Category: General

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Abramoff and BTs

I got an update from someone who has known Jack for many years. He is in fact a BT (Baal Teshuva, lit. “Master of Return”), meaning he did not grow up Orthodox. He only...

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Is it the Rebbeim’s Fault?

I strongly disagree with Rabbi Adlerstein’s observations on the middos (character traits) of Baalei Teshuvah (late adopters of Orthodoxy) — not because the flaws do not exist, but because it is unfair to blame...

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Sunrise, Sunset

My daughter was married last week to a fine young man. She is our eldest and she is the first of our children to be married. It is a firm Jewish belief that deceased...

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The Jewish/Israel Blog Awards

I like the way my brother-in-law, Elie, put this so much, that I’m simply copying and pasting what he said: The annual Jewish/Israeli Blog (“JIB”) awards are now being held, sponsored by the Jerusalem...

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Jack Abramoff’s Black Hat

If you ask me, they all got it wrong. He did not wear the hat to look more pious. Decades ago, the head of a large group within American Orthodoxy faced extremely serious charges...

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Reform on Iraq: Bad for Israel

As a follow-up to Rabbi Rosenblum’s piece about the Reform convention from Friday, it is worth noting that the resolution on Iraq isn’t merely evidence of a threat to Jewish continuity. It also runs...

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The Family Is Gathering…

They’re not saying much about this in the news yet, but apparently family members and political officials are gathering and even planning. Nonetheless (in reply to those who wondered about praying for a miracle)...

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It’s Divine Punishment

Do you think it’s coincidence that Ariel Sharon had a stroke now? Just months after the disengagement? After he gave away part of the Holy Land? No, we know better, it’s no coincidence… OK,...

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