Don’t Let The Measles Epidemic Fuel a Jew-Hating One
An article of mine in the Forward about the role of Orthodox anti-vaxxers inthe measles epidemic can be read here
Author: Avi Shafran
Agudath Israel Statement about Nonsense and Insults at Monsey Gathering
Countless rabbinical figures and leaders, including leading rabbis in the Agudath Israel movement and doctors serving these communities, have repeatedly encouraged vaccination in the strongest possible terms. A recent gathering in Monsey, New York,...
Bad Times, Good Times
The third one, at least for me, did the trick. The third New York Times apology, that is. The venerated publication, as most readers know by now, not long ago published an overtly anti-Semitic...
Moment of Silence in Schools Doesn’t Need to be Meaningless
An essay I wrote for Fox News about “moments of silence” in public schools can be read here.
Make The Kosel Plaza Great Again
An open letter to Anat Hoffman Dear Ms. Hoffman, Many years ago, we shared a stage for a panel discussion about Israel and Judaism. But you are a well-known public figure and have appeared...
Orthodox Jews on the Upswing
A piece I wrote about the growth of the Orthodox community in Israel and the U.S. appeared at Fox today. It can be read here. Have a wonderful Yomtov!
All The Days of Your Life
I often feel terribly pampered. Especially when I think of my parents’ generation. At the age when my father, z”l, and several others from the Novardok Yeshiva in Vilna were captured for being Polish...
Agudath Israel on the Measles Outbreak and Reaction to It
Agudath Israel of America is deeply concerned about the recent outbreak of measles and the threat it poses to communities around the country. For that reason, countless rabbinical figures and leaders, including leading rabbis...
Blessed Bang for the Buck
Across an ocean but hot on the heels of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s not-so-subtle invoking of the hoary stereotype of Jews’ wily wielding of wealth – “It’s all about the Benjamins,” she contended, referring to...
The Essence of Israel
When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu got into a dustup with a television personality and a movie star, many of us felt reasonably secure assuming which side was likely more Jewishly authentic. And since...
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