Daily Archives: November 9, 2020

Election Meltdown III

00:00 The Media Ignored Democrats’ Attempts To Dismantle Election Security Measures: Hans von Spakovsky 05:00 Who is Hans von Spakovsky? 07:00 Does Hans von Spakovsky have credibility? 11:00 What’s going on in Georgia? 23:00 David Pakman: Republican Casually Blames Jews … Continue reading

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The New York Times Reckons With Itself

From New York Magazine: * In the Trump years, the New York Times became less dispassionate and more crusading… * The dustup laid bare a divide that had become increasingly tricky for the Times: a large portion of the paper’s … Continue reading

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How Jewish Law Develops

Professor Marc B. Shapiro writes: The rabbis can give rulings, but from talmudic times to the present it is the masses of religious Jews that determine if a halakhic ruling is accepted or not. Even with regard to the greatest … Continue reading

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R. Shlomo Goren Was Going To Marry R. Aharon Kotler’s Daughter

Marc B. Shapiro writes: R. Zalman Nehemiah mentions that there was a rumor that R. Goren was going to be engaged with the granddaughter of R. Isser Zalman Meltzer, and when this turned out to be incorrect R. Isser Zalman … Continue reading

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Are Jews Waiting For The Messiah?

Marc B. Shapiro writes: In response to R. Bergman’s point, about the need to actively wait for the Messiah, R. Steinman replies that no one fulfills this, namely, no one is really waiting for the Messiah. My understanding of what … Continue reading

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