Monthly Archives: May 2016

Rabbinic Views On Love Before & After Marriage

Marc B. Shapiro writes: There is an interesting responsum of R Yair Hayyim Bacharach, Havot Yair, no. 60, that deals with a man and woman who were in love and get married despite the strong opposition of the woman’s father. … Continue reading

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Ben Shapiro 2005: Why war in Iraq is right for America

Ben Shapiro writes Aug. 10, 2005: Americans are impatient isolationists at heart. We don’t want to be the world’s policemen. Gaining Iraqis their freedom, as good as it sounds, isn’t enough of a justification for war. China is a dictatorship. … Continue reading

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WSJ editor: Trump needs to be destroyed in the November election to teach GOP voters a lesson

NEWS: Appearing on CNN, an opinion page editor from the Wall Street Journal left no doubt how he feels about presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, saying not only will he not vote for him, but that Trump needs to … Continue reading

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ISIS, Rabbi Shlomo Einhorn, and Kiddush Hashem

Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein writes: Rabbi Shlomo Einhorn, the rav and head of school at Yavneh in Los Angeles, helped me figure out what to learn from ISIS, ימח שמם. Yesterday, I dropped by to witness and savor his latest creative … Continue reading

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Black Americans and Israel

Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein writes: In an atmosphere of growing racial tension and facing up to pockets of racism within our own community, it is great to see some people doing something about both problems. No strangers to creating kiddush Hashem, … Continue reading

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