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Tag Archives: Rabbis
The Top Five Mizrachi Rabbis In Israel
What is Mizrachi? It is religious Zionism. Rav Mordecai Eliyahu would have to be number one. Then Haim Drukman, Yaakov Ariel, Aharon Lichtenstein, She’ar Yashuv Cohen (the Rav of Haifa and the son of the Nazir of Jerusalem David Cohen), … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Israel, Modern Orthodox
Tagged aharon lichtenstein, eliyahu, high school students, israel god, jerusalem post, marriage registration, matthew wagner, mizrachi, Modern Orthodox, mordecai, nazir, rabbinic ordination, Rabbis, yeshivot
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Are Official Lubavitchers Messianic?
Dorron emails: "Are these people "official" Lubavitchers, or Yechis who have been (at least on paper) disowned by "official" Lubavitch?" Yisroel emails: Yes, Dorron, these people are all longtime, veteran "official" Lubavitchers. Both of the rabbis I wrote about, and … Continue reading
Posted in Chabad
Tagged chabad lubavitch, longtime veteran, Rabbis, rebbe, shaliach
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Synagogue Self-Defense
From Huffington Post: The New York Post reports that a group of "badass rabbis" is teaching a synagogue self-defense course to terrorist-wary temple-goers. Lessons include "how to take down a terrorist by the neck, how to use a table as … Continue reading
Posted in Synagogue
Tagged new york post, nypd cop, Rabbis, self defense course, somersault, wes anderson
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Brooklyn Blogs Buzzing About Arrested Rabbis
From the New York Times: On a blog catering to young Syrian Jews in Brooklyn (where almost everyone has a blog), one comment seemed to crystallize the mix of puzzlement and dark humor emerging in some parts of their community … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Rabbis
Tagged dark humor, financial fraud, Rabbis, sephardic, solomon dwek, syrian jews
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The Orthodox Way
I was having lunch with two Gentile friends this past week, and this really goyish goy asked me about the Jewish community harboring criminals from goyisha justice and whether that might fuel anti-semitism. I replied that the rabbis in their … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy
Tagged Anti-Semitism, goy, jewish tradition, orthodox rabbi, Rabbis
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