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Category Archives: Haredi
The Haredi Obsession With Bugs
Jonah Lowenfeld writes in this week’s Jewish Journal: The presence of even one whole bug, dead or alive, can render an entire vegetable treif — unkosher. On this matter, Orthodox rabbis are unequivocal. “From a Torah perspective, eating a Big … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Kashrut, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy, RCC
Tagged fruits and vegetables, kosher information bureau, orthodox rabbis, rabbi eliezer, rabbinical council of california, torah perspective
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Judaism’s Views On Modesty
Rabbi Dov Linzer of writes in the New York Times: “IS it possible for a religious demand for modesty to be about anything other than men controlling women’s bodies? From recent events in Israel, it would certainly seem that it … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Modesty
Tagged male lust, natural inclinations, natural instincts, orthodox men, ultra orthodox jews, victim mentality
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The Modern Orthodox – Haredi Split
Marc B. Shapiro writes: In Europe, every small town had a rav. Sometimes the rav was an adherent of Agudah, and other times a follower of Mizrachi. But as far as the townspeople were concerned, that didn’t matter. He was … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Marc B. Shapiro, Modern Orthodox
Tagged agudah, halakhic questions, haredi world, Marc B. Shapiro, mizrachi, world war ii
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Are There Higher Ethical Standards In Modern Orthodoxy?
In my experience, Modern Orthodox Jews have more concern about ethics than other types of Orthodox Jews. They are more concerned about appearances. They are more concerned about the goyim. I’m not arguing that Modern Orthodox Jews are better Jews … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Modern Orthodox
Tagged doctors and lawyers, ethical demands, orthodox jew, orthodox jews, orthodox shuls, Young Israel
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It Gets Besser
From JJ: IT GETS BESSER is a video project that compiles images of individuals who grew up in ultra orthodox Jewish communities (Hareidi/Hasidic/Yeshivish etc.) and have chosen to break of out of the confined lifestyle they were raised in to … Continue reading
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