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Category Archives: New York Times
Yisroel Pensack: The New York Times’ Coverage of the Fort Hood Massacre — A Profile in Journalistic Courage
"Was Major [Nidal Malik] Hasan a terrorist…?" The New York Times courageously asked yesterday. Duuuhhhhh.
Posted in Articles, Journalism, New York Times, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged Fort Hood Massacre, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, profile in jounalistic courage
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Yisroel Pensack: Britain’s Top Court Grapples with “Who Is A Jew?” and “Who Decides?”
The New York Times reports: On the surface, the court was considering a straightforward challenge to the admissions policy of a Jewish high school in London. But the case, in which arguments concluded Oct. 30, has potential repercussions for thousands … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, England, Judaism, New York Times, Orthodoxy, Religion, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged Britain's Supreme Court, british commonwealth, chief rabbi jonathan sacks, Jews' Free School, JFS, london, progressive synagogue, religious schools, who is a jew
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Yisroel Pensack: Store Video of Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Wearing “Traditional Garb”
This CNN video reportedly shows Fort Hood shooting suspect Major Nidal Malik Hasan wearing "traditional garb" while shopping in a convenience store early yesterday morning about seven hours before the shooting. A CNN producer’s narrative from 2:25 to 3:25 in … Continue reading
Posted in Islam, New York Times, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged cnn, detroit free press, Fort Hood, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, muslim, shooting, suspect, video
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Yisroel Pensack: The New York Times Reports On Senator’s Aid To An Aide
The New York Times is currently running this headline on its home page: "Senator’s Aid After Affair Raises Ethics Flag". The sentence on the home page under that headline says, "Experts say Senator John Ensign may have violated ethics laws … Continue reading
Posted in Adultery, AIDS, Infidelity, New York Times, Politics, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged aide, Ethics, Senator John Ensign
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Yisroel Pensack: The New York Times Shows Uncanny Timing With Sunday Travel Story On Mountain Climbing In The Himalayas
"It was 4 a.m. in mid-November, and I was stretching in a lodge in Thorong Phedi, Nepal, at 14,500 feet, trying to pump warmth back into my body and get rid of a throbbing headache brought on by dehydration and … Continue reading
Posted in New York Times, Travel, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged Carolyn B. Maloney, Himalayas, mountain climbing, Nepal, tibet
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Using Keynes As A Crutch (get it?)
In a long piece in The New York Times Magazine called "How Did Economists Get It So Wrong?", Nobel Prize-winning economist and Times op-ed columnist Paul Krugman tries to "explain" the current crash without analyzing the macroeconomic impact of land … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Henry George, New York Times, Paul Krugman
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The Sy Empire
Zev Chafets writes in the New York Times: …The Edict intended to close that loophole. It proclaimed, “No male or female member of our community has the right to intermarry with non-Jews; this law covers conversion, which we consider to … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, New York Times, Orthodoxy
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Intermarriage and the New York Times
Rabbi Benjamin Blech writes: Readers of the New York Times must have been surprised to learn this past week that modern Orthodox Jews are some of the most extreme religious fanatics. That at least is the impression left by Harvard … Continue reading
Posted in Aish HaTorah, Intermarriage, New York Times, Noah Feldman
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