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Few things outrage people as greatly as the suggestion that their vote doesn’t really make a difference. “Your vote counts!” is, after all, the essence of Civics 101. And yet it is the most...
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Weekly Digest – News and Essays In and Out of Orthodoxy – Week of Parshas Vayakhel 5776
The Impact of Mesorah in our Generation Are Large Frum Communities and Attention to Quality-of-Life Issues Contradictory? – Focus here is on Lakewood. Please also see here (previous article of mine) for discussion on some of...
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Is it permissible to drink water on Shabbos? Yes, the question is facetious. But not pointless. Because the parshiyos of this time of year, which deal with the construction of the mishkan and its...
Torah Law and Torah Values
Technical compliance, but attitudinal disagreement. As the Open Orthodox movement further develops its theology, it is increasingly evident that the above is a principal credo. One should comply with the letter of the Law,...
I Don’t Believe In That God Either
by Rabbi Efrem Goldberg Last month marked thirty years since the tragic explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Seven crew members died after the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds after takeoff. As I’m sure...
Weekly Digest – News and Essays In and Out of Orthodoxy – Week of Parshas Ki Sisa 5776
RAV BELSKY, ZT”L – AN APPRECIATION – by Rav Hershel Schachter Erlau Rebbe passes away Thousands Attend Levayah of the Erlau Rebbe, zt”l Rabbi Emanuel Holzer z”l – Rabbi Holzer was such a fine man....
A Shot in the Arm for German Orthodox Liturgy
It is often sad to see. Whereas the majority of the post-World War II communities representing the traditions of European Jewry have experienced sustained and escalated growth in number and strength, German Orthodoxy has...
Point Counter-Point: Rabbi Steven Wernick Responds
The CEO of the United Synagogue replies to “Conservative Jews Deserve More than PR,” differentiating between PR and branding, and arguing that those impacted by Conservative Jewish communities are more educated and involved.
Conservative Jews Deserve More than PR
All agree that the Conservative Jewish movement is in rapid decline. But by hiring a PR agency, the United Synagogue is going in the wrong direction — surveys and branding will not fix the fundamental problem.
Bernie’s Kibbutz and Mine
The disclosure of which kibbutz Senator Bernie Sanders spent time at in1963 was red meat for the voracious purveyors of what, regrettably, passes for political commentary these days. Mr. Sanders – now the first...
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