A Hasidic Rabbi Who Suggested Saying a Blessing Before Sex
Regarding sexual pleasure, there is an old question as to why one does not...
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“… in coming years watch for the Conservative movement to halakhically legitimize intermarriage by relying on the view that it is only rabbinically prohibited”
Since the consequences of intermarriage are so devastating, one must wonder why there is...
“Jewish prostitutes definitely felt that they were part of the community…”
Jewish prostitutes definitely felt that they were part of the community. See R. Raphael...
“…no surprise that the remarkable burst of Jewish innovation in the past fifteen years coincided with the emergence of a digitized generation…”
It is no surprise that the remarkable burst of Jewish innovation in the past...
“…it is important to distinguish between legal codes…and legal commentaries…”
…it is important to distinguish between legal codes, which intend to summarize the halachah...
Jewish Prostitutes in 15th Century Spain?
Isaac Arama, writing in fifteenth-century Spain, tells us that not only did the Jewish...
Some Wacky Results about Orthodox Jews in the Pew Forum Report on Jewish Americans
…the survey informs us that 1% of Ultra-Orthodox Jews had a Christmas tree last...
Whence Might the Myth Derive that Jews Have Sex Through a Hole in a Sheet?
I have no idea if there is anyone today who uses a sheet for...
“…when a city becomes a Charedi city, the other residents, if they are smart and if they can, should run for their lives”
Some of this Charedi instinct to overplay a political hand has to do with...
Rabbi David Wolkenfeld on why it’s important for committed Jewish students to be connected on-campus
Peter Berger’s book The Heretical Imperative explains that traditional beliefs collapse not in the...