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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
Why Don’t Many Unmarried Orthodox Women Try To Look Their Best?
Yitta Halberstam writes about the shidduch (finding a spouse) scene: The second thing that jolted me when I opened the door (and which I know will incur many a mother’s wrath, but which I feel I must speak about) was … Continue reading
Posted in Marriage, Orthodoxy
Tagged cursory inspection, facial flaws, glaring lack, limp hair, magazine models, yitta halberstam
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Rav Menashe Klein – Most Extreme Writer On Jewish Law
In his fifth lecture on the Steipler for Torah in Motion, professor Marc B. Shapiro says: “Menashe Klein was a genius, and the most extreme and fanatical of anyone writing halacha today.” “Menashe Klein wants to recreate the way things … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Marc B. Shapiro, Orthodoxy
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The Victory Of The Orthodox Jewish Extremists
In his fourth lecture on the Steipler for Torah in Motion, professor Marc B. Shapiro says: “Why are so many extremist figures leaders in our era? Rav Ahron Kotler, the Steipler, Rav Shach. “People are looking for extremism. Moderation is … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Lakewood, Marc B. Shapiro, Orthodoxy
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Marvin The Orthodox Menace
My friend Cathy Seipp died five years ago today. Cathy’s daughter Maia Lazar writes: Marvin could not concentrate on the Rashi script. The cantor was not good that day, and the lighting was very dim. Plus, the woman next to … Continue reading
Posted in Cathy Seipp, Maia Lazar, Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged bums, hispanic neighborhoods, life goals, masseuse, orthodox jews, rashi script
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The Dignity Of Work
In his fourth lecture on the Steipler for Torah in Motion, professor Marc B. Shapiro says: “The Talmud says every man must teach his son a profession. The Steipler rejects this. All those passages that speak about the dignity of … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Haredi, Marc B. Shapiro, Orthodoxy
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