Daily Archives: March 20, 2016

Marc Shapiro: ‘In older pictures you find rabbis walking down the aisle at weddings. Has anyone been to a wedding where this is still done?’

Marc posts another picture of R. Moshe, the Rav, and R. Shneur Kotler: “It was taken at the wedding of R. Moshe Dovid Tendler’s daughter, Rivka, to R. Shabtai Rappaport. The man on the left is R. Isaac Tendler, R. … Continue reading

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Protesting Bigots and Demagogues at AIPAC? Don’t Stop at Trump. Call Out Netanyahu

It’s very easy to call the goyim bigoted, but what about Jewish leaders? Should they have to pass the sort of purity test that Jewish organizations apply to goyisha leaders? From Haaretz: Many American Jews are angered at the prospect … Continue reading

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ADL to Redirect Donations From Trump to Anti-bias Education

If the ADL is opposed to bias, it must hate the Torah, because the Torah is the blueprint for creating God’s Chosen People and allowing them to thrive by actively practicing discrimination in favor of their own group. There’s no … Continue reading

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Why Do Americans Join The IDF?

Ryan Landry tweets: Hey @nytdavidbrooks write an oped why your son joined the IDF instead of the USMil when America had multiple active wars? We’ll wait. Paul Ciotti: These Americans who join the IDF (instead of the US marines) all … Continue reading

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Last night, the Episcopal priest told me that the most spiritual person she knew was a gay trans rabbi

* Is there a name for what whites and asians feel when they drive into downtown LA? I had that crippling anxiety last night. I was briefly in Jew heaven when I found free parking a block away from the … Continue reading

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