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Adam Gross
Jan 30, 2025, 12:46 PM
How to solve the Haredi draft issue
I am a religious Zionist (by philosophy, kind of, not necessarily by eponymous politics). So I strongly believe in the practical, moral and halakhic value of the national defense of Eretz Yisrael, and that it is vital for the Charedi...
Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden
Jan 9, 2025, 10:01 AM
To acknowledge the First Cause by saying thank or please Goodness for Atheists
The importance of being thankful and hopeful to stay grateful and humble and not turn into a spoiled brat There exist unpleasant and inconsiderate people who call themselves religious. Yet, how can you truly love G^d and not be...
Joshua Berman
Dec 31, 2024, 12:35 PM
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Biblical grammar enters the culture wars
Could a new book’s deep dive into biblical grammar challenge modern ideas about when the Torah was written?
Sam Lehman-Wilzig
Dec 27, 2024, 8:00 AM
From the State of Israel to the State of Judea
While we are celebrating Hanukkah today, a question arises: why isn’t the State if Israel called the “State of Judea”? Not only was the last successful Jewish war of independence led by Judah Maccabee, but the nation that earlier...
Shuki Friedman
Dec 20, 2024, 12:14 AM
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Inching toward theocracy
Like every religious Jew, I pray daily for the restoration of judges 'as in days of old' - a legal system rooted in Halacha. But not this way
Moshe-Mordechai van Zuiden
Dec 17, 2024, 3:55 PM
True Judaism has no disdain or dislike for the mundane and material world
Body and soul, the physical and metaphysical, and life and afterlife are one More and more metaphysics has crept into Orthodox Judaism, making it feel like a Christian religion. Jewish denominations that did away with much ritual made their practice...
Yoni Mozeson
Nov 21, 2024, 10:45 PM
A cry for unity
Who were the first two people to recognize the calamitous nature of Jewish disunity? The Midrash argues that it is Joseph and his younger brother Benjamin. (Yes, it’s not this week parsha, but the message is needed now). When the...
Joshua Hammerman
Nov 20, 2024, 10:11 PM
Religion-state separation is about to take center stage in the US culture wars
The Texas Tribune reports that the state’s board of education is likely going to vote to support a “Bible infused” curriculum for its public schools later this week. The newspaper states that eight of the 15 board members gave their...
Adam Gross
Nov 6, 2024, 8:20 PM
Subcontracting Yeshivas – The Smart Way to the Charedi Draft
In this week's Torah portion, Lech Lecha, we read how Avraham Avinu took up arms when called upon to protect his kinsman. We learn from the Ramban that 'the acts of the fathers are signs for the children'. Today's charedim...
Noah Efron
Oct 8, 2024, 11:57 AM
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A holy Yom Kippur in Dizengoff Square
Should gender-separated prayers be allowed in Tel Aviv's famed public space? This year calls us to ask a different question
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