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How Common Is Spinka-Like Tax Fraud In American Yeshivot?
It is very common. Children learn it from their parents in business. We had a scandal in the past year among the Sephardic Jewish community in New York. Most of it comes from our Eastern European heritage where many Jews … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Yeshiva
Tagged benjamin netanyahu, czarist russia, eastern european heritage, orthodox judaism, reb moshe, sephardic jewish community
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Why Do Jewish Day Schools Cost Three Times As Much As Roman Catholic Day Schools?
You can send your child to a Roman Catholic day school for $6,000 a year. If you want to send your child to YULA or Shalhevet and you have to pay full price, that will cost you about $20,000 a … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged orthodox jew, orthodox jewish life, orthodox judaism, priests and nuns, shabbat dinner, traditional jewish life
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What Would Orthodox Judaism Gain From Women Rabbis?
“I am part of a religion that has roles,” Dennis says on his radio show April 13, 2010. “While I am not Orthodox, I am a fellow traveler in many ways. I have great admiration for things that they do. … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager
Tagged fellow traveler, male models, orthodox judaism, radio show, sameness
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Chosen For A Mission
I talked to this bloke in Israel today. He was raised secular and then became chareidi (ultra-Orthodox Jew) for about 25 years (from approximately 1973 to 1998) and then became a nowhere man, neither secular nor religious. His story reminds … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Orthodoxy
Tagged driven leaf, eastern religions, kitzur shulchan aruch, milton steinberg, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism
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The Predator
As I walked the mean streets of Pico-Robertson today, I felt weak, tired and vulnerable. I was exhausted. I didn’t want to talk to anyone. I just wanted to run my errands, to pick up my groceries, and to retreat … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, George Gilder, Personal
Tagged game theory, George Gilder, holy days, orthodox judaism, rational policy
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