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Monthly Archives: September 2008
Christian Celibacy
Steve Watters writes: Dennis Prager spoke at Focus on the Family last Friday. One of the points he made was that the emphasis of God’s work on the second day of creation was in separating. He explained that in the … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Dennis Prager
Tagged christian singleness, christianity today, Dennis Prager, distinctive life, steve watters, vocational commitment
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CEO Of OHEL Cautions About Going To Police
From Failed Messiah: David Mandel, the CEO of OHEL Children’s Home and Family Services, the Brooklyn-based haredi social services organization. Speaking in… …Baltimore February 20, 2008, under the auspices of Baltimore’s Orthodox (and overwhelmingly haredi) Va’ad Harabbonim, Mandel appears to … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse
Tagged brief history of baltimore, orthodox rabbi, rabbi eliezer, rabbi matis weinberg, rabbi moshe eisemann, social services organization
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Coming To Judaism
Rabbi Avi Shafran writes: A long, long time ago, when I was much younger, even more foolish and living in California, I used a motorcycle for personal transportation. I remember once riding my mid-sized Honda, tzitzit-fringes flying behind me, into … Continue reading
Posted in R. Avi Shafran
Tagged dark sunglasses, hebrew word, jewish connection, observant jew, shabbat meal, unmistakable evidence
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Child Molesters & The Pope
Rav Adlerstein writes: The plague of molestation and cover-up in the Orthodox community is one of those circumstances. If you have not yet read some of Rav Yaakov Horowitz’s pieces, read them and cringe. His courageous writing is getting progressively … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse
Tagged assemblyman dov hikind, benzion, moral leader, threats and intimidation, twerski, world war ii
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Jewish Action Magazine On The Rabbinic Model
Rabbi Gil Student writes: The latest issue of Jewish Action has a fascinating interview with seven veteran Orthodox rabbis on a variety of interesting topics. One issue discussed was the shtiebelization of Orthodoxy, i.e. the breaking up into small, relatively … Continue reading
Posted in Rabbis
Tagged eretz yisrael, gil student, jewish action, jewish society, orthodox rabbis, shuls
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