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Rationalist Judaism The Dati Community is Furious 24 Aug 2024
This article reflects the deep resentment and anger within the Dati Leumi community in Israel towards the Charedi community regarding military service. Many ...
24 Aug 2024
Rationalist Judaism The Delusion about Dati'im 22 Aug 2024
The article discusses a growing tension between the Anglo-charedim and the dati-leumi communities in Israel, particularly following the events of October 7th...
22 Aug 2024
Rationalist Judaism The Rule of Law 20 Aug 2024
The discussion addresses the importance of adhering to the rule of law in Israel, particularly in the context of the recent arrest of soldiers on suspicion o...
20 Aug 2024
Rationalist Judaism The Religious Risks of IDF Service 18 Aug 2024
The article discusses common claims about the religious risks that IDF service poses for charedim. It debunks these claims by highlighting that soldiers from...
18 Aug 2024
Rationalist Judaism Trust the Magic 16 Aug 2024
The author reflects on a lecture by R. Neugroschel advocating against charedim serving in the army, highlighting Neugroschel's emphasis on blind trust in the...
16 Aug 2024
Rationalist Judaism Torah and Army: The Big Index 14 Aug 2024
The text discusses the author's posts on the topic of charedim and army service, highlighting the divide in perspectives between those in the United States a...
14 Aug 2024
Rationalist Judaism An Erev Tisha B'Av Disgrace 12 Aug 2024
On Erev Tisha B'Av, a lecture was given by Rabbi Mordechai Neugroschel at a charedi shul in Ramat Beit Shemesh focusing on Charedi army conscription and even...
12 Aug 2024
Rationalist Judaism Distorting and Delegitimizing Opponents 7 Aug 2024
The text highlights the issue of distorting and delegitimizing opponents in discussions within the Jewish community, particularly regarding topics like going...
7 Aug 2024
Rationalist Judaism Moshe Rabbeinu, Hater of Torah 2 Aug 2024
The text discusses a page from a purported elucidation of the Torah, Chumash HaCharedim LDvar HaGedolim, claiming to be based on hidden Kabbalistic teachings...
2 Aug 2024
Rationalist Judaism Rome Shmome 31 Jul 2024
The text discusses the dilemma Israel faces regarding its approach towards its Arab enemies, balancing a hard-line stance with international political consid...
31 Jul 2024
Rationalist Judaism Mission: Impossible 18 Jul 2024
The letter addresses tensions within the Jewish community, specifically between the Orthodox Union (OU) and the charedi community regarding military enlistme...
18 Jul 2024
Rationalist Judaism Herzl and the Rabbits 14 Jul 2024
"Watership Down" is a 1972 British children's book by Richard Adams that follows a group of rabbits led by Herzl Hazel on a journey of adventure, hardship, a...
14 Jul 2024
Rationalist Judaism "Haters of Torah" 11 Jul 2024
The article discusses the chareidi community's refusal to share in the national burden faced by other Israelis, particularly in terms of military service, fr...
11 Jul 2024
Rationalist Judaism Wonderful - if it's Kiruv 10 Jul 2024
The text discusses the ongoing debate within the Charedi community regarding military service in Israel. It highlights a video featuring Rabbi Asher Weiss di...
10 Jul 2024
Rationalist Judaism The Eighty Unmentionable Yeshivos 9 Jul 2024
The author discusses the lack of awareness among American yeshivish Jews about the dati-leumi community in Israel, particularly the eighty hesder yeshivot th...
9 Jul 2024
Rationalist Judaism Rav Brudny's Accusation 7 Jul 2024
Rav Brudny's article in Mishpacha magazine discusses the High Court ruling in Israel and the issue of charedi yeshiva students' exemption from army service. ...
7 Jul 2024
Rationalist Judaism The "Great Ones" 6 Jul 2024
The Council of Great Torah Scholars of Agudas Yisrael of America issued a statement urging increased prayers, citing various challenges faced by the Jewish P...
6 Jul 2024
Rationalist Judaism An Aquatic Kosher Adventure 5 Jul 2024
The Biblical Museum of Natural History will mark its tenth anniversary with various events, starting with an exotic kosher feast themed "Legends from the Sea...
5 Jul 2024
Rationalist Judaism If Only It Were A Lie 2 Jul 2024
Liel Liebowitz's article in Tablet Magazine criticizes the notion that Israel needs charedim (ultra-Orthodox Jews) to serve in the army, suggesting it is a p...
2 Jul 2024
Rationalist Judaism A Positive Change 30 Jun 2024
In the charedi world, there is a growing recognition of the need for change in the approach to general education to enable students to pursue professional ca...
30 Jun 2024
Rationalist Judaism Zooish Conspiracies: Conclusion 28 Jun 2024
The article discusses a series critiquing Irus Braverman's anti-Israel claims regarding conservation efforts in Israel, particularly focusing on the reintrod...
28 Jun 2024
Rationalist Judaism The Expected "Torah" Drivel 26 Jun 2024
In response to a High Court ruling that charedim must serve in the IDF, there is criticism of the charedi community's focus on Torah study and exemption from...
26 Jun 2024
Rationalist Judaism A Special Accomplishment 25 Jun 2024
The author reflects on their 49th birthday, noting the difference in how birthdays are celebrated in their family compared to their wife's family. Despite fe...
25 Jun 2024
Rationalist Judaism One People, Two Judaisms 23 Jun 2024
The text discusses the dichotomy between two forms of Torah Judaism throughout Jewish history, highlighting the shift from a Judaism for a sovereign nation t...
23 Jun 2024
Rationalist Judaism Dog Food and Disaster 20 Jun 2024
The article discusses a story of a young man in captivity in Moldova after being caught trying to smuggle narcotics disguised as dog food in a desperate atte...
