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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
Orthodox Jews Targeted In Scam By The Same Bloke Who Denied His Wife A Divorce For Near A Decade
I’ve received emails asking me why I have not linked the Joseph Shereshevsky below to the Rabbi Yossi Sharashefsky who refused for many years to give his wife a get (Jewish divorce). The reason I have not linked them is … Continue reading
Posted in Fraud, Orthodoxy, Sharashefsky
Tagged bank fraud, orthodox jewish community, orthodox jews, private placements, securities and exchange commission, unauthorized purposes
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Accused Spy Cries Anti-Semitism
Lou emails: "Luke, It might interest you to know that at the time David Tenenbaum was accused of being a spy for Israel, he was a member of Rabbi Weil’s synagogue in the Detroit area. Rabbi Weil provided great moral … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Orthodoxy
Tagged david tenenbaum, detroit free press, holocaust survivor, mr tenenbaum, observant jew, wayne state university
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‘The Search Committee’
Rabbi Gil Student writes: R. Marc Angel’s recent book, The Search Committee, is an interesting attempt to portray the divisions within contemporary Orthodox Judaism through a fictional story. The story revolves around the largest yeshiva in America, Yeshivas Lita. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy
Tagged david mercado, gil student, marc angel, orthodox judaism, rosh yeshiva, women in judaism
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Why People Become Orthodox
From Hirhurim: Orthodox Rabbi Kenneth Brander is the inaugural Dean of Yeshiva University, Center for the Jewish Future (CJF). Rabbi Brander is also the Rabbi Emeritus of the Boca Raton Synagogue, founding dean of the Boca Raton Community Kollel, and … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy
Tagged community kollel, conservative community, orthodox rabbi, palm beach counties, rabbi emeritus, religious standards
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Naked Gentile Chick
Yael Goldstein writes for Jewcy: “Oh, and wear something bordering on appropriate,” my mother says into the phone, an hour before my cousin’s wedding. “Hrmm,” I say noncommittally, reaching deep into my closet for an item that to the untrained … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Orthodoxy
Tagged che guevara, collar bones, family purity, life girls, suited men, upper west side
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