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Category Archives: Aish HaTorah
The Candle and the Name
On a Friday afternoon in west Los Angeles, in a home a few blocks off Pico, a folding table goes up in a living room that already has a dining table. Women arrive. One carries a foil pan of kugel. … Continue reading
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The Zamir Cohen Voice
Rabbi Zamir Cohen founded Hidabroot, the Israeli outreach television channel and media network, and he serves as its public face. His whole manner follows from that role. He talks to the unconvinced. His audience is the secular or lapsed Israeli … Continue reading
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I Like To Decode Rhetorical Moves
My dad did a PhD in Rhetoric. He was good at arguing. He won all the debates around our dinner table. He assigned me dozens of works of Christian apologetics. I read them all, typed daily one-page summaries of my … Continue reading
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Ten Convenient Beliefs For The Leaders Of Aish HaTorah
Stephen P. Turner (b. 1951) gives us the idea of convenient beliefs. These beliefs run at full speed inside Aish HaTorah right now. They run in the Jerusalem headquarters, on the directors’ conference calls, in the fundraising offices, and in … Continue reading
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Decoding Aish HaTorah – Jerusalem
Aish HaTorah exists to solve a specific problem. Late modern Judaism hemorrhages marginal insiders: people with weak practice, thin identity, and high exposure to secular epistemology. Aish intercepts them before they exit. It is not a prestige factory. It is … Continue reading
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Decoding The Differences Between Chabad & Aish HaTorah
Aish HaTorah and Chabad are both Orthodox outreach movements, but they solve different alliance problems and recruit different kinds of defectors. This is not a difference of style or personality. It is a difference of strategy, and the distinction cascades … Continue reading
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In Heaven’s Name: The Battle For Reb Noach’s Legacy
Gary Rosenblatt writes: While Rabbi Weinberg was beloved for his warmth, teaching and many other skills, strong management of the fast-growing operation was not one of them, according to several people involved with the organization. He worked closely with a … Continue reading
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Jacob Fetman vs Aish NY
A source emails: With regards to the allegations against Jacob Fetman, an attorney familiar with the case points out that Justice Demarest in her decision to confirm Rabbi Cohen’s award of $20,000,000 (twenty million dollars), made it clear that she … Continue reading
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Rabbi Belsky’s Beis Din Issues Siruv AGAINST Aish HaTorah NY and its leaders Greenman and Markowitz
SIRUV ISSUED BY RABBI BELSKYS BEIS DIN AGAINST AISH HATORAH NY (Lefkowitz) SIRUV ISSUED BY RABBI BELSKYS BEIS DIN AGAINST AISH HATORAH NY R Belskys Siruv against Aish Background. More. From Wikipedia: A shtar siruv (also spelled seruv) is a … Continue reading
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Aish Ha Torah New York Vs Jacob Fetman
Jacob Fetman petitioned the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kings County, to hear his appeal and it was denied by Justice Demarest. Jacob Fetman maintains he is innocent. He says on an invite-only blog that “Aish NY … Continue reading
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