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Tag Archives: David Kelsey
The Slifkin Challenge
David Kelsey writes: One of Rabbi Slifkin’s tormentors — one of the few who remains standing anyway, as many have been caught in one type of scandal or another — is rethinking whether he is helping or hurting Kiruv with … Continue reading
Posted in David Kelsey, R. Natan Slifkin
Tagged apikorsim, David Kelsey, haredim, kiruv, kornreich, laundry list, rabbs, torah judaism
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Tough Times For European Jews
BERLIN (JTA) — European leaders must intervene to save small Jewish communities from an anti-Semitic onslaught, the head of the European Jewish Congress said. In a statement issued Thursday, Moshe Kantor said European Jewish communities are in “grave danger” from … Continue reading
Posted in David Deutsch, David Kelsey, Homosexuality, Jews
Tagged David Kelsey, european jewish congress, indian politician, moshe kantor, sheila dikshit, simchas torah
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Making God Look Bad To The World
In his fifth lecture on Rabbi Joseph Elijah Henkin (the leading posek in America during the 1940s and 1950s) for Torah in Motion, Rabbi Marc B. Shapiro says: Rav Henkin says Jews must be careful about how they speak about … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Hasidim, Marc B. Shapiro
Tagged David Kelsey, haredi world, Marc B. Shapiro, noahide laws, orthodox jews, orthodox world, pearl gluck, rabbi joseph, torah in motion, traditional judaism
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The Benefits Of Circumcision
David Kelsey emails: You know the writer is a Jew when she notes the benefits of circumcision and then insists the decision is a “deeply personal one.” Jewish writers should have to give disclosure that they are Jews when discussing … Continue reading
Posted in Circumcision, David Deutsch, David Kelsey
Tagged circumsicion, David Deutsch, David Kelsey, emasculation, jewish writers, personal theory
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Ohr Somayach’s hatred even of Modern Orthodox rabbis
David Kelsey emails: “You idiot! You moron. You katan. You cow. You idiot!” This is how Rabbi Orlofsky, a former NCSY leader and “kiruv professional” talks to his students at Ohr Somayach about Rabbi Weinreb, a scholar and a gentleman, … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, R. Dovid Orlofsky
Tagged David Kelsey, jewish student union, neve yerushalayim, ohr somayach, orthodox circles, Yeshiva University
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