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Monthly Archives: February 2009
Remembering Aish HaTorah’s Founder Noah Weinberg
Rabbi Gil Student writes: To the great sadness of Jews around the world, R. Noah Weinberg passed away last week (link). There are many moving tributes on Aish.com.* One thing about R. Weinberg was that he was passionate. You couldn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Aish HaTorah
Tagged famous rabbis, gil student, independent thinker, moving tributes, political fallout, samson raphael hirsch
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The Risks Of A Secular College
Rabbi Gil Student writes: R. Menachem Schrader, the Founding Director of the OU’s Jewish Learning Initiative on Campus (JLIC) program, said the following at a conference for principals and guidance advisors last week about yeshiva high school graduates who go … Continue reading
Posted in College
Tagged gil student, guidance advisors, high school graduates, ira miller, jewish support, kindergarten through twelfth grade
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The Declining Quality Of Yeshiva Education
A teacher writes on Hirhurim: "As someone who has taught and teaches in high level post high school yeshivot and seminaries- I can attest that the reading level, as well as the ability to "sit" and study, has declined. They … Continue reading
Posted in Yeshiva
Tagged gil student, jesuit priest, level discussions, noach, thoughtful analysis, yeshivot
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Holocaust Victims Have Had Enough Compensation Says French Court
From the Times of London: The French State was responsible for deporting Jews during the Second World War, the top judicial authority ruled for the first time yesterday, but it dismayed families of victims by declaring that they had already … Continue reading
Posted in France, Holocaust
Tagged civil law matters, french state, holocaust victims, judicial authority, nazi occupation, times of london
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David Rubin Profiled In The New York Times
Yid emails: "Luke, There must be something happening with David Rubin and all of these articles – it seems like every government agency from the SEC to the IRS to the Department of Justice is after him, not to mention … Continue reading
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Tagged David Rubin, financial losses, internal revenue service, mr rubin, municipal securities rulemaking board, wolmark
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