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Jewish News

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Luke Ford

From TorahMusings.com: ▪ Rabbis finally break silence on sex abuse ▪ American Orthodoxy and Its Discontents ▪ RCA Examining Its Guidelines For Individual Membership of Yeshiva Chovevei Torah ▪ Big Brother at a kosher restaurant near you ▪ How do Ashkenazim live long, despite bad … Continue reading →

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Too Sick To Treat?

Posted on July 17, 2008 by Luke Ford

Rabbi Gil Student writes: I’ve been very busy for the past few months and haven’t been able to follow every major story. However, I knew something had happened about a Mr. Golubchuk in Canada, who was very sick and the … Continue reading →

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Going Away For Passover?

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Luke Ford

Jonathan Rosenblum writes: I will never forget an address by Rabbi Ephraim Wachsman at an Agudath Israel of America convention on the topic "Living a Life of Ruchnios amidst Gashmius." I had never before heard Rabbi Wachsman, and I practically … Continue reading →

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Who’s The Yossi Sharashefsky Who Provided A Jet For ‘Rescuing’ Isaac Hersh?

Posted on April 12, 2008 by Luke Ford

He’s a guy who’s withheld a get (Jewish divorce) from his wife for more than a decade. He also married off his daughter while she was still a child. Here’s more on the Isaac Hersh saga. Rabbi Sharashefky worked with … Continue reading →

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