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: Further Reading
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...
Rav Gedalia Anemer, zt”l
We must transmit the sad news that Rav Gedalia Anemer, Rav of Young Israel Shomrei Emunah of Silver Spring, MD for over half a century, passed away shortly before 8 AM this morning. The...
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.
Spring Cleaning
by Dovid Landesman My mother-in-law is an avid reader of The Jerusalem Post and awaits its daily delivery with great anticipation. As she peruses it, however, she becomes increasingly angry at the consistent chareidi...
A New, Poignant Wrinkle in the “Quality of Life” Issue
Is a mother who suffered devastating brain damage during delivery still a mother? Should her triplet toddlers have any contact with her, or be spared the shock and potential guilt? Should the court accept...
The Song Was True
“The Man From Vilna” (Abie Rottenberg; Journeys IV) moved people to tears. Many people assumed that it belonged to the genre of stories that Rabbi Berel Wein calls ones “that may not have happened,...
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?