יום ראשון, י״ט אב תשפ״וSunday, August 2, 2026
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One would think that finally, at long last, a long standing inequity will be eliminated.
By David Morris
Eli Cohen, the challenging candidate for mayor, recently announced at a campaign meeting in Beit Shemesh that "this time, the dead won't vote!"
On New Year’s Day 2014 a powerful explosion and fire occurred at 514 Cedar Avenue South, in a predominantly Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis.
By Batya Medad
As president, Truman initially opposed the creation of a Jewish state.
By JoeSettler
Israel wants to automatically grab your organs after death. JoeSettler says, "Opt-out".
By JoeSettler
Hesder produces quality, dedicated combat soldiers and officers - why is it suddenly under attack. JoeSettler explores the reason...
The fact that she chooses a boycott of Israeli universities as an example of a just limitation of academic freedom is a perfect example of the defect in her approach.
By Tzvee Zahavy
I believe it is essential for Orthodox Judaism to change and to provide women with full equality, including minyan, aliyahs and ordination.
The entire Templer community of seven settlements across Palestinewas deported.
Halacha forbids physical contact between the sexes.
By Batya Medad
Other people and religions also want the benefit of the "local call" to God.
We've become very good at symptom management and at not thinking about the underlying problem.
All four bodies were found bearing several stab wounds and other signs of extreme violence.
By Batya Medad
I finally realized/accepted/admitted that my weight had gone up a bit.
Of course the young men in Yeshivos get the same kind of Mussar, but they hardly have any time to act on it.
By Paula Stern
The smell may be gone, but the air remains poisoned by the hatred.
By David Morris
As if there was not enough drama in the re-called contentious Beit Shemesh municipal elections!
Israel is an independent sovereign state, and it should not be treated as a banana republic.
By DovBear
This reduces the halachic process to an entirely ad hoc system.
By Batya Medad
To pass God's test, the Jewish People had to be independent of others and show faith in God.
Yes, Modern Orthodoxy is losing some of its youth to secularism.
By Batya Medad
They know that on Shabbat our defenses are down and we're recharging our spiritual batteries.
By Batya Medad
I really wonder if there is such a thing as European countries that like and support the State of Israel.
By David Morris
Moshe Abutbul has taken the knee-jerk response to all criticism and perceived threats.
Lipman's proposal was crafted in coordination with Chief Rabbi Dovid Lau.
How well do Charedim do in the army? How well do they adjust?
By Adam Levick
One Israeli media outlet steadfastly refuses to set the record straight.
The Africa initiative includes an Israeli pledge of 24-million shekel ($6.8 million) to humanitarian relief in Africa.
There was a time when Gedolei Torah knew what they knew and knew what they didn’t know.
The survival of the state requires control of Judea/Samaria and a primarily Jewish population without hostile elements.
Both communities value using books to study their texts, and digital devices are a less preferable way for younger people to study.
Unfortunately, some people are still in the dark about the significance of this, and similar acts.
Prosecution of predators is a crucial component in the therapeutic treatment of their victims.
Their grandparents had already loosened their grip on religion and as the family disintegrated, materialism took its place.
By Paula Stern
My son continues to move slowly towards the army while working to complete his final year in high school.
I understand their angst. These are funds they have relied upon for decades in order to subsist.
By Batya Medad
Peace only happens when one side declares unconditional surrender or both sides really want peace.
Is it worth taking the chance that ‘some of our own’ may leave the fold in order to gain those who may come into the fold?
By Batya Medad
When I went to my first Shabbaton in the fall-early winter of 1963 I knew nothing of Torah Judaism.
By Paula Stern
It's a strange feeling to known that a missile is flying towards your country and there is nothing you can do about it.
By David Morris
Advisers close to the Prime Minister noted that this demand has already been accepted by the Palestinians.
It is worth looking at the full list but there is one entry that stands out as genuinely bizarre.
Does Israel really need the US to care for our security?
By Tzvee Zahavy
Our club, Northwest Racket and Swim in St. Louis Park, had a wonderful yoga program.
By Batya Medad
This is not the first time Rabbi Riskin has been featured in a video presentation which has raised eyebrows and caused controvers.
