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Do You Want To Control Your Spouse’s Thoughts?

On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “The greatest Jewish philosopher and legalist, Maimonides, said that a Jew should never say, pig, eww, it’s disgusting. Rather, a Jew should say a pig sounds delicious, but God says no. “Bacon … Continue reading

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Jewish Philosopher Blogger Jacob Stein

A convert to Orthodox Judaism at age 16 (under the auspices of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein), Jacob Stein writes the Jewish Philosopher blog. My favorite post of his is about how to catch secret Orthodox atheists. It should be required reading … Continue reading

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The Modern Orthodox Get A New Prayerbook

Yoel Finkelman writes in First Things: The prayer book includes a prayer for the State of Israel, not as an afterthought or a way to sell more books, but because this siddur celebrates Zionism. Where Artscroll’s commentary cites only those … Continue reading

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Overturning The Conversion Of Emil Fackenheim’s Son

From Haaretz: Jerusalem’s rabbinic court erred and overstepped its authority last year when it retroactively declared that the converted, Canadian-Israeli son of prominent Jewish philosopher Emil Fackenheim was in fact a non-Jew, the court’s ombudsman ruled earlier this month. Eliezer … Continue reading

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