Monthly Archives: October 2009

Summertime Is Rape Time In Europe: ‘The Uncovered Meat is the Problem’ Says Muslim Cleric

Apparently there’s an epidemic of Muslim youths raping white girls in Scandinavia and Australia. From the blog Gates of Vienna, April 29, 2009: Sweden tops European rape league Sweden has the highest incidence of reported rapes in Europe — twice … Continue reading

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Should The Sephardim Go To The Back Of The Bus?

Orthodox rabbi and history professor Marc B. Shapiro blogs Nov. 7, 2007: I read about the outrage taking place in Emanuel, where in the local Beit Yaakov Sephardi students are being segregated from Ashkenazim to the extent that the two … Continue reading

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Orthodox Jews Vs. Child Abuse

The New York Times reports: For decades, prosecutors in Brooklyn routinely pursued child molesters from every major ethnic and religious segment of the borough’s diverse population. Except one. Of some 700 child sexual abuse cases brought in an average year, … Continue reading

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Is It A Mitzvah To Pray With A Minyan?

Joe Schmo comments: Rabbi Enkin, "the majority of North American sacharit-davening Jews do not daven in a minyan. " "I cant beleive that anyone would declare all these people sinners." The fact that "everyone is doing it" means it has … Continue reading

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Gore Vidal Speaks To 92nd Street Y

The New York Post reports: GORE Vidal, who’s been accused of anti-Semitism, is scheduled to speak at the 92nd Street Y next week to promote his book "Gore Vidal: Snapshots in History’s Glare," a collection of his personal photographs with … Continue reading

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