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Yu Jewish? 25 Aug 2013 | 05:02 pm
Of all the players in Major League Baseball, one might think that Japanese-born players are the least likely to have any connection to Judaism. There was never any significant Jewish presence on the i...
The New Chief Rabbi: One Week, Two Controversies 5 Aug 2013 | 01:28 am
Last week the newly minted Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi Lau was embroiled in a controversy for using a racial slur when moralizing to a bunch of yeshiva students about cutting class to watch basketball game...
A Proposal for Modiin's Future 24 Jul 2013 | 11:28 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE HE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Now that Modiin has no Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi, we have an opportunity. Instead of searching for a new Ashkenazic rabbi (i...
Where Every Day is Black Friday 24 Jun 2013 | 11:06 pm
A recent post at TOI on how doing business with Haredim has multiple benefits for all involved: Perhaps most importantly, these transactions take place between equals. The shekels that flow from my w...
The Battle for Bourekas 18 Jun 2013 | 01:42 am
The Israeli Rabbinate is going to start enforcing guidelines on the shapes of bourekas. Meat, dairy, and pareve pastries will come in different shapes. This is ridiculous! This is a mockery of Jewish...
Double Vindication in the Fight against Modiin Bigotry 26 May 2013 | 08:17 pm
Many readers might remember that this past October, the city of Modiin closed the spacious and beautiful Anabe Park to out-of-town guests during Hol Ha-mo'ed Sukkot. The background was a minor inciden...
Double Vindication in the Fight against Modiin Bigotry 26 May 2013 | 08:17 pm
Many readers might remember that this past October, the city of Modiin closed the spacious and beautiful Anabe Park to out-of-town guests during Hol Ha-mo'ed Sukkot. The background was a minor inciden...
Haredim for World Peace 22 May 2013 | 10:52 pm
A quote from a responsum: It is obligatory for every haredi to work toward world peace, so that innocent blood is not shed in the world, and war ceases. Who wrote this and when? Check out my latest ...
Haredim for World Peace 22 May 2013 | 10:52 pm
A quote from a responsum: It is obligatory for every haredi to work toward world peace, so that innocent blood is not shed in the world, and war ceases. Who wrote this and when? Check out my latest ...
Hillel Praises; Shammai Appraises 14 May 2013 | 03:31 pm
Hillel and Shammai are perhaps the most famous pair of rabbinic rivals in the Talmud. Their rivalry, and their differences in personality, are a theme that runs through all parts of rabbinic literatur...
