Eli Steinberg lives in New Jersey with his wife and five children. They are not responsible for his opinions, which he has been putting into words over the last decade, and which have been published across Jewish and general media. You can tweet the hottest of your takes at him @HaMeturgeman.
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By Eli Steinberg
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Opinion Protip for journalists covering Haredi protests: Your job is not to judge but to understand us.
The images and videos coming out of Brooklyn this week of Haredi Jews protesting new Covid strictures are striking: Streets crowded with protesters, fires set in the middle of the street, loud chanting and jeering at those in “power,” journalists driven from the street. This was hardly the first time New York has seen something…
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Opinion Yes, there’s an Orthodox COVID uptick. De Blasio and Cuomo are making it worse.
Orthodox communities in New York and New Jersey are in the midst of a COVID uptick. That much is undeniable. But what is also undeniable is that New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo are botching the response, singling out Jews for the convenience and pleasure of antisemites. These are politicians with…
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Opinion Of course we should care about who rabbis think we should vote for
Presidential campaigns, especially in the age of President Trump, tend to dominate the conversation. Everyone seems to have an opinion on the election, on who they will – and who everyone else should – be voting for. But there is a specific subset of Jews who are forbidden by popular decree from voicing their opinions…
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Opinion Don’t call Orthodox Jews close minded. Our consensus is achieved through debate.
There is a recurring trend I’ve been noticing in both private conversations as well as articles and OpEds discussing “issues” in the Orthodox world: Engaging in equal parts paternalism and dismissiveness – often with an extra serving of condescension – people often accuse adherents to traditional values of being closed-minded, and of “silencing” “nonconformist” perspectives…
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Opinion Amar’e Stoudemire is sparking joy for Haredi Jews like me
In a world that continues to produce social media celebrities and superstars at a dizzying pace, it’s hard for me to bring myself to get excited about anyone’s social media posts. Increasingly, social media has become a toxic sphere, filled with self-centered shallowness and one-upmanship, with extraordinarily little else. I can always pass on that….
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Opinion What the world can learn from the Orthodox response to COVID
In what we now know as the “early days” of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the waves of the virus washed over New York and New Jersey, the Haredi communities in the area seemed to get hit disproportionately hard. While no hard data exists to either validate or disprove this perception, it continues to persist both…
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Opinion I’m a Jewish conservative. We’re also furious about George Floyd’s murder.
I’m a Jewish conservative. And I’m furious about George Floyd’s murder. Not just Floyd’s murder, either. Despite what people think about those of us who don’t identify as “progressive,” we recognize that George Floyd’s murder wasn’t an isolated incident but rather part of something much bigger that we really need to change. This was not…
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Opinion Why Trump, warrior of the faithful, has my vote
Last Friday, President Donald Trump issued an executive order deeming houses of worship providers of essential services. “Some governors have deemed liquor stores and abortion clinics as essential, but have left out churches and other houses of worship,” the president said, echoing the thoughts of many people of faith throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic. “It’s not…
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