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Tag Archives: Hirhurim
Jewish News
From Hirhurim: R. Alan Yuter defends Post-Orthodoxy on the Union for Traditional Judaism website: link R. Michael J. Broyde and R. Shlomo Brody: Homosexuality and Halacha: link Video on Rav Kook: link Christie seeks to repeal Bergen County blue laws: … Continue reading
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From Hirhurim: RCA issues statement regarding current US-Israel tensions: link At JPFA conference, passion shifts to women
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Jewish News
From Hirhurim: Rabbi Avi Weiss backs off ‘Rabba’ title ‘for sake of peace’: link Should he be the last Chief Rabbi? (chalilah ve-chas!): link Latest issue of Jewish Action: link R. Steven Pruzansky: The Rise of Orthopraxy: link A literary … Continue reading
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From Hirhurim: R. Steven Pruzansky on the Rabba: link Gay Orthodox rabbi nudging Judaism: link Duck recall: link United Synagogue row over ‘live near shul’ rule: link Rabbinate: Room service only on plastic plates during Pesach: link Chareidi world appalled … Continue reading
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From Hirhurim: David Greenfield defends wearing tefillin on airplanes: link Anti-semitism highest since WW2: link R. Shlomo Riskin wants Efrat to be smoke-free: link When religious people lie: link Orthodox rabbis fight for release of convicted perpetrator of bank fraud: … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Semitism, bank fraud, david greenfield, Hirhurim, shlomo riskin
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The Role Of Women In Orthodox Judaism
Rabbi Michael Broyde discusses this issue and Jewish law. Joseph Kaplan comments on Hirhurim: As always. R. Broyde’s clear and rigorous analysis is extremely helpful, certainly to me, in thinking through important issues, and we should be grateful to him … Continue reading
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Tagged Hirhurim, joseph kaplan, kabbalat shabbat, orthodox judaism, rabbi michael, true service
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Jewish News
From Hirhurim: NY Times editorial against religious-oriented programs receiving federal money being allowed to hire and fire on religious grounds: link Shalem Center to open Israel’s liberal arts college: link The Forward doesn’t like Eli Wiesel’s book on Rashi: link … Continue reading
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Tagged eli wiesel, ftc rules, Hirhurim, j simcha cohen, meir lau, ny times editorial
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Modern Orthodoxy Vs Traditional Orthodoxy
Shula Cohen writes on Hirhurim: "Every time that Modern Orthodoxy bows to Hareidi Judaism, even implicitly, as being more authentic, it damages itself. If Modern Orthodoxy is to thrive it must defend itself…arguing…why it is a superior form of Judaism…" … Continue reading
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Modern Orthodox Education aka How Men Can Control Their Sexual Urges
From Hirhurim: There is a fascinating special issue of Meorot (formerly The Edah Journal), guest edited by R. Nathaniel Helfgot and focusing on Modern Orthodox education (link). What follows are rough notes that are even less reliable than my normal … Continue reading
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Living With Uncertainty
From Hirhurim: > Has the issue of human authorship of the Pentateuch reached a level of overwhelming evidence? I certainly don’t think so, and I have written a number of posts on that subject. If you were more self aware, … Continue reading
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