Category: General

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We’re #2! (And Happy That Way)

In the Jewish and Israeli Blog Awards, we are #2 in the Jewish Religion category (and #1 in the other three categories in which we were nominated). Since all the top competitors are re-emphasizing...

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A Hamas Win is Good for Israel

No, this isn’t crazy. It’s a theory that could even turn out to be true. I don’t mean to suggest that the Hamas victory is definitely good news — but it could well be...

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This is Brilliant

From Amanda Rush of customerservant.com, comes a new indication that Microsoft is out to make everything easier — even quickie conversions. She gives me credit for noticing the truth stranger than fiction to go...

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Bye-bye Tommy

Not often do Torah Jews find much cause for rejoicing in the headlines. The recent implosion of the virulently anti-religious Shinui and the public humiliation of its acid-tongued leader Tommy Lapid, however, is a...

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Denouncing Wrongdoing

“Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue.” A variation of Voltaire’s famous maxim might be that unequivocal public criticism is the price the virtuous community must pay to vice. David Klinghoffer challenged me...

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Jewish & Israeli Blog Awards

Well, the finals are upon us. Cross-Currents, having successfully navigated the first round in all three categories for which we were nominated, is now up in four categories: Best Overall Best Jewish Religion Blog...

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How Much Does the Truth Matter?

Not having posted here since November 30, I feel obliged to put something up if only to demonstrate that reports of my blogospheric demise are at least somewhat exaggerated, even if it means contributing one...

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Unfair to Cry “Unfair”

Jack Abramoff emerges from the courtroom wearing a black fedora, and instantly the media pounce on the fact that he is an Orthodox Jew. If he were a Roman Catholic layman, would it matter...

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