Eliezer Brand
By Eliezer Brand
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Opinion ‘Is Hashem upset at you? Is that why you’re davening at home?’ The challenges of teaching Jewish values during a pandemic
My kids have been wondering why I’m around this much. They have always watched me going to yeshiva to study and teach. They’ve seen me go to synagogue three times a day for their entire young lives. My wife and I have tried to explain this unique situation to them, but they’re still a little…
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Opinion Panic is gripping my Orthodox community as we navigate the plague
It’s hard to overstate how serious it was for Rabbi David Cohen, senior halachic authority in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn and nationwide, to cancel all shul-related activities due to the coronavirus outbreak. And yet, that’s what happened. On Tuesday, he sent out a letter stating that all remaining schools which had not yet closed…
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Opinion The impeachment process was win-win
On Wednesday afternoon, our national crisis came to an end as the impeachment saga finally drew to a close. It ended, as predicted, with the acquittal of President Trump in the Senate, with the votes split nearly along party lines. Republicans are boasting that the verdict is vindication for the President, and that these charges…
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Opinion I’m an Orthodox Jew who loved National Review – until they betrayed us
I first became aware of National Review after I immigrated from Switzerland to the U.S. I caught a clip of the online editor Charlie Cooke in a masterful debate with Bill Maher on gun control. Switzerland is frequently cited as the most gun-friendly country in the world, second only to the U.S., so Cooke’s arguments…
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Opinion The Real Reason Orthodox Jews Love Trump (Hint: It’s Not Israel)
A recent poll conducted by the Orthodox publication Ami Magazine found that support for President Trump in the Orthodox community has skyrocketed. Though just 54% of Orthodox Jews voted for Trump in 2016, Ami found that Trump has an 89% approval rating among the Orthodox. On fighting anti-Semitism, over 92 percent said Orthodox Jews trusted…
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