Category Archives: Modern Orthodox
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RCA position on Chacham Ovadya’s statement
1June 19, 2013 by pitputim
I had pitputted on this topic 2 weeks ago, when it arose, and I’m pleased that the RCA has adopted …
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The Mesorah Of Chesed
6June 18, 2013 by pitputim
[Hat tip to Marek] Article by Barry Jacobsen A beautifully arranged presentation, graciously hosted by the Wolfson family, was held …
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Yair Lapid goes too far
1June 14, 2013 by pitputim
I don’t feel programmed to reject everything Yair proposes, nor do I feel that I should accept his proposals because …
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Leave Haredi enlistees alone!
4May 30, 2013 by pitputim
Picture the scene. Terrorists are at loose in an area of Israel. The Army is conducting searches, door-to-door. The door …
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Finally, American-style Haredism makes incursions into Israel
Leave a commentMay 9, 2013 by pitputim
I’ve been impressed with what I’ve read about and from Rabbi Dov Lipman (an alumnus of Ner Yisrael in Baltimore) …
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More on R’ Schachter’s views on Mesirah and Dina D’Malchuso
Leave a commentMarch 24, 2013 by pitputim
At the suggestion of מו’ר R’ Schachter’s מקורבים, readers who seek more than a 10 minute grab, would do well …
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Raglayim LeDavar (i.e. prima facie case to answer)
Leave a commentMarch 22, 2013 by pitputim
In an amongst a previous post, I received the following comment (which I have slightly edited) … and no, there …
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The right to pray is sacrosanct
6January 2, 2013 by pitputim
You won’t see the bleeding left, especially those on Galus Australis and the feel-good New Israel Fundniks and the like …
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With whom do you share more commonality?
Leave a commentNovember 6, 2012 by pitputim
Picture the scene. It’s Yeshivat Hat Etzion, known as the “Harvard’ of the Yeshivot Hesder in Israel. It is considered …
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Is “Modern” Orthodoxy comfortable with this?
1August 23, 2012 by pitputim
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