The Gray Lady Swoons
James Bennet, who served as the editorial page editor of the New York Times for the past five years, was recently walked to the journalistic guillotine by the powers-that-be at that once-venerable institution. His...
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Rav Soloveitchik – Historical Approach to Talmud Study
We are indebted to Rabbi Gil Student for recently sharing this important vintage recording of Rav Soloveitchik zt”l on the historical approach to Talmud study. It is important to understand that the Rav here...
In Praise of the Orthodox Statements on the George Floyd Murder
Only HKBH’s Torah demands a Torah she-b’al-peh. Sometimes even the work of Man cannot or is not properly understood without commentary and exegesis. The statements released by a number of Orthodox organizations were, as...
Criminality in the Streets and in the Cloud
As sad as it is ironic, those who have seized the opportunity during protests over the killing of George Floyd to vandalize police vehicles and attack officers, deface buildings and loot stores are perpetuating...
Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm, z”l
The tributes to Rabbi Lamm are pouring in from the many within his extensive orbit who speak lovingly of how he and his thought touched them. I write from outside that orbit. In fact,...
We Must Attend Shul Whether or Not Women are Present
R. Dov Linzer recently argued that shuls in New York State should not reopen until the present limit of ten people at religious services is raised, so that women may attend. My response to...
De-Camping
At this point, no one knows if sleep-away or day camps, including Jewish ones, will be functioning this summer. And, if they will be, whether all children who want to attend them will be...
Tarti Mashma/Double-Entendres
The Judean hills were alive with the sound of music this past Shabbos. The Von Trapps provided no assistance. Yerushalayim residents, chafing like everyone else from quarantine, had been told just before that restrictions...
Rabbi Yitz Greenberg’s Outrageous Attack on the Charedi Community
(Due to an overwhelming amount of work from my “day job”, leaving me so little free time, I am unable to read and address comments. Comments will therefore be turned off for this article....
This Has Never Happened Before – Right?
How unique is a crisis affecting a huge portion humanity at the same time? Here are two points of view worthy of our consideration. The first is that of the Ran, in the tenth...
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