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Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt

A rabbi and businessman, Yaakov Rosenblatt serves as director of the American Alliance of Jews and Christians.

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On Rabbis And Immigration

By Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt

My zaide, a rabbi who escaped death by misdirecting his "neighbors," would never accept the liberal view that all people are inherently good and would be sweet as sugar if only welcomed into our homes

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Tzitzis: A Deeper Look

By Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt

Why is the tzitzis reminder on our clothing? How does it remind us that there are 613 mitzvos?

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On Orthodox Insularity

By Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt

The words over the yeshiva's main doors used to be in English.

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To Provide And To Protect

By Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt

I recently purchased a Glock 19. It is my first Glock but second firearm. My first is a slim, black pocket pistol, a Ruger LC9, which we keep in our safe. I practice shooting from time to time and trained for a Concealed Handgun License (CHL) as well.

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An Open Letter to Sarah Silverman

By Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt

I wouldn't be writing these words had your most recent video not been framed in biblical language. Its title held deep significance to me, as I am sure was your intention...

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My Beef With Chick-fil-A

By Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt

Many people have a problem with the Chick-fil-A chain of chicken restaurants. Universities have asked it to leave campus cafeterias and mayors have tried to ban it from their cities. The Jewish mayor of Chicago summed up his displeasure by saying “Chick-fil-A values are not Chicago values.”

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I Am Haredi

By Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt

I am haredi. I was born in Brooklyn, went to mainstream haredi elementary and high schools, spent two years in Mir Yerushalayim and attended kollel at Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, New Jersey. I wear a black hat on Shabbos and dark pants and a white shirt much of the week. My yarmulke is large, black and velvet, and being a frum and inspired Jew is my most basic self-definition, on par with being human and male.

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The Scream

By Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt

“The Scream,” a unique and evocative painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1863-1944), sold recently at Sotheby's for nearly $120,000,000. The price was attributed to its being the last of four editions still in private hands and the fact that it has been an icon of Western culture for over a century. The colors are vivid, the mood is stark, and the being on the bridge is overwhelmed by his surroundings. It captures a man alone in a world awry.

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Installing My Internet Filter

By Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt

Tonight I installed an Internet filter. I have always disliked filters as they slow down my computer and have been an annoyance. But the asifa at Citi Field focused my attention and an extra safeguard is worth infinitely more than the discomfort it engenders.

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A New Song

By Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt

Half a year after our marriage in 1997, my parents called and said they couldn’t attend the Agudath Israel of America convention and had extra tickets. Would my wife and I want to go in their place? We were newlyweds in every sense of the word and cherished the opportunity of a new experience. “Certainly,” we said and made the trek from Lakewood to Parsippany in the state of New Jersey.

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What Satmar Chassidim Can Teach The Author Who Trashed Them

By Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt

Dear Deborah, Your book, Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of my Hasidic Roots, has touched a lot of nerves and unsettled a lot of hearts in the Orthodox Jewish community. It is not every day that a Satmar woman divorces her husband, moves to Manhattan and writes a tell-all book about the experience. It is not every day that a Satmar woman writes about her chassidic experience with derision and her intimate relations without inhibition.

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Men And Temptation: Beyond The Bus

By Rabbi Yaakov Rosenblatt

There is a culture war raging in Israel. The extremists are pushing for an ever-expanding division of the sexes – including separate seating on public buses – and the moderates are refusing to go along for the ride. The struggle has filled newspapers and blogs the world over. And it raises a larger question. How […]

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