Daily Archives: October 18, 2015

The End Of Free Speech In Canada?

Canadian anthropologist Peter Frost writes: Until three years ago, Canada’s human rights commissions had the power to prosecute and convict individuals for “hate speech.” This power was taken away after two high-profile cases: one against the magazine Maclean’s for printing … Continue reading

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Yosef K: My Conversion with Rabbi Gavriel Cohen 2007-2008

Yosef K. writes: I grew up in a Muslim family from Iran. Half of my life I lived in Kuwait, and the other half I was in the US. Even though my father comes from a very religious Muslim family, … Continue reading

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The Left Wing Bias In Academia

Orthodox Judaism is as estranged from the secular university as any white power advocate. The more Orthodox the Jew, the less likely he is to study at college. Traditional Orthodox Jews often fear sending their kids to college in case … Continue reading

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The Case For Homogeneity

Constantine VII, a 10th Century Byzantine Emperor wrote the following: For each nation has different customs and divergent laws and institutions, and should consolidate those things that are proper to it, and should form and develop out of the same … Continue reading

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RELIVING THE HISTORY OF JEWISH LOS ANGELES WITH RABBI EINHORN’S LECTURE SERIES

You can find Rabbi Einhorn’s lectures at YUTorah.org (just search for “Shlomo Einhorn” and sort by latest). From JewishHomeLa.com: On Monday evening March 17th, 2014, Rabbi Shlomo Einhorn, Dean of Yeshivat Yavneh, began a repeat of his first-rate 14 part … Continue reading

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