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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
Does Torah Permit Stealing From The Goyim?
Tribal ethics are simple — whatever is good for the group is good. This is different from the universalist Anglo outlook I grew up with in Australia where there were few if any differences between the moral obligations you owed … Continue reading
Why Are So Many Nursing Homes Run & Owned By Orthodox Jews?
Because running a nursing home pays well and requires minimal training (just a BA and then a one-year certificate). Orthodox Jews tend to go to the same schools for certification and that enables them to benefit from chevrusa style learning … Continue reading
The Market for Gedolim: A Tale of Supply and Demand
Chaim Saiman writes: Gadolhood is less about the individual erudition of a given rabbi and more about a social fact, reflecting the experience of a community bound by a concrete conception of Torah, halakha, and rabbinic authority. This sense of … Continue reading
Jerome Yehuda Gellman: This Was From God: A Contemporary Theology of Torah and History
Opening graphs: Increasingly, well-informed traditional Jews may find themselves distrustful of the reliability of Torah as history because of the conclusions of scholarly research from natural science, history, linguistics, Bible criticism and archaeology. And, they may not be swayed by … Continue reading
Former Pico-Robertson Resident Tziporah Malkah reveals she hasn’t ‘had a shag’ in six years on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here
At least she has HaShem to hold her close. News.com.au: TZIPORAH Malkah has admitted she hasn’t “had a shag” in six years on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. On Thursday night’s episode, the former fiancee to James … Continue reading
Report: Los Angeles measles outbreak centers on Orthodox Jewish community
My anecdotal impression is that many traditional Orthodox Jews in Los Angeles do not get vaccinated for measles etc. REPORT: A measles outbreak in Los Angeles County, California, is centered on the Orthodox Jewish community, according to reports. Some 20 … Continue reading
R. Hershel Schachter, Gedolim, Rachel Morpurgo, and More
Marc B. Shapiro, history professor, writes: 1. In listening to a recent shiur[1] on Daas Torah by R. Hershel Schachter, I found a number of noteworthy comments. In this shiur, which has been heard thousands of times, R. Schachter states, … Continue reading
An Orthodox Lesbian Character
An Orthodox lesbian character — and other reasons to watch ‘Younger’ https://t.co/DzO2iphObz @YoungerTV pic.twitter.com/wjqGnQhdOn — JTA | Jewish news (@JTAnews) November 25, 2016
Orthodox Jews, The Simon Wiesenthal Center & The Platinum Hedge Fund Fiasco
Comment: “You should read up on the Platinum hedge fund fiasco in NY. A tight knit group of Orthodox got together to do a poor man’s Madoff and AIG, got caught paying off the black head of the Riker’s jail … Continue reading
The white flight of Derek Black
Washington Post: Matthew Stevenson had started hosting weekly Shabbat dinners at his campus apartment shortly after enrolling in New College in 2010. He was the only Orthodox Jew at a school with little Jewish infrastructure, so he began cooking for … Continue reading