypt’s new freely elected President, Mohammed Morsi, has sent a friendly letter to Israeli President Shimon Peres on the occasion of the exchange of ambassadors.
The Consequences of Blind Faith in Leadership
Haredi rabbinical leaders see the Czarist conscription now in Israel's draft.
Motives…
Pashkevil: "Come out today and battle the Zionist Amalek and all the traitors in Nahal Haredi..."
Rav Elyashiv, Torah and Science
One of the biggest issues that has arisen as a result of the Slifkin controversy is the question of whether Chazal, the sages of the Talmud knew the actuality of nature. There are those who say that they did. They say that every statement recorded in the Gemarah with respect to science is an accurate reflection of nature itself. The science redacted in the Talmud is as valid as the Halacha - both being Mesorah.
The Real Reason for the Fifth Cup
The fifth cup is based on a machlokes in the Gemarah.
The Giving Pledge and the Tuition Crisis
If I make a million dollars in 2 weeks, how can I observe something like this and sit by quietly?”
Yom Tov Sheni in Israel
I do not enjoy the second Simchas Torah at all.
My Big Fat Jewish Wedding
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Not being a Chasid of his (or Chasid of any kind) I don’t really know much...
Israel Must Act to End Terrorism
Israel has a right – an obligation – to protect its people. Whatever it takes. If that means using even harsher measures than they are now, so be it
An Attempt to Export Failure
The Pew study provides a stark picture of the disintegration of American Jewry--with the exception of the Orthodox.
The CBC and the Events in Jerusalem
The burden of proof that a person is against Israel but not anti-Semitic rests on that person.
Emes Ve-Emunah: Making Chumros the Minimum Standard
The Halacha of shmirat einayim (guarding one’s eyes) is incumbent on the MAN; it's his obligation
Orthodox Schools as the Model for Public Education
America's public school system is a failing enterprise and needs radical changes to restore it to former greatness. Examining certain Orthodox schools may provide some inspiration
Kosher Sex
There should be more information about intimacy disseminated to young people before they get married
Is the Chief Rabbinate to Blame?
In Israel today, how many of our religious leaders instill pride in being Jewish into the secular public?
Some of My Best Friends Are…
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.
Emes Ve-Emunah: Blurring the Differences
I have to question why anyone today would want to do something that is so unaccepted instead of focusing more on those thing which are.
Who Misled Rav Chaim Kanievsky?
Rav Chaim Kanievsky couldn't possibly have said it with an understanding of the case's real context.
Scaring Us Straight
If not scared by God be scared by man; Hopefully ethics will integrate into lives for proper reasons
A Mistaken Plea to Klal Yisrael
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.
Orthodoxy – Then and Now
The religious parties’ agenda is to undo the progress they saw as regress made in the last Keneset
Pushing the Boundaries of Outreach
As Orthodox Jews who understand the value of the Torah and the importance of following Halacha – how can we change this new secular Jewish paradigm?
Intermarried Rabbis
If ritual observance is voluntary and all that counts is ethos, why not just drop the whole charade and just call anyone with an ethical perspective on life a Reform Jew?
Refuting a Rebuttal
There are people on both sides of the ideological aisle that insist that their perspective trumps the other. Those scientists that are not guided by faith will discard everything that science contradicts. Those that insist on the literal interpretation of entirety of the Torah narrative will deny the science no matter how clearly the science is demonstrated as fact.
Banning Women from College
Is Haredi open-ended learning on charity better than earning a living that would obviate that?
Making Lemonade out of a Cardozo Lemon
I agree with Alan Dershowitz that Carter's presence at Carodozo Law School should be used as a positive.
Emes Ve-Emunah: Living Up to the Ideals of Modern Orthodoxy
The ideal of Modern Orthodoxy should be not be viewed as a compromise the way most Charedim view it.
One Step Forward – Two Steps Back
The government’s insistence on a core curriculum is considered an attack against the Torah.