Alana Newhouse
By Alana Newhouse
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News ‘The Buchur’ Seeks Woman of Valor
Every now and then, something genuinely funny comes through our e-mail inbox. Last week, we got “The Buchur,” a yeshiva-ized version of the hit television show “The Bachelor,” in which one smarmy single guy flits between a gaggle of girls going gaga at the chance to get engaged. The parody comes from bangitout.com, a Web…
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News Scholars Ask, What Would the Rav Do?
To mark the 100th birthday and 10th yarzheit of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, various institutions are mounting a number of events in the coming year to celebrate the memory and achievements of the 20th-century Jewish thinker and leader of Modern Orthodoxy. Indeed, the commemorations have already started. Two recent conferences regaled participants with tales, teachings…
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News Orthodox Union Promises New Openness
The most prominent Orthodox organization in the United States is seeking to redefine its agenda after a tumultuous period that included a sexual abuse scandal and a perceived rightward shift of a large part of its constituency. At its biannual convention last weekend in New York, leaders of the Orthodox Union said they took pains…
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