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Orthodox Union Removes Attorney Steven Friedman From Sunday Morning Panel

Rabbi Steven Weil, the Orthodox Union CEO, and Rabbi Alan Kalinsky (West Coast director of the Orthodox Union) have removed attorney Steven Friedman (I believe he charges his clients over $1,000 an hour but would’ve been doing this OU event … Continue reading

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Finding An Orthodox Wife

A young man converting to Judaism tells me: “The problem I have is that most orthodox women (90% +???) won’t recognize a ger (a convert to Judaism) unless he has an RCA-approved conversion.” I don’t think that’s true. Unless you … Continue reading

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Seeds In The Wind

David Suissa writes in the Jewish Journal: This is a time of year that I dread, when I have to write about my three days at LimmudLA, a smorgasbord of everything Jewish. It’s like trying to squeeze 10 or 12 … Continue reading

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The Role Of Women In Orthodox Judaism

Rabbi Michael Broyde discusses this issue and Jewish law. Joseph Kaplan comments on Hirhurim: As always. R. Broyde’s clear and rigorous analysis is extremely helpful, certainly to me, in thinking through important issues, and we should be grateful to him … Continue reading

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When The Goyim Mock Us For Not Wearing Shoes

Rabbi Michael Broyde writes: "Second, we now live in a society where Jews ought to seek to conduct themselves in ways that cause the Gentiles around us not to mock us. Halacha frowns on letting Jews be mocked and certainly … Continue reading

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