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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
Anorexia And The Orthodox Seminary Girl
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach writes: Last week my eldest daughter called me from Israel, where she is studying for a year in seminary, crying and terribly distraught. A girl she was friendly with from another seminary had died of anorexia. She … Continue reading
Liberty, Restored
Rabbi Yitzhok Adlerstein writes: Last week’s New York Times coverage of haredi economic muscle ended on a rather sour note. Both the print story and the accompanying video clip offered the story of a young man who capitalized on his … Continue reading
Surfing Rabbi: A Kabbalistic Quest for Soul By Nachum Shifren
You don’t have to be religious (most of its contents are secular) to enjoy this book about one of Pico-Robertson’s greatest characters. Rabbi Yonasson Gershom writes on Amazon.com: Not since "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" have two more … Continue reading
A Modern Marketplace for Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox
Steven Erlanger writes: BEIT SHEMESH, Israel — When Larry Pinczower switches on his cellphone, the seal of a rabbinate council appears. Unable to send text messages, take photographs or connect to the Internet, his phone is a religiously approved adaptation … Continue reading
The Sy Empire
Zev Chafets writes in the New York Times: …The Edict intended to close that loophole. It proclaimed, “No male or female member of our community has the right to intermarry with non-Jews; this law covers conversion, which we consider to … Continue reading
How to Read the Bible
David Plotz writes Sept. 16, 2007 in the New York Times: All these interpretations for the binding of Isaac — and still others — can be found in James L. Kugel’s “How to Read the Bible,” an awesome, thrilling and … Continue reading
Naked Juice Truck Smashes Into Pico Bl. Mikveh
This happened a month ago but the scars remain on the mikveh. Nobody was hurt.
The Triumphant Story Of A Deaf Orthodox Porn Star Who Overcomes Discrimination To Rise To The Top of Her Chosen Profession
Tuesday night, I drive to Sardo’s Bar in Burbank. I interview deaf porn star Savannah Jane. A social worker by training, she entered porn four months ago. "I want to get my degree as a sex therapist and write a … Continue reading
From Dallas Cowboy To Orthodox Jew
Barry Horn writes: Schneur Kaplan is the Fort Lauderdale rabbi who shepherded Mr. Veingrad’s metamorphosis from Alan to Shlomo. It was Rabbi Kaplan who began calling Mr. Veingrad by the Hebrew name that he was given at birth and then … Continue reading
Chumra Of The Month
Matthew writes: You can keep track of the strength and potential danger of black hat orthodox judaism by what "chumras" they are advocating. A chumra is, roughly defined, as a "stringency." For instance, Adam told Eve that she could not … Continue reading