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Community Would The Torah Be Different If Written Today?
The Torah is a chameleon. Its words, its laws, its protocols and its dictates all reflect the color of the environment in which it was written. One imagines, though, that God Himself is a constant — what He wanted from mankind during biblical times is the same as what He wants from us today. Or…
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Community My Orthodox Rabbi Father Taught Me To Love LGBT People
Growing up as a religious girl, I always pictured myself having a husband, enough kids to fit a minivan, and living in a comfortable home. I dreamed of having a wedding where I see my future husband meeting me halfway down the aisle and then finish the walk to get married under the chuppah. But…
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Community Is A Resume The Best Way To Land Your Perfect Spouse?
As wedding invitations poured into my family mailbox ahead of Passover, I couldn’t help but think about the reason all of these couples have been able to come together in the first place: the shidduch system. Prevalent in both Modern and ultra-Orthodox circles, the shidduch system is a process through which Jewish singles are introduced…
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Life I’m Sick Of Orthodox Women Being Fetishized In Films Like ‘Disobedience’
As a girl, I used to steal books from my mother’s nightstand. Often they were the titles she was reading for the local synagogue’s sisterhood book club, and as such, they were quite often about Orthodox women: “The Romance Reader” by Pearl Abraham, “Kaaterskill Falls” by Allegra Goodman, Naomi Ragen titles. I devoured these hardcovers…
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Fast Forward Simcha Felder On Hot Seat As New York Democrats Win Special Elections
Sen. Simcha Felder may be on the political hot seat from now till November. The Brooklyn senator says he will stick with New York Republicans, even as Democrats won special elections that make him the sole vote keeping all branches of state government from being controlled by Democrats. “It’s my obligation to avoid a ……
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Fast Forward Orthodox Victim Clings To Life After FedEx Stabbing Near Empire State Building
The Orthodox man who was stabbed at least four times on Monday afternoon by a FedEx delivery guy is still clinging to life at Bellevue Hospital. He has gone from critical to stable condition, the New York Daily News reported. Jack Gindi, 28, was reportedly walking on 33rd Street and 5th Avenue, just steps from…
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Fast Forward Drunk Driver Who Killed Just-Engaged Orthodox Couple Hit With Manslaughter Charge
Police slapped manslaughter charges on one of the drivers in a deadly chain-reaction car crash that claimed the lives of a recently engaged Orthodox couple. Rahmel Watkins, 35, of Brooklyn, who was already charged with drunk driving, was additionally charged on Monday with two counts of manslaughter. The tragedy occurred at 1:40 am on April…
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Fast Forward Orthodox Man Stabbed 4 Times By FedEx Delivery Guy After Sidewalk Bumping
An Orthodox man was stabbed after reportedly bumping into a FedEx delivery man on a midtown Manhattan sidewalk on Monday afternoon. The victim was stabbed at least four times, allegedly by the FedEx guy, on the corner of Fifth Ave. and 33rd Street around 1:40 pm. The victim, identified as Jack Gindi, 28, was reported…
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