Tag: current events
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Israel
Overnight Massive Construction Campaign in Israeli Occupied Territories Brings White House Condemnation
Overnight Massive Construction Campaign in Israeli Occupied Territories Brings White House Condemnation 27 Sep 2012, 6:13 PM (ET) By SHANA HABBAB, Associated Press WASHINGTON…
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Jewish Life
Is Mindy Meyer making a chillul Hashem?
Just received this from one of my very frum fans/critics who may or may not be serious. Over a dozen people have asked me…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
What is Rabbi Shmuley Boteach?
by Rabbi Joshua Strulowitz, Congregation Adath Israel in San Francisco Reprinted from Rabbi Strulowitz's Blog on www.adathisraelsf.org What is Rabbi Shmuley Boteach? He is…
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Chanukah
The Chanukah Presence
The current establishment of Chanukah presents really ticks me off and I'll tell you why. Judaism purports to have its origins in first the…
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Shul Life
Young Orthodox Shul of Androgen, NY Confuses Me.
Upstate New York is a weird place, And the little town of Androgen, NY is one of the most confusing places of them all.…
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Purim
Esther Petrack a Modern Orthodox Jewish Girl on America’s Next Top Model
Original Post Date: September 16, 2010 on finkorswim.com Tablet Magazine reports that there is a Modern Orthodox girl named Esther Petrack from Massachusetts on…
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Jewish Life
What do you folks think about the ground zero mosque?
The ground zero mosque situation is pretty screwed up, that's like a bunch of Jews building a Baruch Goldstein memorial park near Chevron. Woa,…
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Israel
Sometimes I have to apologize for my own stupidity
So I have to admit that I wrote something really stupid and wrong last week. I wrongly accused 100,000 Charedim for holding a rally…
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Israel
Floatilla talk is a waste of time but since you asked
I think that talking about the Floatilla is a waste of time, but you folks keep asking me to write about it again, so I…
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Yeshivish
Telshe Yeshiva recalls charoses
After several incidents of broken teeth, Telshe Yeshiva has decided to recall this years Free Charoses package. Telshe Yeshiva charoses is famous for looking…
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Jewish Life
Too much tolerance seems to make people intolerant
At what point does tolerance make people intolerant?This is a question I have been pondering more than ever as I am exposed to some…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Presenting Rabbi Yehuda Levin
Rabbi Yehuda Levin made this video to get attention and it's working, it is also a huge Chillul Hashem. Rabbi Yehuda Levin is not…
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Jewish Life
When did healthcare become a right?
I am dirt poor and therefore I am all for universal health care, but I don't think it's a good idea, nor do I…
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Israel
Jimmy Carter Forced to Apologize to Jews, AIPAC Celebrates Job Well Done
And the Jews had light, and happiness, and joy and honor. Yes, we had all those things and more when President Jimmy Carter sheepishly…
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Jewish Life
Where were you on September 11, 2001?
My father remembers where he was at the end of World War Two, the assassination of JFK and sort of remembers Woodstock (he was…
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Jewish Life
Twitter and Facebook are down – don’t freak out
Just wanted to let you know that at 9:45 this morning Facebook and Twitter were both down at the same time and I thought…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Fraud in the frum community: My thoughts and experiences
I am not shocked at all by the recent cases of business and money related fraud, its too bad I kind of expect this…
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Jewish Life
Why I didn’t friend Bernie Madoff on facebook
One of my Facebook friends and I had a small chat yesterday about how come I rejected the friend request sent to me by…
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Dating & Marriage
Is the shidduch crisis like the energy crisis?
When gas prices hit $4 a gallon I figured it was a real crisis. People could see and feel the crisis at the pumps…
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Jewish Life
Shoe Statue honoring the journalist who threw his shoe at Bush
Now that is news that makes me laugh, who would have thought that the guy who threw his shoes at Bush would get such…
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Jewish Life
Are you excited about Obama?
I am super excited about Obama, (based on that pic I would say Israelis must be pumped as well) I know that is not…
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Jewish Life
Thoughts on Madoff scandal
I have received countless emails and inquiries into why I am not writing about the Madoff scandal, I caved, I am writing about it.