"I experienced first-hand many of the disastrous results of Yeshivish social-engineering."
This is not a post that I wanted to write, though I knew it was coming.
By DovBear
Hundreds of thousands of Jews participate in Daf Yomi at some point.
Kerry doesn't follow news from Israel very closely, he's too busy drawing up plans for Israel's return to Auschwitz borders.
I do not believe their feminist innovations will ever catch on with the mainstream.
One lone audience members dared to ask why give massive support to Syrians with millions suffering hardship in the UK.
Boys can play with dolls. Men can embrace their feminine side. Girls can play sports.
By Batya Medad
Those predictions are very dangerous and can cause more economic problems than our going our own way would have.
Reports indicate that terrorist Hezbollah forces — allies of Iran — have infiltrated the U.S. and have mapped out targets.
I don’t know who is responsible for the continuing attack against the IDF in Israel, but it's not my kind of Judaism.
By David Morris
The event was entitled “Who are the people in our neighborhood.”
Saeb Erekat is, once again, lying. Just as we caught him lying many, many times before.
As soon as he stepped out of the country, he was officially AWOL.
By JoeSettler
Threats to abandon Settlers to terrorists, and boycotts of Israel are creating opportunities that can be exploited for the good, says JoeSettler.
By Batya Medad
Yair Lapid the latest Israeli political "balloon" is out to destroy Jewish life in the Biblical Land of Israel.
By Atara Beck
“Israel Apartheid” lies disseminated by Arab-Israeli MK Ahmed Tibi were recently exposed by Israeli think tank Regavim.
There is probably a lot going on in the mind of a Baal Teshuva that is left unsaid - but ought to be.
If that Israeli wasn't in "occupied territory", would he still be a "dog" in Hamdallah's perception?
Some people are assuming the intentions of these women are less than perfect, but that’s complete conjecture.
SodaStream supports Palestinian Arab families every single day, a lot more than any leftist NGO.
By David Morris
In both cases, professionals had been alerted prior to the tragedies.
The reaction of Cardinal George was almost identical to the response of Orthodox Jewish institutional leaders.
By Batya Medad
Peace isn't so simple. It's harder than curing cancer.
By Paula Stern
I'll start by explaining that in Israel, a common phrase is "yehiye b'seder" - it will be okay.
It's unfortunate that the world takes every word from MK Tibi's mouth as sacred.
No one has a monopoly on the truth.
Van Susteren said that she had never before received a call to try and shut down a colleague.
By Batya Medad
When you have nothing to die for, you really don't have anything to live for.
Orthodox Jews are free to teach Leviticus and we are free to deny any religious rights and privileges to anyone we so choose.
"Zionism is based on racism, which carry the seeds of failure in itself."
"I don’t think my kids have any difficulties that are specific to the Israeli school system."
Mohammed beheaded Mahuddin Mahmud making it a case of Mohammed on Mohammed violence.
Many of my critics ask me why I don’t focus on the problems in the Modern Orthodox community.
The Catholic Church was behind nearly two thousand years of antisemitism and murder of Jews.
By Paula Stern
At one point the Dr. asked me if I was famous because of the blog...
The U.S. government is tacitly agreeing that the historical truth about the Jews and Israel is inimical to “peace.”
Once again, I am impressed by the level headed approach taken by a moderate Charedi.
ale of Israeli goods is a violation of Law 21 of 1964.
Everybody hates the Palestinians, but their own brothers hate them the most.
If this is not a Chilul HaShem, I don’t know what is.
The IDF denied any activity in Gaza at the time.
By Batya Medad
Netanyahu said to Biden: Abbas doesn't want peace. Now what?
By David Morris
Sharon had completed the highly contentious "Disengagement" from Gaza in summer 2005.
Lipschutz goes completely off the reservation ranting about the Post and the antisemitic world.
FIFA, one of the world's most corrupt and incompetent organizations, is also hypocritical.
By JoeSettler
John Kerry's "peace" offensive is another chapter in our battle with Amalek.
By Paula Stern
There are ashes that remain in the ovens, ashes piled into a mountain in Maidanek.
Clearly, al-Ijah blew himself up.
July 31, 2026 
