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Category Archives: The Jewish Press
The Jewish Press Editorializes About J Street
From TheJewishPress.com: The leadership of the left-wing lobbying group J Street continues to tout itself as a “pro-Israel, pro-peace” alternative to AIPAC and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and makes no bones about championing some of … Continue reading
Posted in J-Street, The Jewish Press
Tagged american jewish organizations, conference of presidents of major american jewish organizations, israel palestinian conflict, j street, palestinian demands, street mentality
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The Jewish Press Sued
Here’s a pdf of the dispute (YAAKOV ABDELHAK suing The Jewish Press): Here’s an excerpt: Plaintiff is a physician specializing in high risk obstetrics, whose patients are, almost without exception, women of the Orthodox Jewish faith. Plaintiff is a practicing … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, The Jewish Press
Tagged civil divorce, deposition testimony, divorce proceedings, orthodox rabbi, religious divorce, risk obstetrics
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Israel, Capitalism, And Human Excellence: An Interview with Author George Gilder
From The Jewish Press: George Gilder’s latest book, The Israel Test (Vigilante Books), is so unabashedly pro-Jewish and pro-Israel that it would make many Jews blush. In the book (an excerpt of which was featured as the front-page essay in … Continue reading
Posted in George Gilder, The Jewish Press
Tagged George Gilder, gilder technology report, growth of nations, harvard university, nelson rockefeller, wealth and poverty
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Does Facebook Lead To Defamation?
Orthodox rabbi Gil Student blogs: In this week’s The Jewish Press, R. Mordechai Weiss writes [on page 25]: Then came Facebook and Twitter, which took the Internet to a new level of impropriety. Things are written on Facebook that end … Continue reading
Posted in Gossip, Internet, Orthodoxy, The Jewish Press
Tagged abe froman, Facebook, facebook home, gil student, impropriety, jewish press, lashon hara, orthodox rabbi, rabbi moshe, rabbi weiss, twitter
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Bizarre Profile Of FrumSatire
On Tabletmag.com, Hadara Graubert writes the strangest thing I’ve read online all week. Here’s an excerpt: "As someone who straddles the line between the Orthodox and secular worlds, Fried catches flak from all sides. The website Jewschool.com refuses to publish … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Journalism, The Jewish Press
Tagged frumsatire, kosher restaurants, ordination of women, orthodox judaism, reckless disregard, secular worlds, shabbat service
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Jewish Press Accused Of Feminism
Someone calling himself the Rabbinic Corruption Committee has gone on the warpath against the Jewish Press and its campaign against men who won’t give their wives a get (Jewish divorce). Here’s a taste of this new blog called jewishpressmess: 1)DO … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, The Jewish Press
Tagged agunah, conversions, corruption, divorcee, Feminism, gittin, harrassment, intimidation, Israel, jerusalem post online, jewish divorce, jewish press, Marriage, quot, rabbinate, Rabbis, RCA, regard, valid address, warpath
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The Jewish Press Protests The Hijacking Of Language
From its editorial board: Sometimes it is hard enough to follow the logic of arguments that follow conventional forms. It becomes a near impossibility when arguments take on a distinct Alice-in-Wonderland quality. A lawsuit was filed last week … Continue reading
Posted in The Jewish Press
Tagged airliners, alice in wonderland, arab citizens, arabs, civil rights group, doctoral student, editorial board, hijacking, illegal discrimination, impossibility, israeli law, jewish press, nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp, prime target, safety record, security checks, security guards, security measures, special security, time passengers
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Sleaze, Equivalence, Bias
Jason Maoz writes for The Jewish Press: Sleaze, Equivalence, Bias (Pictured: Notorious 1982 New York Post headline. Twenty-six years later, the Post, with the exception of its pro-Israel editorial page, is still sleazy.) A few observations on media coverage of … Continue reading
Posted in The Jewish Press
Tagged bomb blast, call girl, clinton campaign, governor of new york, jewish press, Los Angeles Times, maoz, mercaz harav, moral equivalence, mystery woman, new york post, political coverage, private eye, public knowledge, recruiting station, requisite photo, skirmishes, sleaze, sound decision, worst terrorist attack
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