This week, the New York Times’ token center-right columnist, Ross Douthat, had an important piece on the contradictory notions of censorship in contemporary society. Reading it through Jewish lenses, though, one can see its...
Sometimes it takes an outsider to accurately describe the state of affairs and put things in perspective.
Assuming that a group stereotype is a group description is the essence of prejudice.
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...
I’ve been following with interest the back-and-forth between two veteran Torah activists who both have done so much for other Jews over their careers, R. Yaakov Menken and R. Dovid Landesman, and I’m amazed...
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...
Denial that problems are being addressed, and exaggerating and falsifying the problems, are no less wrong that ignoring the problems.
Successful tactics used by the media to discredit those whom they don’t like — with surprising success. Have you been fooled?
The rabbah-rousers do apparently seek to serve – but their master seems to be feminism, not Judaism.
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