Richuk Karovim II
My posting on the Slifkin matter has generated thoughtful comments that raise significant questions. I would like to elaborate on what I wrote previously and also indicate that a somewhat extended discussion of my...
From the NYTimes Book Review
January 30, 2005 ESSAY The Observant Reader By WENDY SHALIT SEE ABOVE…
Richuk Karovim
I have not read any of Rabbi Nosson Slifkin�s books but if I had, I doubt that I would be competent to judge the validity of his science or, for that matter, his hashkafah....
My 300-page book: the NY Times and the Yated
The other day I promised to write a 300-page book about the Slifkin business. Chapter 1 explained why I have not yet written it and probably never will. However, I will try to write...
Ready To Be Orthodox, But No Place to Go
…. Would the Lord the giftie give us to see ourselves as others see us…. -Robert Burns The resurgence of Orthodox Judaism – from down for the count to the most dynamic sector of...
The Road Ahead
JB: Daniel Pipes ventures into unknown terrain in today’s New York Sun. Gets most of it right, some of it wrong – but generally is correct that the Jewish political demographic is changing rapidly....
My 300-Page Book on the Slifkin Affair
Chapter One: Why I haven’t written it yet Every day someone forwards me another little dig from the blogosphere about the conspicuous silence of Cross-Currents regarding the Slifkin business. The writers assume that we...
Where are the Muslim Judges when we need them?
The misplaced priorities of the general Jewish community that David Klinghoffer bemoans in his Disputation are sadly relevant to what is going on in Eretz Israel. In preparation for a lecture on critical reading...
On Ethics and Blogging
Although I am neither a lawyer nor a journalist, I’ve worked pretty extensively in and around the worlds of lawyering and journalism. A common element to both fields is the existence of specialized rules...
Repentance
A number of readers took me to task for yesterday’s post in which I quoted the Jerusalem police spokesman’s description of the ethnic background of the youths involved in an altercation with an Armenian...