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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
Davening Under The Influence – Drug And Alcohol Abuse Among Orthodox Youth
Jane emails about Sunday night’s program at Beth Jacob: It was not so well attended. More people came later. I don’t understand parents of this community. Why live in denial? They showed a film of some of the kids in … Continue reading
The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam, the West, and the Future of the Holy City By Dore Gold
The former U.N. ambassador for Israel spoke Thursday night about his new book The Fight for Jerusalem to a joint meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition and the David Horowitz Freedom Center. Melrose Larry Green was among the first to … Continue reading
Al-Qaida’s No. 2 Calls Ford a Sex Addict
From Maamoun Youssef of the Associated Press: CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Al-Qaida’s No. 2 said Luke Ford was a sex addict who wagered on Torah study and lost, according to a new audiotape released Tuesday. Ayman al-Zawahri said in the … Continue reading
I Oppose All Things Vibrating And Sensual
Nicholas blogs: My Moral Leader, Luke Ford, is against masturbation and all things vibrating and sensual. That’s because he studies Torah. Okay, so sometimes he succumbs to his yetzer hara. But not often. In fact, according to his memoir (not … Continue reading
The End Of Innocence
Confronting Sexual Abuse in the Orthodox Community By Shlomo Greenwald Jewish Press – Wednesday, February 14, 2007 Vicki Polin writes: I want to start off by thanking Shlomo Greenwald who is the author of the Jewish Press’s newest article –"The … Continue reading
Purim Drinking aka The Taming of Orthodox Judaism
Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, a psychologist and executive director of the Orthodox Union, emails: Dear Friends: We hope this letter finds you eagerly anticipating the wonderful holiday of Purim. Celebrating the miracle of Purim is a most enjoyable time for … Continue reading
Messianic Chabadnik Ariel Sokolovsky Condemned
From OregonChabad.com: STATEMENT FROM CHABAD-LUBAVITCH OF OREGON: We of Chabad-Lubavitch of Oregon were shocked to read about the beliefs of Ariel Sokolovsky in the Haaretz Newspaper. His beliefs are heretical and anathema to Torah. Ariel Sokolovsky has no position in … Continue reading
Rabbi Yitzhock Adlerstein Says We Shouldn’t Read Blogs That Traffic In Personal Destruction
Every time I see Rav Adlerstein, I am mortified because 16 years ago I was writing him heartfelt letters about how I wanted to live for God. Now look at me. I snuck into Helkeinu Wednesday night and taped Rabbi … Continue reading
The Progress And Poverty Of Richard Yisroel Pensack
I’ve exchanged emails with Yisroel Pensack for years. We share interests in, among other things, Orthodox Judaism and journalism. Feb. 4, I sent him some questions and he replied: I read Progress and Poverty by Henry George in SF 1972, … Continue reading
I Caught My Friends In A Compromising Position
How does he get the girls? I guess the path of Torah is truly a sweet one. After the study, did everybody exchanges back rubs? I once did that at Ohr HaTorah but have never had such luck in an … Continue reading