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A Kiruv Response: Don’t Put Our Children on Ice

Thursday September 2, 2010 11:06 AM

rabbi-yitzchok-lowenbraun-1By Rabbi Yitzchok Lowenbraun

The Matzav.com reader’s comment on “It’s Time to Put Kiruv on Ice” begs a response. The halachic basis for kiruv is (more…)

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LAC Member Responds to Tiny Tots Saga

Wednesday September 1, 2010 1:19 PM

lakewood-smallBy a member of the LAC, Lakewood, NJ

First I want to start off that I am not a board of education member, nor a township committee member. I am a (more…)

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How Netanyahu Can Win in Washington

Wednesday September 1, 2010 5:50 AM

obama-netanyahu1By Dovid Efune

When Bibi Netanyahu sits down for dinner in the White House this evening, he can be assured of one thing; he (more…)

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The New Normal

Tuesday August 31, 2010 8:14 AM

moneyBy CJ Srullowitz 

Once, when I was in the eighth grade, the boys in my class were discussing what to do with their bar mitzvah money. (more…)

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Boiler Room Peace

Thursday August 26, 2010 8:46 PM

netanyahu-abbas1By Dovid Efune

I haven’t been around for that long, yet I experienced a distinct déjà vu feeling this week when I saw the headline

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Elul Considerations from Our Gedolim

Thursday August 26, 2010 9:10 AM

rav-elyashiv2By Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz

Last week, I had the good fortune of meeting Rav Gedaliah Sheinen, a rosh yeshiva of a yeshiva in Yerushalayim (more…)

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On the Wings of Eagles

Sunday August 22, 2010 3:13 PM

elalBy Avi Meir Hoffman

I personally witnessed them. They were two men sitting in the first class section of an El Al flight headed toward (more…)

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A View From Afar

Friday August 20, 2010 9:43 AM

shafran1To name the Muslim country where she lives would compromise her security; the authorities there do not look favorably on citizens who communicate with Jews. Her husband is a Hindu and she, although born a (more…)

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It’s Not Their Fault (It’s Ours)

Thursday August 19, 2010 3:37 PM

clinton-chossonBy Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz

Mainstream news outlets have seriously cut down their coverage of news stories. As society dumbs down and spends more (more…)

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What’s Unique About Oorah’s BoyZone

Wednesday August 18, 2010 10:45 AM

boyzone-oorahBy Rabbi Elli Bohm

[Photos Below.] I had the privilege of being a specialty division head for the past two years at Oorah’s Camp (more…)

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