What’s Yitzhak Yosef’s Strategy?

Photo Credit: Yaakov Cohen/Flash90 Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef {Originally posted to the author’s website} One must wonder what Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef was thinking when last week he launched into a tirade against non-Jewish Russian immigrants to Israel and those Orthodox rabbis who seek welcoming ways to convert some of them. Advertisement ‘); […]

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On Target

Photo Credit: Jewish Press The small shul used by Gerrer Chassidim in Rova 7, Ashdod, is not a standard building. It was temporarily constructed in a durable trailer, situated on Rechov Rabbi Tarfon. Before construction began, it was agreed that the trailer would be set on a slab of concrete. But when the work was […]

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Does Beis Din Have The Authority?

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Mr. Chovel and Mr. Alter were neighbors who did not get along well. One day, the two got into a heated argument, and, in his rage, Mr. Chovel pushed Mr. Alter, who fell to the ground and sprained his ankle. When Mr. Alter recuperated, he demanded payment from Mr. Chovel. Mr. […]

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Queen Elizabeth, Buckingham Palace Announce End of Royal Titles for Prince Harry, Meghan Markle

Photo Credit: Prince Harry and Megan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex at New Zealand welcome ceremony, Oct. 28 2018, Wellington Effective immediately, Prince Harry and his wife Megan Markle, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have given up the right to be called “their royal highnesses.” Queen Elizabeth and Buckingham Palace released statements on Saturday […]

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Alan Dershowitz, Kenneth Starr to Join Trump Impeachment Defense Team

Photo Credit: Lori Lowenthal Marcus Prof. (emeritus) Alan Dershowitz, of Harvard Law School. Celebrated Harvard Law Professor (emeritus) Alan Dershowitz and former US Solicitor General and independent counsel Ken Starr have joined President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team, it was announced Friday, along with Robert Ray, Starr’s successor at the Office of Independent Counsel during […]

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