Category Archives: Orthodoxy

Critiquing Open Orthodoxy

Marc B. Shapiro writes: Those who follow Jewish debates on the internet have probably heard of Rabbi Avrohom Gordimer, who has assumed the mantle of defender of the faith. He sees his goal as exposing the non-Orthodox nature of Open … Continue reading

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Orthodox Jewish Universalism

Alan Brill writes: The Mishnah (Sanhedrin 4:5) teaches the universal doctrine that God began humanity by creating an individual human being, Adam, “to teach that if anyone destroy a single soul from humankind, Scripture charges him as though he had … Continue reading

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Book Review: Changing the Immutable: How Orthodox Judaism Rewrites Its History

Adam Ferziger writes: As such, from the outset of his prolific academic career Shapiro directed his energies toward exposing the underbelly of the picture that Schwab and his like-minded Orthodox compatriots sought to paint. He is by no means the … Continue reading

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Did Shlomo Rechnitz Buy FailedMessiah.com?

Here’s a comment today to Steve Sailer: Steve-Did you see that the Orthodox bought out the Failed Messiah blog (http://failedmessiah.typepad.com)? It was a great source of info for Orthodox/Haredi shenanigans in NY/NJ. It apparently has been bought out by the … Continue reading

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Orthodox Jews Set Sights on N.J. Town and Angry Residents Resist

Look! Not all Jews are pushy and dishonest in business. It is only a tiny number that give the rest of us a bad name. Oy vey! In most of these conflicts described in the story below, Jews tend to … Continue reading

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