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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
Conservatives Shouldn’t Try To Appeal To Minorities
I wonder how much these same arguments apply to synagogues reaching out to gays? There’s not a hint in this JTA story that same-sex sex might be completely against Judaism and appealing to its practicioners is appealing sentiments contrary to … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Orthodoxy, Politics
Tagged act of betrayal, american minorities, individual freedom, man on man, shelby steele, wall street journal
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The Thing I Love Best About Orthodox Judaism Is How Its Makes You Feel
If you are a normal human being who adopts Orthodox Judaism, you’ll soon feel better about yourself. Practice Orthodox Judaism and you’ll walk around with a swagger. You’ll know who you are. You’ll never proclaim you’re a proud Jew. You’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Conservative Judaism, Orthodoxy, Personal, Reform Judaism
Tagged confusing place, newfangled, orthodox jews, orthodox judaism, secular society, traditional judaism
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Searching For The Big O
This sounds a lot like morning services at my yoga center: At 7 a.m. each day, as the rest of America is eating Cheerios or trying to face gridlock without hyperventilating, about a dozen women, naked from the waist down, … Continue reading
Posted in Buddhism, Orthodoxy, Rabbis, San Francisco, Sex
Tagged dozen women, hyperventilating, jewish couples, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, sexual adventure, venerable history, waist down, yoga center, zen community
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Divorce Protest In Los Angeles
Rebecca Spence writes for the Forward: Los Angeles — On the day known as Ta’anit Esther — when observant Jews fast before Purim — more than 150 members of Los Angeles’s close-knit Orthodox community gathered for a protest rally outside … Continue reading
Posted in Beth Jacob, Divorce, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy, R. Steven Weil, R. Yosef Kanefsky
Tagged chained women, jewish divorce, orthodox community, protest rally, rebecca spence, thorny subject
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Union for Traditional Judaism Holds Conference On Child Abuse
Here’s the press release: Reports are on the rise concerning incest and child abuse in yeshivas and days schools. Many deny it’s a problem. We strongly disagree. The Union for Traditional Judaism (UTJ) is hosting a special “awareness” program featuring … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Dating, Marc Gafni, Orthodoxy, Sex
Tagged civil lawsuits, Gafni, rabbi joseph telushkin, sexual predator, traditional judaism, utj, YCT
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