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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
Meir Kin Divorce Protests
This announcement went out to Orthodox shuls across Los Angeles, including YICC: L.A. COMMUNITY RALLY this Sunday, May 10th Protest Meir Kin’s Refusal to Give His Wife A Valid Get Dear Friends, We would like to remind you about the … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, Meir Kin, Orthodoxy, Pico/Robertson
Tagged aguna, civil courts, dear community, divorce agreement, meir, spirited woman
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Paying For Jewish Day Schools
From Hirhurim: OU Plans to Foster Major Savings in Non-Academic Yeshiva Expenses (link): With the encouragement and participation of a growing number of yeshivot and day schools across North America, the Orthodox Union is quickly moving ahead with a two-pronged … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Orthodox Union, Orthodoxy
Tagged academic areas, insurance savings, jewish day schools, jewish education, orthodox community, Orthodox Union, parosh, plan health insurance, prong approach, revenue enhancement, school tuition, yeshivot
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‘Transforming Identity: The Ritual Transition From Gentile To Jew – Structure and Meaning’
From Hirhurim: In the latest issue of Tradition (link), hot off the presses and available online, R. Michael J. Broyde publishes a review of Avi Sagi and Zvi Zohar’s book about conversion, Transforming Identity: The Ritual Transition from Gentile to … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Hirhurim, Marc B. Shapiro, Orthodoxy, R. Michael J. Broyde
Tagged avi sagi, conversion controversy, Hirhurim, jewish legal system, mainstream approach, Marc B. Shapiro, michael j broyde, professor shapiro, rabbinic tradition, talmudic sources
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Roman Catholics Far More Interested In Truth Than Orthodox Jews
I always laughed inside when I listened to Orthodox rabbis preach about their religion’s great commitment to truth. What’s most interesting to me about a religion is not its theory but how it is practiced. I’ll give you two examples … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Orthodoxy, Rabbis
Tagged european jewry, joseph berger, making of a godol, orthodox judaism, rabbi nathan, torah scholars
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An Orthodox Memoir
From The Jewish Press: It takes courage and guts for a well-known person in the Orthodox world to write a memoir, a personal account sharing chapters of her life, which include how she became frum. On May 11 in New … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy
Tagged beloved writer, interview article, jewish press, orthodox world, secular life, torah jew
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