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Rabbi Chananya Weissman is the founder of EndTheMadness and the author of seven books, including "Tovim Ha-Shenayim: A Study of the Role and Nature of Man and Woman." Many of his writings are available at www.chananyaweissman.com. He is also the director and producer of a documentary on the shidduch world, "Single Jewish Male." He can be contacted at admin@endthemadness.org.
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Could it be that his “constructive criticism” is destructive slander?
When social pressure enters the picture, tznius goes out the window, and she must be profaned for her own good; otherwise, she will not have a chance to marry a “catch.”
Others believe that living in Israel all but assures financial ruin. They know someone who made aliyah, couldn't make a living, and was forced to return to galus.
Those who supposedly have a direct line to G-d praise matchmakers for their selfless, holy work. The future of the Jewish people depends on them!
This past Shabbos, I made it known that I was willing to shake anyone's hand at my minyan. People responded with bewilderment, amazement, and maybe a touch of admiration. But there were no takers. They didn't want to die.
When he experimented with mildly rebellious behaviors, it was unclear if people in his life were more concerned about their reputations or his well being.
Ever since Jews were allowed out of the ghettos, the debate has raged on how to approach the outside world.
3 ways the escalating tensions between New York’s Jews and the authorities can play out...
Encourage women to look down on men, to laugh at them, and be horrified by them, while simultaneously encouraging them to search for a husband they can look up to and whose helpmate they can become.
A person's instinctive reaction upon realizing he's wrong about something is to become a "defense attorney" for it. The job of a lawyer is to argue doggedly for a position even if he knows deep down that it's false.
For some reason, when it comes to the shidduch world, it is considered normal – even "the Torah way" – for singles to put their fate entirely in the hands of strangers.
These 4 questions will give you the answer
The law is only as powerful as the will of the people to respect it, the ability of the police and justice system to enforce it, and the determination of leaders to uphold it.
If scare tactics will wake up more Jews who are still in denial, then it behooves us to use them.
You have to assume everyone is at least two or three notches lower than he or she appears in the profile picture simply because many people will be two or three notches lower in real life.
A Jew who accepts the divine origin of the entire Torah except for a single letter is a blasphemer.
This is a golden opportunity for secular soldiers to see that Bnei Brak residents are not parasites, criminals, and terrorists.
Mordechai single-handedly throws cold water on every justification Jews have for remaining in exile.
That opportunity has finally been presented to us – nearly any Jew on earth who wishes to escape the prison of exile can do so. Tragically, half of our people are willfully blind to what is happening, though they cover their blindness with rationalizations
Try as they do to be loved, Jews continue to be hated more than any other population, regardless of what “type” of Jew they are. Here are the stages and the responses. Best of luck.
But a single should not fall into the trap of thinking that his life is complete if he is unmarried – even if he isn’t to blame – and society should not demand that he suppress natural feelings of unhappiness at the grim truth of his situation.
Rav Teichtal then cites a tradition from the Gemara (Chullin 63a) that the redemption will be heralded by impure birds – a reference to sinful Jews.
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