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Should I Move To Dallas?
Greg Leake emails: Hi Luke and Rabbs, Last Torah Talks, Luke said to Rabbs, “Who was that guy who used to write all the time?” Rabbs puts hand over face and goes into a 45-second brown study, presumably because my … Continue reading
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Jerusalem court finds author Naomi Ragen guilty of plagiarism
I’ve covered this story extensively here. Haaretz reports: After four years of adjudication, the Jerusalem District Court Sunday upheld the writer Sarah Shapiro’s plagiarism claim against best-selling writer Naomi Ragen. The court ruled that Ragen knowingly copied from Shapiro’s work … Continue reading
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Tagged adjudication, debut novel, jerusalem district court, orthodox jewish community, sarah shapiro
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Breaking The Silence In Orthodox Judaism
Michael Lesher writes in the New York Post: The numbers are startling — in the past two years, Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes’ office says it has arrested and charged 89 Orthodox Jewish men with child sex abuse. It’s horrific … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse survivors, charles hynes, child advocates, child sex abuse, orthodox jewish community, orthodox judaism
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When Should A Religious Jew Go To Secular Court?
Yehuda emails: Background: Rabbi Norman Lamm Is no ultra-orthodox isolationist or fanatic but someone who very much believes very strongly in gaining secular education and knowledge and being part of secular culture. His views are so “moderate” that he has … Continue reading
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Editor Phil Jacobs Investigates Sexual Abuse Within Baltimore’s Orthodox Community
From the Baltimore City Paper: Late last month, Phil Jacobs, executive editor of the Baltimore Jewish Times, was packing his bags and feeling anxious. He was on his way to the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. Standing Silent, a documentary directed … Continue reading
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