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Tag Archives: religious jews
Should You Only Trust A Vaad?
A "vaad" is a council of rabbis, like the RCC, the dominant Jewish law court in California. Marc B. Shapiro blogs: Experience has shown that a rabbi who is financially corrupt can easily win back his reputation (and in some … Continue reading
Posted in Kashrut, Marc B. Shapiro
Tagged american orthodoxy, elizabeth new jersey, financial corruption, Marc B. Shapiro, religious jews, vaad
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Lending A Hand On Shabbos
Just a few minutes before Shuvuot, as I was walking to a friend’s home for dinner, I passed two Mexicans in an alley with a beat-up old truck. A middle-aged man and woman were straining and failing to put a … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged holy day, jewish men, lending a hand, middle aged man, religious jews, shabbos
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The Danger Of Reporting Names
Michoel Lipman emails: Israeli authorities captured two religious Jews in Jerusalem this week accusing them of being ring-leaders in a high-profile drug smuggling case going on now in Japan. Unfortunately, when the Jerusalem arrests were reported online, secular news portals … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism
Tagged drug smuggling, israeli authorities, religious jews, retractions, ring leaders, secular news
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Taking The Jewish Thing Seriously
I email a friend who’s just moved to LA: You should live in Pico/Robertson or Fairfax/La Brea if you want to do the Jewish thing… If you end up having to drive to shul on shabbos, it is a very … Continue reading
Posted in Conversion, RCC
Tagged Aish HaTorah, birthright israel trip, jewish gates, jewish journey, orthodox shul, religious jews
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You Connect The Dots
Jameel writes: 1. Terror attack in Yeshiva Merkaz Harav — who killed the terrorist? IDF officer on leave, David Shapira. 2. Bulldozer attack in Jaffa St, Jerusalem — who killed the terrorist? IDF soldier on leave, "M" (he has requested … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
Tagged abiding citizens, eretz yisrael, jaffa st, king david hotel, observant jews, religious jews
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