They Con the World
Especially for those familiar with “We are the World,” this is a must-watch video. This video was taken down by YouTube for a “Copyright Violation” after some 3 million views. Thanks to Ori for...
Author: Yaakov Menken
We are Lubavitchers… and Janet Reno is Charedi
The Forward this week has a story about the effort to secure just treatment for Sholom Rubashkin, regarding whom prosecutors have asked for a 25-year sentence, down from their earlier request for a life...
UK street preacher jailed for saying homosexuality is a sin
From the Daily Telegraph: Dale McAlpine was charged with causing “harassment, alarm or distress” after a homosexual police community support officer (PCSO) overheard him reciting a number of “sins” referred to in the Bible,...
Two on Rubashkin
I was sent the article, “Is A Life Sentence for Iowa Kosher Butcher Disproportionate Justice?” Not knowing much about “The Cutting Edge News,” a few clicks led to “Rubashkin Sentence Must Be Fair—Not Shocking,”...
The View from Nebraska
Sometimes it takes an outsider to accurately describe the state of affairs and put things in perspective.
Why the Antipathy?
This piece was originally written as a response to Rabbi Landesman’s of last night, but I think my point is important enough to be worth posting separately. I believe he has conflated two entirely...
Emanuel: Further Reading
Having now spoken both with “RG” and Rabbi Pesach Zaide, the latter being a very involved parent working with the Beis Yaakov HaChasidi of Emanuel, I have enough additional information that it’s worth an...
Emanuel: The Other Side of the Story
Denial that problems are being addressed, and exaggerating and falsifying the problems, are no less wrong that ignoring the problems.
The Tea Partiers and Us
Successful tactics used by the media to discredit those whom they don’t like — with surprising success. Have you been fooled?
The Artificial Divide
Reform Judaism Blog: The commonly held view of the polarized division between Orthodox and non-Orthodox is in fact far from accurate. Those who become Orthodox are not being tricked — they are finding something they’ve been looking for.
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