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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
One man’s vegetarian journey from Seventh-Day Adventism to Orthodox Judaism
I am going to speak to a group of Jewish vegetarians in October. Vegetarianism is the last topic I thought I’d ever speak on. I’ve been a vegetarian all my life but never thought about it much. Here are the … Continue reading
Posted in Adventist, Health, Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged jewish vegetarians, meetup groups, orthodox judaism, seventh day adventism, vegetarianism
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Kosher Racism?
From a post on Frum Satire: Yesterday, my tichel clad wife took our son to the park. Even though it was about 5 or 6 pm-ish, there was a fair amount of kids still running around. My son began to … Continue reading
Posted in Blacks, Orthodoxy, Race
Tagged bad influence, jewish kids, jewish mom, orthodox jewish parents, valid perspectives, what on earth
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The Jewish Inquisition
On Torah Talk at 7pm PST Monday, Rabbi Rabbs and I will discuss controversial Orthodox rabbis on the left: Chaim Seidler-Feller, Avi Weiss, Yitz Greenberg, Joseph Telushkin and Yosef Kanefsky. For too long, the rabbis have judged me. Now I … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Personal, R. Rabbs
Tagged Conservative Judaism, journalistic perspective, orthodox rabbi, petty grievances, rabbi avi weiss, religious denominations
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Rahm Emanuel’s Orthodox Rabbi Does NOT Condemn Clinton-Mezvinsky Intermarriage
Rob Eshman emails: In an under-the-radar but utterly groundbreaking post at the blog “Morethodoxy,” Rabbi Asher Lopatin, the Orthodox leader of Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel, a Modern Orthodox synagogue in Chicago– which White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel attends– … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy
Tagged marc mezvinsky, nai israel, orthodox rabbi, orthodox synagogue, Rahm Emanuel, reform rabbi
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The Drift Is Over?
Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky writes for the Jewish Journal: The recently released Statement of Principles concerning homosexuals within the Orthodox community has gotten a great deal of notice, both here and in Israel. The document was authored primarily by my dear … Continue reading
Posted in Homosexuality, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy, R. Yosef Kanefsky, Rape
Tagged explicit articulation, helfgot, homosexual orientation, orthodox rabbis, paradigm shift, rabbi yosef, vanilla sex
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