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Rabbi Steven Pruzansky is making headlines with his front page Jewish Press article in which he thoroughly disposes of Orthopraxy and ousts the Orthoprax from Modern Orthodoxy.
For a thorough fisking of the main parts of the article go to XGH’s blog, this is his [...]
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The Real Orthoprax Issue
Why The Earthquake in Haiti Happened
This post has been crossposted to DovBear. More discussion there.
Since the Earthquake in Haiti many have attempted to figure out “why” the tragedy occurred.
There are 4 prominent versions going around the web right now.
Rabbi Shafran Version 1: God punished the people of Haiti because of evil speech.
Rabbi Shafran Version 2: We don’t know why God [...]
Tim Tebow’s Pro-Life Superbowl Ad is Heartwarming and Reckless
This post has been crossposted to DovBear.
UPDATE: RETRACTION AND APOLOGY HERE
The most well-known athlete in America might be Tim Tebow.
Tebow is possibly the most celebrated, successful college football player of all time. He was a 2 time national champion with the Florida Gators and a Heisman Trophy winner. His success, as well as his good [...]
Orthodox Jews Are Not Sneetches
That is Sneetches, not snitches. For Jewish snitches you can read my post on Mesira, the Jewish Informant. Sneetches are a Dr. Seuss invention that teach us on of the simplest, yet profound lessons in bias, peer-pressure, segregation and of course capitalism. It is one of my favorite Dr. Seuss books.
Yesterday I wrote about the [...]
No God Is Top Trending Topic On Twitter
Twitter has a sidebar with the top trending topics on Twitter at any given moment.
As of this very second the #1 Trending Topic on Twitter is “No God“.
I just thought that was really interesting.
And that is a good reason for a “Fail Whale” to lead this post…
Crosses Honor Fallen Soldiers of All Faiths
We took the family to Santa Monica Pier on Sunday and our six year old son proved to be smarter than a Supreme Court Justice!
It is so beautiful to walk along the beach and observe all the excitement along the boardwalk and pier. As always, we had a great time in Santa Monica.
For the last [...]
President Obama’s New Hardware: Nobel Peace Prize
Wow, two semi-political posts in a row. For a non-partisan blog that is a lot.
But once again, it would be impossible to ignore this elephant in the room.
Optimistic at best presumptuous at worse, President Obama’s recent Nobel Peace Prize award really pushes the envelope of credibilty.
Authentic Judaism and Authentic Charity
This post is really two Public Service Announcements.
Please read both and if you are able to help in any way possible, it is much appreciated.
One great thing about blogging is the opportunity to connect with other people for the sake of an important cause. Today, I present you with two important causes.
Essay: The Oral Law in Judaism
This essay was inspired by a recent post on DovBear. I have cross posted this post there as well. Head over there for more discussion.
What follows is my understanding of The Oral Law and its transmission to us. This article does not attempt to validate or prove its transmission as fact, rather it explains just [...]
Jewish iPhone Apps By RustyBrick
A few months ago I wrote a short post about the great Misheberach list in the iPhone Siddur.
Today, on DovBear I wrote a review of a few of the great Jewish iPhone Apps developed by RustyBrick.
Head over there to read the full review.
Elul Begins With A Warning | Anonymous Bloggers Take Note: Google Knows Your Every Move
A little while back I contributed a decent post to DovBear that generated an impressive response from legions of commenters on DovBear. The post was a comparison of anonymous vs. onymous blogging.
I argued that by blogging about important things anonymously, they are less effective and only perpetuate the near censorship of right-wing Orthodox Judaism. Some [...]
Mesira (The Jewish Informant) in Halacha
This post has been cross-posted to DovBear – more discussion there.
The topic of mesira is complex. I do not claim expertise on the subject of who is a moser, but I have heard a discourse from an expert on Jewish and American Law named Rabbi Breitowitz. Aside from teaching law at University of Maryland, Rabbi [...]
Have You Been Invited To A Brachos Party Or An Amen Party?
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The newswires have been full reporting the massive scandal in NY / NJ the last few days. There is a strong correlation between the scandal and something prevalent in contemporary Orthodox Jewish society.
You may think you are far from a money-laundering, tax evading, kidney-dealing, FBI [...]
How Many Is Too Many?
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An article on Ynet.com featured on VIN caught my ire this afternoon.
The writer, a woman, calls upon all Orthodox Jews to reject “the evil feminists” of Kolech and “have as many children as possible, as soon as possible”. For there is no [...]
The Sales Pitch
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I read an important column on a good website yesterday.
It wasn’t on NYTimes.com or Yahoo.com or ESPN.com (some of my favorite sites to link from) this article was on Vosizneias.com. VIN is a Orthodox Jewish blog with editorials and news. I recommend checking it out when [...]
Misleading Charity Campaign
A Religious charity in Israel has embarked on what I and many others feel to be a misleadeing charity campaign.
Promises 0f safety from danger, special perks and privileges and out of context quotes from great Rabbis permeate the campaign.
I wrote all ab0ut in on DovBear. You can check it out by clicking below.
Jewish Blog Round-Up #225
Another week, another Haveil Havalim.
This week’s round-up is hosted by “How To Be An Israeli”. A number of excellent blog posts from the week that was are linked.
An excellent job all around.
My Book Review of DovBear on the Parsha is mentioned with a very nice comment:
Rabbi Fink talks of being swept away by DovBear’s passion [...]
Book Review | DovBear on the Parsha
Over Shabbos I had the privilege of reading an excellent book. On Thursday my DovBear on the Parsha arrived at my summer residence and I was hoping to look it over on Shabbos.
At just over 175 pages I thought I would peruse the articles and formulate a general opinion of the book over Shabbos. Instead, I [...]
Onymous Blogging
This post has been cross-posted to DovBear. – more discussion there.
Social Networking has been around for a long time. The term is nearly two centuries old and the concept perhaps 30 times that.
With the internet explosion around the new millennium social networking became all the rage on the world wide web. MySpace and others blazed [...]
Do You Like Reading Blogs?
A great weekly Jewish (mostly) blog roundup called Haveil Havalim has been going strong for 219 rounds.
I just heard of it this week.
That is pretty lame, I am well aware
Anyway, I heard of it thanks to DovBear of http://dovbear.blogspot.com fame.
I got a couple mentions in the post and I do appreciate that.
Read on for the [...]
