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The recent incident in Beit Shemesh has made waves in the media and elsewhere, starting from the yeshiva world down to the most secular. They all appropriately condemn reprehensible acts of this fanatic mob. This whole incident has been discussed in your editorial of Jan. 6, “Beyond Beit Shemesh.” What is most disturbing in that […]

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Rabbi Shlomo Einhorn, the Los Angeles-born spiritual leader of an Upper West Side synagogue who is returning to his hometown later this year, says his decision to have the major components of one of his farewell sermons contributed via Facebook and other web-based technologies isn’t an enigma. But his reason is an Enigma. That’s the […]

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Your editorial, “Beyond Beit Shemesh” (Jan. 6), states that the behavior of some haredim calls for “for deep reflection and introspection on just what it means to call one’s self Orthodox.” Who is it exactly that needs to reflect here? Is it the Orthodox victims of this chillul Hashem [desecration of God’s name] or is […]

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