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Category Archives: Yori Yanover
Yori Yanover Launches The Jewish Independent
A few weeks ago, online editor Yori Yanover was fired by The Jewish Press. I talk to him Monday night. The Forward reported: A Brooklyn-based Jewish newspaper apologized for a column that was sharply critical of the haredi Orthodox community … Continue reading
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Presidential Conference “Facing Tomorrow” While Facing Away from Observant Jews
Yori Yanover writes: Israel Maimon, Chairman of the Facing Tomorrow 2012 conference steering committee, is proud of the way the event “attracts the world’s greatest minds and personalities, all of whom come together in Jerusalem each year to discuss how … Continue reading
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The Cabalist’s Daughter – A New Novel
Check it out here. Here’s my Q&A with Yori Yanover via email: * Why did you write this book? Since I read the first in the Douglas Adams’s "Hitchhiker Guide to the Galaxy" series, I knew I wanted to do … Continue reading
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Tagged hitchhiker guide to the galaxy, jewish mysticism, jewish tradition, lubavitch news service, new novel, physics and philosophy
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How Would God Vote?
Yori Yanover writes: In the past three months I’ve begun to listen to right-wing radio, especially to Rush Limbaugh, mostly for the pain. Few things in our political culture are more rewarding nowadays than hearing Rush’s scrambling to build up … Continue reading
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Tagged David Klinghoffer, death row inmates, democratic opponent, innocence project, orthodox jew, wrongful executions
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Larry Yudelson, Yori Yanover Elevate The Conversation
Here’s the press release (at the end of this post, I argue to Larry that he misrepresents Klinghoffer’s positions): We are delighted to invite you, your family and any friends you wish to bring to the 4th annual Ben Yehuda … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient rabbi, David Klinghoffer, jewish theology, kensington road, messianic redemption, teaneck nj
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Yori Yanover’s Brief Affair With Prof. Jacob Neusner
Yori emails: A few years ago, during a conference on Lubavitch at Bar Ilan University, I went up to introduce myself to Prof. David Berger who was on the dais. Berger, a staunch opponent of Lubavitch, specifically for its perceived … Continue reading
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