4th Aliyah Anniversary
I realize that this is going to make many eyes roll, and I don’t doubt that people will try to make the apolitical, political. As my 4th aliyah anniversary approaches, my gift to…
Orthodox Feminism: A Different Approach
I was browsing books yesterday at Pomerantz in Jerusalem and I saw Tamar Ross’s book entitled Expanding the Palace of Torah: Orthodoxy and Feminism. If not for its price being largely outside of…
Women of the Wall and the Israeli Police: Everybody Loses.
I’d be misleading you if I didn’t put it out there immediately — I can’t stand the Women of the Wall, including the queen bee herself, Anat Hoffman, who was recently arrested at…
When You Are Politics, and Politics Are You
I went to public school in New York and a university in America that wasn’t diverse, but that sought to fill the void by shoving various multicultural programs down our throats. Both real…
Fear Not: The Torah Won’t Kill You Unless Someone Beats You With It
In Ha’aretz’s flagrantly biased, recent article regarding the Education Ministry’s decision to introduce a mandatory course of study related to Jewish tradition and culture, Bar-Ilan University Professor Avi Sagi shows that he –…
