Category Archives: Orthodoxy

‘I Want You To Come To My Funeral Naked’

Rabbi Michael Broyde, a dayan (rabbinic judge) in the Beth Din of America, was in Los Angeles recently and he gave a lecture presenting four cases he’d presided over. “One you’re going to hate me for,” he said at the … Continue reading

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Modern Orthodoxy

Sitting in shul, I raced through Edward S. Shapiro’s (he is the father of Marc B. Shapiro) 2005 collection of essays — We Are Many: Reflections On American Jewish History And Identity. Here are excerpts of Shapiro’s essay in the … Continue reading

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Four Orthodox Rabbis Respond To Dennis Prager’s O.U. Speech

Here’s the audio file of a Tuesday night panel discussion at Beth Jacob between rabbis Asher Brander, Yitzchok Adlerstein, and Shalom Tendler. It was moderated by Rabbi Daniel Korobkin. The discussion was standing room only (with about 150 people in … Continue reading

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L.A. Rabbi Accused Of Stealing Torah Scroll From Widow

The Los Angeles Daily News reports.

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Davening Under The Influence – Drug And Alcohol Abuse Among Orthodox Youth

Jane emails about Sunday night’s program at Beth Jacob: It was not so well attended. More people came later. I don’t understand parents of this community. Why live in denial? They showed a film of some of the kids in … Continue reading

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