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0 Education Politics

National School Choice Clears a Hurdle

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 17 Sep

The Educational Choice for Children Act (ECCA) has successfully passed the House Ways and Means Committee, rekindling hope for families seeking school choice beyond public offerings.

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A Lasting Lesson in Humility

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 4 Jun

Rabbi Chaim Aryeh Z. Ginzberg shares a personal story highlighting the humility of the late Torah giant Rav Moshe Feinstein.

0 Education History

The ‘Little Miss Chasid’ who revolutionised women’s education

Jewish Chronicle · 19 May

Sarah Schenirer, a significant figure in Jewish education, founded the Bais Yaakov network in Poland over a century ago, providing Orthodox Jewish girls with both religious and secular education.

0 Jewish Law Politics

Leading Orthodox groups cheered the end of Roe v. Wade. Many Orthodox women are panicking.

Ron Kampeas in Forward · 30 Jun 2022

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade has revealed a stark divide within the Orthodox Jewish community regarding abortion.

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Is ‘Wong Wai’ the Right Way to Understand Ethnoreligious Discrimination in the Face of COVID?

Maggie Phillips in Tablet · 13 Jan 2021

The Supreme Court recently made a decision prohibiting New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's executive order that limited attendance at houses of worship as part of COVID-19 restrictions.

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The Balabatish Daf Yomi Revolution

Zev Eleff in Lehrhaus · 14 Jan 2020

The text discusses the historical development of the Daf Yomi movement, which involves studying a page of the Talmud daily to complete the entire Babylonian Talmud in a seven-and-a-half-year cycle.

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From Madison Square Garden to MetLife Stadium: Transformations in Daf Yomi Siyumim

Elli Fischer in Lehrhaus · 8 Jan 2020

The text discusses the evolution of Daf Yomi Siyumim over the past 30 years, highlighting significant changes in scale and cultural elements.

0 Antisemitism Politics

Anti-Semitism and Orthodoxy in the Age of Trump

Eliyahu Stern in Tablet · 12 Mar 2019

In the wake of the tragic Pittsburgh massacre in 2018, major Orthodox organizations unequivocally condemned the attack but hesitated to denounce white nationalism as its cause, with some attributing this reluctance to the Orthodox support for Trump and right-wing politics.

0 History Language

Zionism’s Forgotten Father

Allan Arkush in Jewish Review of Books · 16 Sep 2014

Nathan Birnbaum, often forgotten in the history of Zionism, played a significant role in the early movement.