Tag Archives: kicker

Converting To Orthodox Judaism Is Hard

How come a lot of people — maybe most people — don’t find converting to Orthodox Judaism more difficult than getting an AA degree from a community college? I think it depends a lot on a person’s temperament. You can … Continue reading

Posted in Conversion, Orthodoxy | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Converting To Orthodox Judaism Is Hard

YU’s Rosh Yeshiva Jokes About Shooting Israel’s Prime Minister If He Withdraws From Jerusalem

Nat Barnat writes on Jewschool: Last Wednesday, Rabbi Herschel Schachter, a Rosh Yeshiva at YU, was giving a class to young Americans at Yeshivat HaKotel in Jerusalem. At some point, the class was opened up to questions, and in response … Continue reading

Posted in Hershel Schachter | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on YU’s Rosh Yeshiva Jokes About Shooting Israel’s Prime Minister If He Withdraws From Jerusalem