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Community It’s Time For Orthodox Jews To Spend More Time With ‘The Other’
Last week, election winners across the country broke glass ceilings and made history. Danica Roem became the first transgender person elected to a state legislature. Michelle De La Isla became the first Hispanic mayor of Topeka, Kansas. Ravi Bhalla, a Sikh man, was elected mayor in Hoboken, New Jersey. Sheila Oliver became the first Black…
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Life A Modest Uniform For Your Cleaning Help, 100% Glatt Kosher
An avid Facebook user posted a photo of an ad for a clothing company from what we can only presume is a Jewish publication. “Cleaning Help Cover Ups” the headline blares. Apparently, within the Orthodox community, cleaning help sometimes show up to work in immodest garb. Although the ad doesn’t specify what kinds of risque…
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Life Raising Kids Orthodox And ‘Woke’ In Face Of Pressure To Back Trump
One year after the election of Donald Trump, the Orthodox Jewish community remains conflicted. Yes, many Orthodox Jews voted for Trump. Yes, many Orthodox leaders hesitated before coming out with a critical statement of the president after the events in Charlottesville, Virginia. And no matter what #45 may do, there is this sense that his…
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News Inspired By Trump Era, Orthodox Rabbis Launch New Political Group
This advocacy group believes same-sex couples should not be allowed to adopt. It says Vice President Mike Pence is a role model because he won’t dine alone with a woman other than his wife. It applauds legislation outlawing abortion after 20 weeks gestation, on the grounds that the “unborn child” can feel “fetal pain.” It’s…
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Life I’m Orthodox, Broke And Proud
My wife and I are broke. Don’t worry, it’s always been that way. Ever since we decided to sell all our stuff and move to Israel, and then sell all our stuff there and move back, we’ve been broke. Not like, broke broke — please don’t misunderstand. We’re not hungry or homeless. We’re middle-class broke….
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Community Who Gets To Judge The Converts?
The law “ואהבתם את הגר,” and you shall love the convert, is mentioned over 36 times in the Torah. The prolific rabbi Moshe Feinstein wrote that “As a matter of normative practice, one should know that the mitzvah (commandment) to love the convert obligates us to bring them closer and to be lenient on all…
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Fast Forward Get Ready, Israel: The Mooch Is Coming
Anthony Scaramucci, the colorful businessman who lasted 10 days as White House communications director before being fired, will soon head to Israel on an investment mission. Scaramucci, who came to politics from the world of Wall Street finance, will be a guest of the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce. The “executive VIP” trip to Israel…
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Fast Forward Is Ivanka Trump Getting Into Kabbalah With Red Thread Bracelet?
Ivanka Trump has been spotted several times since the early summer sporting a thin red thread tied around her wrist. Set against the backdrop of her meticulously styled “looks,” complete with Ivanka Trump-brand jewelry, dresses and shoes, the red threat might seem out of place — even off-brand. But the bracelet has special significance to…
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