34 minutes ago by SWMama

The New York Times ran an article today titled “ Who is a Jew? Court ruling in Britain raises question.” It tells the story of a 12 year old boy, an observant Jew, whose father is Jewish and his mother converted to Judaism. However, because she had a “progressive conversion” (as opposed to an Orthod ...

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1 hour ago by Devorah

by Rabbi Yaakov MenkenBefore a person gives charity with his money, he or she must first ensure that his or her money was acquired honestly, and not through theft or dubious business practices. If not, the "charity" will be of no benefit to the giver, meaning that it will not be considered a Mitzvah ...

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3 hours ago by undergroundbible

Rome proceeded to re-establish its third century empire under the disguise of Jesus’ Church. The Eastern and Western halves of the ancient Roman Empire, which had began to collapse by the third century, were purposely established to reduce the cost of maintaining the empire in a vain attempt to keep ...

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3 hours ago by Independent Intellect

David Lightman with his daughter, who was denied admission to the Jews' Free School because her mother's conversion was not recognized. But a court ruling has voided the admissions policy. LONDON — The questions before the judges in Courtroom No. 1 of Britain’s Supreme Court were as ancient and as c ...

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5 hours ago by Bill Howdle

I was reading and responding to comments this morning. A comment from our dear blogging friend blissbait really got me thinking. I quote: “I see such kindness out and about all the time it’s everywhere ya’ll! Seriously…seems I see more people picking up trash, holding doors for one another, leaping ...

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6 hours ago by Chaviva

I'm not sure what to say about this Op/Ed from the Jerusalem Post today: The double lives of Jewish converts in Israel. The gist of the Op/Ed is that there are converts living in Israel without healthcare, the ability to work, and who lack full acceptance as Jews in Israel, despite halakhic conversi ...

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8 hours ago by Antony Loewenstein

Finally, the Americans are starting to tire of the Middle East conflict (even if they blame both sides for the impasse, oblivious to the clear power imbalance between Israelis and Palestinians). Here’s Thomas Friedman in the New York Times: Today, the Arabs, Israel and the Palestinians are clearly n ...

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9 hours ago by hadassahsabo

Last week we discussed a reader’s failing marriage and had some reader input into how they dealt with their own marriages and subsequent divorces. One of our readers, Rebecca, left this comment… I want to attempt to answer it here to the best of my ability. “Are many Orthodox husbands, standoffish, ...

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11 hours ago by BD

What indeed? But first the story. I quote: Is being a Jew a matter of bloodline or religious practice? The UK's new Supreme Court is debating the subject this week, in a case that could have a wider impact on faith schools As it so happens, the public government run schooling system is frankly at th ...

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12 hours ago by Devorah

The Torah forbids us from tattoo-ing our bodies - "You should not make scratches in your flesh...." [Leviticus 19:28]At Bad Hebrew we can see a few reasons why.(Photo shows a tattoo which is meant to say "chai" (life) but instead says "hi")HT: Brooklyn Wolf

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