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How Charedi Orthodox Theology Failed Its Followers

Our hearts go out to the members of the charedi Orthodox community in Israel and worldwide. Charedim are found in disproportionate numbers among the sick and the dead of the coronavirus epidemic. They are civilian casualties of the cruel, unrelenting war on all humanity being waged by Covid-19. Numerous people have angrily blamed the charedim […]

By Rabbi Yitz Greenberg April 21, 2020 7:41 pm

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Cautious Leaders Aren’t ‘Nazis,’ but They Aren’t Above Scrutiny

It was the sort of thing that sets Jewish teeth on edge. Some of the signs displayed at the recent protests against the restrictions that have been imposed on citizens in order to halt the spread of the coronavirus, referred to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer as a “Nazi.” In the context of the rising tide […]

April 21, 2020 7:38 pm

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Marking Holocaust Remembrance Day in the Time of Covid-19

Our own sense of precariousness could lead to new understandings of the Shoah.

April 17, 2020 10:21 am

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How Charedi Orthodox Theology Failed Its Followers

Cautious Leaders Aren’t ‘Nazis,’ but They Aren’t Above Scrutiny

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