Daily Archives: July 15, 2016

NYT: A Cure for Trumpism: The case for a conservative politics that stresses the national interest abroad and national solidarity at home.

Chaim Amalek: “You can be White, or you can be Christian. Having just read the Gospel of Matthew, I do not see how you can be both.” By ROSS DOUTHAT and REIHAN SALAM JULY 15, 2016 A politics that stresses … Continue reading

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Tabletmag: ‘Why Does Britain Keep Harassing Tzipi Livni?’

Liel Liebovitz writes: “The recent attempt to investigate the Israeli politician for war crimes is yet another sign of Europe’s moral implosion.” One could just as easily write, and I am sure the Daily Stormer has on many occasions, “Why … Continue reading

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Forward: ‘Rabbi Haskel Lookstein, How Can You Shill for Donald Trump at Republican Convention?’

Nechama Liss-Levinson writes: I wwas spending my five free minutes on Facebook when I saw my younger daughter’s posting. “Seriously? This is embarrassing…” She was referring to the July 14 article in the Forward, “Donald Trump Taps Ivanka’s Rabbi Haskel … Continue reading

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Forward: ‘Can You Spew Sexism and Homophobia and Still Lead the ‘Most Moral Army in the World’?’

The rabbi has simply said things that are basic Torah. If you condemn his statements, you are condemning Torah. Torah is not the same as western liberalism. These are two different outlooks on life. The Torah is homophobic and sexist … Continue reading

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Does Rabbinic Key Card Ruling Mean Shabbat Has ‘Lost the Fight Against Technology’?

No Orthodox Jew fully lives up to the demands of Orthodox Judaism. A lenient ruling here means there’s one less thing Orthodox Jews are doing that breaks the Torah. If you won’t use a key card on Shabbat, you are … Continue reading

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