Category Archives: Orthodoxy

What Orthodox Women Wear to the Beach Is No Different From a Burkini

The beach is a key part of Australian culture. If you won’t go to the beach and have a swim, you’re not a real Australian. I guess the ancient Greeks said that anyone who does not compete in the nude … Continue reading

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Orthodox rabbis condemn Donald Trump’s ‘hateful rhetoric and intolerant policy proposals’

LINK: We the undersigned are a group of American Orthodox rabbis, speaking as individuals, who have come together — in solidarity with other religious leaders — to make this statement on a matter of grave religious import. We believe that … Continue reading

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The complex, secret path to becoming an Orthodox Jew

Jewish Journal: Esther lives in the Pico-Robertson area with her Israeli-born husband and three children. She wears long skirts, speaks fluent Hebrew and has mastered the use of a fedora as a head covering when she goes to synagogue. But … Continue reading

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Orthodox Rabbi Philip Esformes Charged in Unprecedented $1B Medicare Fraud Case in Miami

BACKGROUND: “Nursing Home Baron Rabbi Morris Esformes: “Beside the fact that they’re anti-mental health and anti-black, they’re probably anti-Jew because I’m an ordained rabbi”” NEWS: The largest ever criminal health care fraud case surfaced last week when Justice Department officials … Continue reading

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Forward: ‘Can You Spew Sexism and Homophobia and Still Lead the ‘Most Moral Army in the World’?’

The rabbi has simply said things that are basic Torah. If you condemn his statements, you are condemning Torah. Torah is not the same as western liberalism. These are two different outlooks on life. The Torah is homophobic and sexist … Continue reading

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