Daily Archives: May 29, 2008

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Says Conversion Courts Too Strict

Gadi Pickholz emails: "Dude, once again it takes the Sefardi Rabbis like the Rishon L’Zion Ovadya Yosef and Rav Toledano, head of the London & Amsterdam Sephardi Bet Din, to express the voice of reason and tolerance over the charedi … Continue reading

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Dear Rabbi,

…can we recruit her for our shul’s women’s minyan?  She would make a great Chazzanit! And this girl too, please. I’d come for every minyan and I’d daven with kavannah.

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Is Scott McClellan A Judas?

Dennis Prager says Scott McClellan’s new memoir about his years working as a press secretary for President Bush raises a character issue. "That is very rare for me [to criticize the man rather than the act]. Prager: "I have sympathy … Continue reading

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Leah Kleim’s Tantrum In The Monsey Snow

From my live cam: KhunDiddy:   the usual turgid tunes are being played at The Hovel… RussianDragon:  it’s so sweet and sticky palestine4ever:  I can perfectly imagine Luke cutting a woman up with a hacksaw as he listens to this song … Continue reading

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We Are All Role Models

This man’s writing always shakes me up. He has a knack for getting to the heart of a matter. Chareidi Judaism doesn’t have a better representative in the news media. Jonathan Rosenblum writes: When a radio transmitter transmits sound waves, … Continue reading

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