Author: Yitzchok Adlerstein

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What Kim Jong Il Missed

by staying north of the 38th Parallel Kudos to the Ponovezh hanhalah for apparently understanding the implications of this exposure, and giving the camera crew not only access to what they wanted, but even...

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The Difference Between Us and Them

The words are simple, but heartfelt. They speak only of the gifts that G-d gives us. The audience, completely secular Israeli, watches contestants on a kind of American Idol show for Israeli kids. Watch...

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The Beacon Shining Upon Us

Failure to comment on the YU Beacon story, I am urged by many readers, would be like living in Los Angeles without a car. It’s just not done. The media had their fun in...

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A New Weapon in the War on Abuse

Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz’s latest contribution to the war on abuse rises above all dissension and conflict. His Project Y.E.S., in conjunction with ArtScroll, has released a book for children that comes as close as...

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Rabbi Wein Says It All

As a member of the editorial board of Klal Perspectives klalperspectives.org, reading this article by Rabbi Wein (Jerusalem Post, Nov.25) was a source of strength. He lays bare the problems facing our community, pulling...

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A Movie You Can Use

Television reviews on Cross-Currents are rarer than Neturei Karta approbations to the thought of Rav Kook. A program to be aired on Sunday evening might be the exception that inevitably applies to every rule....

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We Want Young Writers!

To date, our editorial policy has been pretty straightforward. The bulk of our writing has been kept in house, so to speak. Senior contributors write the majority of what we publish. We’ve granted status...

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R. Nosson Tzvi Finkel zt”l

Much of our mourning for R. Nosson Tzvi Finkel zt”l is an insider affair. It cannot be adequately shared with others. You had to have learned in the Mir, or had children who did,...

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Who Will Daven For Rachel Imeinu?

Rachel Imeinu always looms large and important in our prayers. More so than the other matriarchs, she is the iconic Mother of Israel, interceding in Heaven (Yirmiya 31:14) for the well-being of her children....

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