A Few Musings from Vacation
My “vacation” from writing articles about the issues and controversies of the day has been quite refreshing – and quite educational. I think that I have learned or reviewed more life lessons in the...
Author: Avrohom Gordimer
Taking a Break, Making a Few Observations
After three years of documenting and critiquing various aspects of Open Orthodoxy, I am taking a break. A temporary break, but a break that I have been contemplating for some time. I would like...
News and Essays In and Out of Orthodoxy – Parshas Va’eschanan 5776
Rav Aryeh Finkel zt”l Tens of Thousands Attend Levayah of Harav Finkel, zt”l With a Heart Full of Love 1956 An Unprecedented Gathering in Support of Torah: The Untold Story – What an important video,...
Tisha B’Av – Back to Reality
Tisha B’Av is an extremely serious and somber day. It is also a day that we may hope to quickly move past and readily leave behind, as we continue with our summer plans and...
News and Essays In and Out of Orthodoxy – Parshas Devarim 5776
Hagaon Harav Moshe Mordechai Chadash, Zt”l, Rosh Yeshivah, Yeshivas Ohr Elchanan Hagaon Rav Aryeh Finkel zt”l Rebbetzin Shoshana Schechter, A”h, Wife of Chaim Berlin Rosh Yeshiva Rav Aharon Shechter, Shlita Rav Shmuel Naftali Ganger...
Radio Interview on Headlines With R. Dovid Lichtenstein
Please click here to listen to an extensive interview with Rabbi Asher Lopatin, president of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, as he discusses the school and the movement it represents. (I was interviewed during the last...
Rabbi Slifkin: Not Every Diyuk is a Diyuk
In this week’s installment of News and Essays In and Out of Orthodoxy, I cited a few current news articles about the growth of Lakewood and issues related to it, and I made an observation:...
News and Essays In and Out of Orthodoxy – Parshas Matos-Masei 5776
The Final Moments of the Life of Rav Elchonon Wasserman Hy”d: Eyewitness Accounts An Open Letter From A Son Rav Moshe Mordechai Chodosh Hospitalized Again Chacham Yom Tov Yedid, Zt”l, Eldest Syrian Rav in...
Response from YCT: Yeshivat Chovevei Torah’s Position on Torah MiSinai and Partnership Minyanim
It was only a matter of time until YCT issued a response to the open letter of 11 of its graduates (please also see here), in which these graduates affirmed their belief in Torah...
A Schism Within Open Orthodoxy?
These guys have guts. They took a principled stand, rejecting many of the messages emanating from Open Orthodox senior leadership, and they valiantly put their beliefs on the table, reaching out to the broad...
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