Category Archives: Orthodoxy

The Japanese Connection To White Nationalism

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Luke Ford

Two of America’s leading white nationalists — Jared Taylor and William Daniel Johnson — are fluent in Japanese, have lived in Japan, and do business with the Japanese. Other white people I know who are conversant in Japanese are also … Continue reading →

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Kosher Meets Hipster?

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Luke Ford

Anna Goren writes a stupid article for The Atlantic: American Millennials follow Jewish dietary laws at nearly twice the rate of Baby Boomers, perhaps finding the ancient laws fit well with contemporary concerns about sustainability… Younger Jews keep kosher at … Continue reading →

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The Prostitute In Medieval Jewish History

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Luke Ford

Dan Rabinowitz writes: Finally, we turn to R. Yechezkel Landau, author of Shu”t Noda B’Yehuda, and although he is not discussing prostitution in general, but it is worthwhile to mention a specific case of Havah Bernstein, wife of the Chief … Continue reading →

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Can Comedy Be Kosher?

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Luke Ford

I just read a provocative article on Orthodox Jews in comedy in Tablet Magazine. According to the author’s self-description: “Josh Lambert (@joshnlambert), a Tablet Magazine contributing editor and comedy columnist, is the academic director of the Yiddish Book Center, Visiting … Continue reading →

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Professor Marc Shapiro – Have the Rabbis Always Been Honest With Their Readers?

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Luke Ford

To what extent have modern rabbis rewritten the Jewish past eliminating what does not fit in with their contemporary religious self-interpretations and world view? This wide-ranging and original review of how this policy is applied in practice adds a new … Continue reading →

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