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Tag Archives: american jewry
The Guy Next To You In Shul May Well Be Homeless
Unable to pay the rent or to pay their mortgage, some Orthodox Jews I know in Pico-Robertson are homeless. They’re living out of their cars. They have access to somebody’s bathroom where they shower and relieve themselves and charge their … Continue reading
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Tagged american jewry, divorced fathers, free wifi, jewish america, laptops, orthodox jews, public library branches, shabbat, tv shows
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Jewish News
From TorahMusings: ▪ Former FBI lawyer opposes Pollard release ▪ Results of Jewish non-profit copmensation survey ▪ New ‘liberal halachic’ rabbinical school taking shape in Toronto ▪ The ‘Real Jew’ Debate ▪ The truth about the wig couple ▪ SALT … Continue reading
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Tagged american jewry, chief rabbi, child molestation, josh berman, moses mendelssohn, Young Israel
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Why America Has No Chief Rabbi
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach writes: In my eleven years living in England I often observed, as did many others, that Anglo-Jewry lacked the vibrancy and innovation characteristic of American Judaism. The absence of an electrifying sense of Jewishness and communal dynamism … Continue reading
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Failed Messiah Profiled
Samuel G. Freedman writes in the New York Times: Leaders of the Chabad movement declined to speak on the record about Mr. Rosenberg, but in general, they say he has exaggerated the degree of messianism in the movement and that … Continue reading
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Tagged american jewry, Brandeis University, failed messiah, Jewish Journalism, orthodox circles, samuel g freedman
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If You Want To Be Taken Seriously, Then You Must…
I find the "If you want to be taken seriously, then you must do X, Y, Z" rhetoric obnoxious. I don’t know how many people have asked me, "Do you want to be taken seriously? Do you want your blog … Continue reading
Posted in AIPAC, Israel, J-Street, Personal, Shmuley Boteach
Tagged american jewry, anti semite, israel lobby, knuckle draggers, rabbi shmuley boteach, snappy comeback
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My Ambivalence About Robert Novak
I read Novak’s enormous memoir. We agreed on most things, but not about things Jewish. Bob Novak was a relentless critic of Israel. Why? From TheTablet.com: Meanwhile, much of the Jewish pundit class has treated news of Novak’s passing delicately. … Continue reading
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Tagged american jewry, bob novak, Brandeis University, guerrilla theater, john judis, john podhoretz
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Latin America Jewry’s Bernard Madoff
Joe emails: The collapse of Stanford Financial is becoming the Madoff Event of Latin American Jewry, and in particular Mexico City’s community, and in particular some major philanthropic and leadership names that maintain one foot in Mexico City and the … Continue reading
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Israelis Ignore General Assembly Of Jewish Federations
From The Jerusalem Post: All but ignored by the Hebrew-speaking press as they gathered in Jerusalem this week, American Jewish professionals and activists have lashed out at the Israeli media and society for failing to notice – and learn from … Continue reading
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Good News For Jewish Day Schools
Marvin Schick writes: In the best of economic times, most Jewish schools struggle to meet their obligations and they are not able to provide or forced to cut back on services and educational options that would enhance the learning experience. … Continue reading
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Tagged american jewry, economic downturn, glorious chapter, holocaust memorials, jewish philanthropy, torah education
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