Identity vs Integration: Radical Islamists ‘freak out’ Belgian community
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Life sentence for man who refuses to give a get – upheld by rabbinic court
JPost The supreme rabbinical court of appeals upheld a life sentence handed down to a man who has refused for ten years to give his wife a bill of divorce. Read More »
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A case of Rabbinic sexual abuse by Neustein & Lesher
Journal of Child Sexual Abuse Read More »
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- Gur Hasidim & Sexual separation – הסודות של חסידות גור נחשפים
Understanding the extreme views some chassidim have about women Haaretz – English version In a recent study, scholar Nava Wasserman offers a window into the philosophy behind the strict sexual separation practiced by Gur Hasidim. For them, sexuality is the antithesis of sanctity, and must be resisted at all costs. Read More »
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Escape from Williamsburg: A Memoir of a young woman going off the derech
Forward review by Eishes Chayil author of Hush “Unorthodox” is a memoir about a young woman who has a lot of opinions. But in the ultra-Orthodox Hasidic world of Brooklyn’s Williamsburg, opinions in general, and certainly those of young women, are not appreciated. I grew up in a similar world nearby, the Hasidic world of Boro Park. Read More »
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Rabbi Immanuel Schochet criticizes Rabbi Shmuly Boteach’s book “Kosher J”
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Israeli bill aims to grant financial aid to Haredi youths leaving religious world
Haaretz A new bill advanced by Meretz MK Zehava Gal-On aims to provide financial aid to youths leaving the religious world, similar to that given to new immigrants upon their arrival in Israel.Three years ago, Tel Aviv resident Eli Bitaan, 21, abandoned the prestigious Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak and left the religious world. Read More »
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Rav Aharon Lichtenstein – Of Marriage: Relationship & Relations
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Problem of readers making comments unrelated to the post
The issue of people making comments on new issues unrelated to the post has been brought up recently. It is generally perceived as an irritant and distraction. I will try to keep the thread to topic from now on. For those who feel that there is an important issue that you want to bring up – please send it to me for evaluation [yadmoseh@gmail. Read More »
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Shavei Israel’s Michael Freund in his own words — he wants to reach millions, tens of millions of
Guest post from “RaP” ” Shavei Israel’s Michael Freund in his own words — he wants to reach millions, tens of millions of ‘lost Jews’! A year ago, YNet interviewed Michael Freund about himself and his goals in a lenghty interview. What he said is very revealing, here are some key passages: http: //www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4018444,00. Read More »
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Ex-haredim to sue State for damages resulting from not being given basic core courses
YNET Will the State of Israel be forced to pay for missing core studies? Dozens of former ultra-Orthodox men and women are seeking to sue the State for damages they allegedly suffered by not studying basic subjects like math or English in the schools they were educated in. Read More »
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“Jewish Indiana Jones” confesses to being a fraud & thief
NYTimes For years Rabbi Menachem Youlus, a self-described “Jewish Indiana Jones,” received plaudits from those captivated by his stories of traveling to Eastern Europe and beyond to search for historic Torahs that were lost or hidden during the Holocaust. Read More »
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Rabbi Ralbag reinstated as Amsterdam Chief Rabbi
JPost The Orthodox Jewish community of Amsterdam reinstated its chief rabbi, Aryeh Ralbag, on Thursday after briefly suspending him last month for having co-signed a statement in which homosexuality was described as an inclination from which one can be “healed. Read More »
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“I Had Asperger Syndrome. Briefly” – The false promise of Mental Health diagnosis
NYTimes FOR a brief, heady period in the history of autism spectrum diagnosis, in the late ’90s, I had Asperger syndrome. There’s an educational video from that time, called “Understanding Asperger’s,” in which I appear. Read More »
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“The Toxic Truth About Sugar”
Time In an opinion piece called “The Toxic Truth About Sugar” that was published Wednesday in the journal Nature , Robert Lustig, Laura Schmidt and Claire Brindis argue that it’s a misnomer to consider sugar just “empty calories.” They write: “…There is nothing empty about these calories. Read More »
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Strengthening authority with the legend of the death of the Shagas Aryeh
Jewish Review of Books hat tip to Hirhurim The great 18 th -century scholar Rabbi Aryeh Leib Ginsburg was not a shy critic. He excoriated implausible talmudic arguments, even, or perhaps especially, when they were made by earlier authorities. Read More »
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Fischer: Israel’s ultra-Orthodox must start working
Haaretz The ultra-Orthodox have to start working, companies have to stop bilking their bondholders and home prices could wind up falling too hard and too fast if the government isn’t careful, Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer said in a stinging address on Wednesday. Read More »
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Bail set at $23M in ex-teacher’s moletation case
USA Today Bail for a former school teacher accused of taking bizarre photos of children in his classroom for a sexual thrill was raised Wednesday to $23 million, as parents questioned why they weren’t notified when the pictures were found more than a year ago.[… Read More »
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Failure to do background checks – $1 million embezzlement
NYTimes For eight years, the woman worked in accounts payable for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, gaining the trust of her superiors. Colleagues praised her quiet dedication and hard work, and noted that she prayed often; her volunteer work at an event at St. Read More »
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Conversation between Chief Rabbi Sacks & Prof Sandel
Judaism and Justice – A Conversation Between Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks and Professor Michael Sandel from Harvard Hillel on Vimeo . Read More »
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