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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
A Convert Laments
I’m tired of all this Jewish lamenting over the latest conversion bill. I’m a convert to Orthodox Judaism and a well respected one at that! Like Jewish philosopher Jacob Stein, you’d be hard-pressed to find any Orthodox Jew who has … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Haredi, Orthodoxy
Tagged american jews, conversion program, jewish identity, Jewish Journal, orthodox conversion, orthodox judaism, panties in a knot, second intifada, statue of jesus
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How The Orthodox Deal With The Non-Orthodox
Orthodox rabbi Marc B. Shapiro blogs: In general, there have been some real changes in how Orthodoxy deals with the non-Orthodox, and Adam Ferziger has recently published a valuable article on the topic. In reading the article, I was surprised … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Marc B. Shapiro, Orthodoxy
Tagged conservative synagogues, introductory prayer, jewish learning center, Marc B. Shapiro, orthodox synagogues, temple chai
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Jewish Philosopher Blogger Jacob Stein
A convert to Orthodox Judaism at age 16 (under the auspices of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein), Jacob Stein writes the Jewish Philosopher blog. My favorite post of his is about how to catch secret Orthodox atheists. It should be required reading … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Orthodoxy
Tagged jacob stein, james michener, jewish philosopher, luke ford, orthodox judaism, orthodox religion, orthodox shul, rabbi moshe feinstein
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‘Tova is a breath of fresh air, Rabbi Rabbs a problem’
Greg emails: Hi Luke, I really enjoyed your post about Tova Schreiber. After so much troubling commentary, it is such a relief to hear a Jewish voice that offers possibility for rapprochement between goys and Jews. I used to be … Continue reading
Posted in Israel, Orthodoxy, R. Rabbs, Tova Schreiber
Tagged benjamin netanyahu, Dennis Prager, heshy, jewish neighborhood, orthodox jews, protestant work ethic
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Righteous Rasha Blogger Tova Schreiber
A Bais Yaakov graduate, Tova Schreiber is finishing her degrees in Economics. She writes the Righteous Rasha blog. Tova: “I never would consider myself a Bais Yaakov girl… My upbringing was Modern Orthodox. We didn’t eat cholov Yisrael, we listened … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Orthodoxy, Tova Schreiber
Tagged Bais Yaakov, Modern Orthodox, orthodox judaism, rasha, rock n roll music, sheitel
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