The Mike’s Always On
The British election campaign just ended would seem an unlikely source for a Torah teaching moment, but there it was. One of the blows the Labour Party absorbed in the days preceding the election...
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UK street preacher jailed for saying homosexuality is a sin
From the Daily Telegraph: Dale McAlpine was charged with causing “harassment, alarm or distress” after a homosexual police community support officer (PCSO) overheard him reciting a number of “sins” referred to in the Bible,...
Two on Rubashkin
I was sent the article, “Is A Life Sentence for Iowa Kosher Butcher Disproportionate Justice?” Not knowing much about “The Cutting Edge News,” a few clicks led to “Rubashkin Sentence Must Be Fair—Not Shocking,”...
The Elephant and the Jewish Community
Assuming that a group stereotype is a group description is the essence of prejudice.
Why the Antipathy?
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...
Sounds of Silence
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...
Emanuel: The Other Side of the Story
Denial that problems are being addressed, and exaggerating and falsifying the problems, are no less wrong that ignoring the problems.
The Tea Partiers and Us
Successful tactics used by the media to discredit those whom they don’t like — with surprising success. Have you been fooled?
Not Fear But Fealty
The Torah itself establishes Judaism as a deeply role-based faith. There is a role for a Cohein, a role for a Levi, roles for men and roles for women
Agudath Israel Commends RCA Leaders
Upon consultation with its rabbinic leadership, Agudath Israel of America issued the following statement today: Hamodia reports that Rabbi Shmuel Goldin, First Vice-President of the Rabbinical Council of America, has clarified that the RCA...
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