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Ron Paul Attracts A Bad Crowd
I’m fine with Ron Paul. I love his domestic program. I don’t agree with his foreign policy but I don’t have a problem with it. He wants America to withdraw from the world. Fine. That’s a legitimate position. One thing … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Israel, Jews, Politics
Tagged american jews, David Horowitz, democracy in the middle east, eric dondero, hateful nature, imperialist powers, jewish lawyer, palestine authority, private conversations, todd huston, victoria advocate
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This Week’s Torah Portion Is Parashat Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9)
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and on YouTube. Facebook Fan Page. Watch the videos. This week we study Parashat Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9). * When you read this … Continue reading
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Tagged american jews, belief in god, god belief, jewish texts, rabbs, weekly torah portion
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Blowing Through Your Inheritance
A Catholic priest who converted to Judaism said: “Teaching is a rewarding task, but in America a teacher is a long way down the community ladder. He has no prestige or vital influence. American Jews in particular find it difficult … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged american jews, financial circumstances, new york state legislature, rewarding task, vital influence, york state legislature
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The Regrets Of A Convert
From TorahMusings.com: Abraham Isaac Carmel was a Catholic priest who converted to Judaism. Prior to his death in 1982, he came to the US for medical treatment and taught English literature in Yeshiva of Flatbush high school. Excerpts from an … Continue reading
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Tagged abraham isaac, american jews, conversion crisis, influence american, rewarding task, vital influence
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Jeffrey Goldberg Joins Tablet
Danielle Berrin writes: Last week, Atlantic national correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg announced his plan to move his eponymous blog, “Goldblog” to the online Jewish magazine, Tablet. This came as a surprise, since during an interview for aprofile I wrote of him last fall, … Continue reading
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Tagged american jews, best of all possible worlds, jeffrey goldberg, jewish magazine, national correspondent, seth lipsky
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Louis Farrakhan Attacks Simon Wiesenthal Center
From FinalCall.com: On June 26, 2010, The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan put the Jewish community on notice that the so-called Black/Jewish relationship will no longer be framed by a slave–slavemaster mentality. On that day he issued a monumental and historic … Continue reading
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Tagged american jews, honorable minister louis, honorable minister louis farrakhan, minister louis farrakhan, overflow audience, simon wiesenthal center
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“Immigration Could Put Jews In Bind With Latinos” or so Says the New York “Jewish Week” Which Won’t Bother to Quote Dissenting Voices
Stephen Steinlight emails: Friends, New York’s “Jewish Week” has once again published a news story/editorial pressing for a vigorous alliance between US Jews and Hispanic organizations to promote an exponential increase in immigration as well as amnesty for illegal aliens. … Continue reading
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Tagged american jewish committee, american jews, amnesty for illegal aliens, dissenting voices, massive immigration, tikkun olam
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Jewish News
From TorahMusings.com: ▪ The Pollard Spy Case, 25 Years Later ▪ Food Justice and Flaum Appetizing ▪ Rav Nebenzahl: Call off Jerusalem food festival ▪ Survey aims to measure the changing Jewish vote ▪ Jewish Texts Lost in War Are … Continue reading
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Tagged american jews, georgia roads, jews for jesus, moshe yess, observant jew, personal critique
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Will Judaism Destroy The Jewish State?
Orthodox rabbi Gil Student writes in the Jewish Press: Over the past weeks, many rabbis in Israel have publicized halachic rulings forbidding Jews to rent or sell homes to non-Jews. Doing so, they argue, violates Torah prohibitions and causes the … Continue reading
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A Convert Laments
I’m tired of all this Jewish lamenting over the latest conversion bill. I’m a convert to Orthodox Judaism and a well respected one at that! Like Jewish philosopher Jacob Stein, you’d be hard-pressed to find any Orthodox Jew who has … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, Haredi, Orthodoxy
Tagged american jews, conversion program, jewish identity, Jewish Journal, orthodox conversion, orthodox judaism, panties in a knot, second intifada, statue of jesus
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