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Category Archives: Chabad
Yisroel Pensack: New York City Board of Health Vote Scheduled Today on Requiring Informed Consent for Direct Oral-Genital Suction During Infant Circumcision
The New York Times reports: …part of the circumcision ritual, known in Hebrew as metzitzah b’peh [direct oral-genital suction], … is still commonplace in parts of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community but is rare in other branches of Judaism. The city estimates … Continue reading
Posted in Chabad, Circumcision, Conservative Judaism, Germany, Health, Modern Orthodox, New York, New York Times, Yisroel Pensack
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Chabad Vs Aish Ha Torah
I notice that Aish HaTorah people seem to be very sensitive about any criticism of Aish and to personally hold it against you if you criticize the company. On the other hand, Lubavitchers are about the most selfless people around … Continue reading
Posted in Aish HaTorah, Chabad, Haredi
Tagged Aish HaTorah, ashkenazi, garden gnome, Haredi, kate frost, somebody at home
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Rubashkin Revenge: Ethical Certificates at Center of Dispute
The Jewish Journal reports: About eight months ago, when Katsuji Tanabe agreed to display the Tav HaYosher certificate in the window of his one-year-old restaurant on Pico Boulevard, the head chef and owner of Mexikosher knew that the “ethical seal,” … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Chabad, R. Shmuly Yanklowitz
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Marc B. Shapiro: The Worst Thing Chabad Did
According to Wikipedia: “[Yosef Yitzchok (Joseph Isaac), the sixth Lubavitcher rebbe] Schneersohn argued against his Hasidim leaving Russia[in the 1920s, 1930s], even if they were able do. He explicitly forbade his followers from leaving, describing those who did as “deserters”.” … Continue reading
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Tagged getting involved in politics, Hasidim, joseph isaac schneersohn, Marc B. Shapiro, rebbes, torah in motion
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LAT: Chabad of North Hollywood’s building-in-progress is too big for the neighborhood?
LAT: For two decades, Dee Tuntkavep has enjoyed a view of pine-shrouded Chandler Boulevard from the upstairs reading room of her Sherman Oaks home. Now all she sees are concrete walls two stories high — the still-in-progress expansion of an … Continue reading
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