34 days ago by delicious

Amnesty international claimed that Israel is not allowing Palestinians enough clean and safe water. Israel is restricting palestinians living in West Bank and Gaza Strip and they are living without even poor quality of water. ‘Water is a basic need and a right but for many Palestinians obtaining eve ...

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43 days ago by Heshy Fried

This was posted the other day in response to the post Is the word goy offensive? Hello all, I’m not sure if this will post or not. I have been learning a lot reading these posts. I have a bit of insomnia tonight and looked up the word “goyim” to find out what it meant. My neighbor told me it was use ...

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83 days ago by Aliza Hausman

I am a self-described Jewminicana—a Jewish American Dominican hybrid, who grew up Dominican in New York and converted to Judaism. I make identity seem like an extreme sport. Either people are really uncomfortable around me (“You can’t be Jewish and Latina, you have to choose!”) or really, really com ...

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100 days ago by realistic bird

By JONATHAN COOK, counter punch Nazareth – September 7, 2009 The Israeli government has launched a television and internet advertising campaign urging Israelis to inform on Jewish friends and relatives abroad who may be in danger of marrying non-Jews. The advertisements, employing what the Israeli m ...

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126 days ago by Rabbi Tropper

Question: Rabbi Tropper, I saw on your blog the interesting shayla regarding shiduchim & parents and Maran Harav Eliyashuv’s Psak. Are there any other interesting psakim you recently heard from Harav Eliyashuv, shlit”a? Mendel S. Toronto, Ontario Rabbi Tropper Responds: Maran Harav Eliyashuv, shlit” ...

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157 days ago by Rabbi Tropper

Question: Rabbi Tropper, is it permissible to circumcise a child born from a non jewish mother but has a jewish father if the mother has no intention of adopting a jewish and observant life? Rabbi Tropper responds: The great Posek and Rav of Yerushalayim, Maran Harav Yosef Chaim Zonnenfeld, zt”l in ...

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194 days ago by Rabbi Tropper

Question: Rabbi Tropper: There was an accusation made against a Gadol biyisroel that he takes money for tzedaka from a Jew or Jewess who is intermarried. Is it permissible to take money for tzedaka from a mixed couple? Answer: Rabbi Tropper Says: This is a question for a leading posek. However we do ...

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213 days ago by Rabbi Tropper

Question: Rabbi Tropper, is there a mitzva to put an effort into helping non Jews observe their seven mitzvos? Rabbi Tropper Answers: The Sefer Chasidim (R’ Yehuda Hachasid) writes that there is a mitzva of “Tochocho” even to a Ben Noach. However it appears from Rashi (Sanhedrin 75a) that there is n ...

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