20 Jun 2024
Rationalist Judaism A Difficult Kindness 19 Jun 2024
The text discusses the idea that the charedi community is becoming dependent on donations from philanthropists in the US, particularly for their yeshivos and...
19 Jun 2024
Rationalist Judaism The "Antisemitic" Cartoon 16 Jun 2024
The controversy surrounding an "Antisemitic" cartoon in Mekor Rishon depicts a charedi yeshiva student atop a wounded soldier, highlighting the exemption of ...
16 Jun 2024
Rationalist Judaism America and Israel 14 Jun 2024
The text discusses the author's experiences as a Jewish individual in both America and Israel, highlighting encounters with different attitudes towards Judai...
14 Jun 2024
Rationalist Judaism Two Different Torahs 11 Jun 2024
The author reflects on recent events in Israeli society, including proposed changes to exemption laws for ultra-Orthodox individuals and a disturbing suicide...
11 Jun 2024
Rationalist Judaism "The IDF Doesn't Want Charedim" 7 Jun 2024
The text discusses a report indicating that the IDF has rejected many Charedi enlistment requests due to various reasons, posing challenges in integrating Ch...
7 Jun 2024
Rationalist Judaism Effective Tzedaka 6 Jun 2024
The text discusses ways to support Israel during wartime, highlighting alternative organizations for tzedaka due to new information. It mentions the importan...
6 Jun 2024
Rationalist Judaism Hamas, Haredim, and Hayalim 4 Jun 2024
Rav Dov Landau, a prominent figure in the Ashkenazi Charedi Lithuanian community, called for special prayers due to the challenges faced by the Jewish people...
4 Jun 2024
Rationalist Judaism Charedism on Trial 3 Jun 2024
In Israel, a High Court hearing addressing the issue of charedi (ultra-Orthodox) avoidance of army service and funding for yeshivas took place, revealing the...
3 Jun 2024
Rationalist Judaism Golden Eagles and Goldfinches 2 Jun 2024
In this multi-part series critique, the author challenges the claims made by Irus Braverman about Israel's treatment of wildlife, focusing on golden eagles a...
2 Jun 2024
Rationalist Judaism When Torah is Poison 29 May 2024
The article discusses how Torah, while considered an elixir of life when approached correctly, can become a deadly poison when misinterpreted or misapplied. ...
29 May 2024
Rationalist Judaism Wild Asses and Camel Clashes 27 May 2024
The text discusses the reintroduction of Asiatic wild asses in Israel's Negev desert, where they play a crucial ecological role by dispersing seeds. It highl...
27 May 2024
Rationalist Judaism The Anguish of Kivelevitzism 24 May 2024
The text discusses a podcast episode where Rabbi Avramel Kivelevitz criticizes Natan Slifkin's views, focusing on the charedi community's response to differe...
24 May 2024
Rationalist Judaism What is Traditional Theodicy? 22 May 2024
The discussion delves into the traditional theodicy in Judaism, questioning the belief that bad events occur as a result of sin. The text critiques Rav Aharo...
22 May 2024
Rationalist Judaism A Theodicy of Absurdity 20 May 2024
Rav Aharon Feldman, a prominent figure in Agudas Yisrael of America, offers a theodicy for the Gaza war in a letter suggesting it was a Divine message due to...
20 May 2024
Rationalist Judaism Zooish Conspiracies III: Agent Bambi 19 May 2024
This text criticizes Irus Braverman's claims about Israel's reintroduction of Mesopotamian fallow deer as an act of violent settler colonialism. Braverman ac...
19 May 2024
Rationalist Judaism Zooish Conspiracies II: The Deer Project 16 May 2024
The text discusses the Deer Project in Israel, focusing on the reintroduction of Mesopotamian fallow deer. The project involved capturing deer in Iran and br...
16 May 2024
Rationalist Judaism Coming to America 15 May 2024
The author announces their upcoming scholar-in-residence position at Agudat Achim in Bradley Beach, NJ, for Shavuot, where they will be unavailable for a sub...
15 May 2024
Rationalist Judaism Worthy of Celebration 13 May 2024
Despite facing current challenges such as ongoing wars, global animosity towards Israel, and hostages still in captivity, the significance of celebrating Yom...
13 May 2024
Rationalist Judaism The Objection to Connection 12 May 2024
The text discusses the lack of concern and gratitude for the IDF among the charedi community in Israel. The author emphasizes the importance of acknowledging...
12 May 2024
Rationalist Judaism Zooish Conspiracies I 9 May 2024
The article discusses the trend in academia to delegitimize Israel as a settler-colonial regime, even extending to unconventional areas like zoology and cons...
9 May 2024
Rationalist Judaism The Core of the Conflict 7 May 2024
The Israel/Palestinian conflict has its core in historical events dating back to the early 20th century, when Jewish refugees sought a homeland in Palestine,...
7 May 2024
Rationalist Judaism The Holocaust and Israel 5 May 2024
The text discusses the relationship between the Holocaust and the creation of Israel, emphasizing that while the Holocaust influenced international support f...
5 May 2024
Rationalist Judaism Challah With Keys? Give Me Bagels With Locks. 3 May 2024
The custom of baking "Shlissel Challah" with a key on the Shabbos after Pesach as a segulah for parnassah (sustenance) is debated for its origins, some linki...
3 May 2024
Rationalist Judaism The Reform of Agudah 2 May 2024
The text criticizes a recent statement by the Moetzes Gedolei Torah of Agudas Yisrael in America, highlighting logical and historical contradictions in their...
2 May 2024
Rationalist Judaism The Irrelevance of Zionism 30 Apr 2024
The discussion on the legitimacy of Zionism, focusing on its historical context and religious perspectives, points out that with over seven million Jews livi...
30 Apr 2024