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Tag Archives: yeshivat chovevei torah
Are Young American Jews Selfish?
Ari Hart, a rabbinics student at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, writes in the Jerusalem Post: In his recent column in The Jerusalem Post Magazine ("The I’s have it," October 16), Daniel Gordis informs us that out of all the challenges facing … Continue reading
Posted in R. Daniel Gordis
Tagged american jews, community norms, daniel gordis, jerusalem post, selfish behavior, yeshivat chovevei torah
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How Open Is ‘Open Orthodoxy’?
I think the proponents of "Open Orthodoxy" mean well. They are the part of Orthodoxy I find most easy to hang with, but "Open Orthodoxy" is a contradiction in terms. "Orthodoxy" means one truth. How open can you be when … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, YCT
Tagged congregation beth israel, congregation or chadash, rabbi avi weiss, rabbinical council of america, woman rabbi, yeshivat chovevei torah
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Rabbi Shmuel Hertzfeld & Open Orthodoxy
Joe emails: I think that you should run a piece on Rabbi Shmuel Hertzfeld. His time has come, since he is a quasi-celeb. Without any previous knowledge, you might think Hertzfeld is some kind of activist, a modern day Heschel … Continue reading
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Tagged avi weiss, hebrew institute, hertzfeld, rabbi shmuel, rare commodity, yeshivat chovevei torah
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Drinking & The Jews
Lisa Miller writes for Newsweek: It was a Saturday afternoon in July, and according to the police report, the young man was driving drunk. Milton Berle was echoing the generations-old conventional wisdom when he quipped that "Jews don’t drink much … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Jews
Tagged jewish alcoholics, jonathan katz, orthodox circles, orthodox synagogues, single malt whiskey, yeshivat chovevei torah
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