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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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Failed Messiah Profiled
Samuel G. Freedman writes in the New York Times: Leaders of the Chabad movement declined to speak on the record about Mr. Rosenberg, but in general, they say he has exaggerated the degree of messianism in the movement and that … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, FailedMessiah, Haredi
Tagged american jewry, Brandeis University, failed messiah, Jewish Journalism, orthodox circles, samuel g freedman
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James Kugel – Heretic?
Dr. Kugel, Bible scholar, was the target of a well-received (in Orthodox circles) pamphlets warning Orthodox parents about the dangers of sending their kids to secular universities. Anyone who thinks that Modernity and Orthodoxy are compatible is not Modernity and … Continue reading
Posted in James kugel
Tagged bible scholar, critical scholarship, James kugel, orthodox circles, orthodox judaism, orthodox rabbis
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Kiddish Clubs & Jewish Drunkeness
Lisa Miller writes for Newsweek: It was a Saturday afternoon in July, and according to the police report, the young man was driving drunk. So drunk, in fact, that he drove into the oncoming lane, rolled his car, crashed into … Continue reading
Posted in Alcohol
Tagged jewish papers, jonathan katz, milton berle, orthodox circles, orthodox synagogues, single malt whiskey
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