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Mar 13, 2020, 12:47 PM

The Kinneret is nearly full…

Another thought... For many years Israel faced a serious drought, to the extent that the Kinneret neared the lower “black line” and there were fears of irreversible ecological damage. The past couple of winters were better, but the water level...

Mar 12, 2020, 9:19 PM

The Jewish response to plagues

Recently a rabbi declared that the coronavirus is due to homosexuality, and he predictably received a great deal of hate-filled condemnation from those who are far removed from the Torah. Personally, I do not believe that this is the...

Mar 11, 2020, 2:45 PM

Apple Launches Rage App A new app is all the rage in the Arab world, having been downloaded more than ten million times in just two days since being launched. Dubbed the Rage App, this program alerts users when a...

Mar 10, 2020, 2:38 PM

Recent thoughts on the redemption in process

More to follow... make sure to check out the embedded links. March 4 ה” התאנה חנטה פריה“: אמר רבי חייא בר אבא, סמוך לימות המשיח דבר גדול בא לעולם והרשעים כלים. ”והגפנים סמדר נתנו ריח“: אלו הנשארים ועליהם נאמר ”והיה...

Mar 4, 2020, 10:45 AM

Amalek’s Last Stand

Biblical Hebrew is known as lashon hakodesh, the holy language, because the very words and letters contain deep insights. Those who master lashon hakodesh will learn a great deal about the nature of the world that God created even...

Feb 23, 2020, 3:21 PM

Women Off the Wall

It isn't noteworthy when the Jerusalem Post publishes a one-sided editorial (sometimes posing as a news story) promoting a radical feminist agenda, while attacking the rabbinate and traditional Orthodox norms. This occurs on a near-daily basis. Nary a month...

Feb 20, 2020, 6:10 PM

Progressive Rabbis Should Lead, Not Follow

Recently someone who identifies as an Orthodox rabbi received a great deal of attention for announcing that he would begin officiating at weddings between lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders, queers, and presumably whatever new categories will soon be added to...

Feb 17, 2020, 2:45 PM

Corporal Punishment in a Halachic Jewish State

Whenever someone dares advocate for a Halachic Jewish State in "polite company," he will almost immediately be met with jeers over the seemingly primitive laws of corporal punishment: "Oh, so you want to bring back public flogging? You want...

Feb 11, 2020, 9:46 PM

It Seems the Talmud Really is Sexist

I don't often agree with radical leftists, but it's encouraging to find common ground with one's adversaries, especially when they are fellow Jews. I have learned Gemara every day for decades, and, much to my chagrin, it appears as...

Feb 5, 2020, 2:47 PM

Embracing a Halachic Jewish State – Introduction

The Jewish people can rarely agree on anything and we are often our own worst enemies. Our survival and success in spite of this should be enough to demonstrate God's intervention to all but the most hardened skeptic. One of...

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Rabbi Chananya Weissman is the founder of EndTheMadness and the author of seven books, including “Go Up Like a Wall” and “How to Not Get Married: Break these rules and you have a chance”. Many of his writings are available at www.chananyaweissman.com. He is also the director and producer of a documentary on the shidduch world, Single Jewish Male, and The Shidduch Chronicles, available on YouTube. He can be contacted at admin@endthemadness.org.

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