Category Archives: Orthodoxy

What’s The Intellectual Condition Of Orthodox Judaism?

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Luke Ford

Ezra Glinter writes for the Forward about Marc B. Shapiro’s new book Changing the Immutable: All this could make for a hearty polemic against the Orthodox scholars, publishers and editors who are more concerned with enforcing ideological conformity than with … Continue reading →

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Orthodox Judaism’s Tortured Relationship with Facts

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Luke Ford

Frum Satire: Look, we’re not children anymore, let’s not pretend that Orthodoxy’s mesorah which goes back to Moshe Rabbainu is any less crooked than the Tail of the Dragon and let’s not pretend it doesn’t have a proportionately equal number … Continue reading →

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Orthodox Jews Hire Mexicans To Protest At Gay Pride Parade

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Luke Ford

Story. No wonder every major Jewish organization supports immigration amnesty for America, but not for Israel.

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Lost In Inglewood

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Luke Ford

An Orthodox Jew tells me: My [teenage] daughter was lost the other night in Inglewood. What was she doing there? Registering people to vote? and was approached by two nice African American guys. They asked her the same question, and … Continue reading →

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Orthodox Jews And America’s Culture Wars

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Luke Ford

Elliot Resnick writes: Jews in pre-war Europe tended to fear fundamentalist Christianity. They knew that Christian fervor often led to expulsions, blood libels, and forced conversions. Indeed, when Russia’s Queen Elizabeth barred all Jews from her realm in 1742, she … Continue reading →

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