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New York’s Anti-Jewish Crime Wave

The New York Post reports: Hatemongers have targeted Brooklyn’s Orthodox community with a vicious assault, a string of synagogue thefts and anti-Semitic vandalism targeting synagogues and Jewish neighborhoods. In the most disturbing incident, a mob of six black teenagers shouting, … Continue reading

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Today Was Great Because…

* I studied a page of Talmud. * I talked to people. I let them know my situation. I want to get married. It’s weird being the only one in shul not wearing a prayer shawl (never married men in … Continue reading

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Dennis Prager’s Soviet Weight Loss Regime

After his tenure at Leeds, Dennis visited a friend on a kibbutz in Israel. He was introduced to a wealthy man who sponsored brief trips by young non-Israeli Jews to the Soviet Union to smuggle in Jewish religious items like … Continue reading

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Los Angeles Superior Court Petitioned To Confirm RCC Ruling Against San Fernando Valley’s Rabbi Samuel Ohana

The RCC already ruled on behalf of the widow against the rabbi of Beth Midrash Mishkan Israel (13312 Burbank Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91401) in a dispute over four Torah scrolls. Here’s a pdf of the latest petition in the … Continue reading

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‘Praying In Her Own Voice’

It’s a testament to my growing spiritual sensitivity that I’m able to enjoy a movie about such ugly women. People will either love or hate the protagonists of this documentary from Yael Katzir. The hour-long production makes no pretense about … Continue reading

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