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Why is it that the Reform and Conservative branches have to sing the praises of interfaith marriages - do they need something to prove. The sad part about it is that intermarriage where there is no conversion to become Jewish is very sad.
We are in sad shape - the Hareidim and orthodox families are increasing and the other families not. Are the others jealous - why aren't they increasing their families? It is easy to blame the religious fanctions a fact the the JEWISH WEEK loves bring out.
Yes it's very nice that the wedding occurred - but the fact remains is that reform and conservatives "CHOKE" at increasing their families, thus DECREASING non-orthodox families, thus self desrtuction.
I challenge all the Reform, Conservative, Trationalist, etc non orthodox 'jewish' Rabbis to challenge their communities and come up to the challenge and increase your fold - but not by intermarrying and not keeping the jewish faith - or are you unable to stand up to the challenge.
Remember Hitler did not care if you were othodox, conservative, reform, 1/2, 1/4, 1/3, or whatever all you had to be is 'jewishlike' -
There is no joy intermarriage - do we have to like it - NO! but by the same token we cannot alienate -
It is sad that at this time of the year we can't get along -
MAy we all have a prosperous, joyus, and healthy New Yeat - FREE OF INTERMARRIAGE !
If the "moderates" among the Jews had their way a couple of hundred years ago, there would be no Jews left today. I guess it is left for us, the politically incorrect "extremists" to try to maintain our identity. This may mean alienating and infuriating the moderates. But, they don't seem to want to be Jewish anyway, so who cares? Now if these same moderates would relocate to Israel, share our risks, share our joys, then they too can have a voice locally. If they choose to remain abroad, then let them stay out of our internal affairs.
Fox news isthe only station that doesn't blame Israel has a reflex action. But they are the bad guys. And I suppose msnbc upholds some sort of Jewish value.
In the final analyis he betrayed his people. I don't know where or when the author grew up but I was taught that you don't turn on your own people not ever. Maybe thats old fashioned. But that'sthe way it used to be. I only hope that he and Bob Novak are both in hell right now.
You do not address the woman that had to go back four generations and get Ketubas and Birth certificates. Her family was in the HOlocaust try to get Birth Certificates and especially Ketubas. The woman only wanted to get married in Israel. Now she will get married on a Kibbutz by a Conservative Rabbi and go to Cyprus to have a civil ceremoney. How can a so called Orthodox Rabbinate allow this? This is like the Nazi's but in reverse. If you had a Jewish grandmother you where Jewish. So what is the Rabbinate trying to alienate any Jew that does not do what they want. I don't think so and people have the right to be Jewish in there own way. I am appalled and I am a Jew from America and could not produce any of these papers.
This doesn't show that Rabbi Ponet is mainstream. It just shows that there are a lot of commentators out there who are stupid. Their silly arguments won't change the true reality of intermarriage. Nor will it change the reality of Israel.
Beck is pro-Jewish. The JFJ crowd is pro-Palestinian and are SELF HATING JEWS, much like the author of this piece.
I assume this paper is a pro-Obama paper which proves it's a SHJ (Self Hating Jewish) paper. Only SHJs would support the JEW HATER IN THE WHITE HOUSE and the JEW HATING DEMOCRATS.
I am 100% Jewish and if you can't see it, you're like Alfred Rosenberg, who was a socialist part of the German Workers Party. His family had been Jewish but did not recognize the Jewish part of their family. We're talking both sides of his family were Jewish.
He was a REAL SHJ as well, and hated Jews. He helped craft the answer to the final solution. Makes me SICK WHEN I SEE JEWISH PAPERS BACKING ANTI-JEWISH GROUPS who HATE US and back the ARABS!
WE ARE IN DANGER! FELLOW JEWS WAKE UP!
To the second comment: You don't know what you are talking about. It doesn't matter if the kids came for work, the fact is they are kids, they should be in school, and they shouldn't be working even in humane situations but especially not in situations like the meat processing factory mentioned in this article.
Shmuly is a great man and he absolutely knows what he is talking about. Good for you Shmuly for opposing this ridiculous view that halakha doesn't care about child labor and good for you for publicizing this and writing this article.
I hope that child labor will be stopped forever.
And so, rather than the numbers diminishing because the Nazis shipped their ancestors off to concentration camps, the Jewish population was dimished because of human connectinons. An irony, for sure, but one that is quite preferable to most of us.
This Mark fella is a troublemaker. He can write and think. If he's not careful, he could lose his job.
Jon - why do you stay with JW? They have clearly gone over to the dark side.
"Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee, separately blocked a $100 million security assistance package to the Lebanese military. Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), the House minority whip, called for the funding to be blocked until the clash was investigated further."
these individual embarrassments to the United States Congress act, in effect, as Saudi assets who want to push Lebanon within the sphere of Saudi/Wahhabist influence. in short, Berman, Lowey and Cantor are siding with the very forces who attacked us on 9/11. shame on them.
I respect your tenacity in being a proud Jew and may you continue to be a credit to your family and to Am Yisrael.
Oh come on ! How about the sensitivity of Palestinians, legally the sons of the land, when their holy city is gradually cordoned off for them ? Is living together not possible ? The usual pretext - it is better than in most other Islamic countries. But, tell me, who gives arms to Saudi, Pakistan or Egypt, and who support their dictators ?
A scapegoat is exactly what Edgar Ray Killen is. At the very beginning of his trial the prosecutor said the state of Mississippi will show that Killen was not there when the shots were fired, and also that he never fired a shot. He was convicted simply because he belonged to the Klan. They wanted a conviction. Didn't matter who was guilty, just convict someone. The odd thing is the jury came in on the 3 counts of first degree murder as being hung, and the judge ordered them to go back and debate on it. They came back hung, and he sent them home for the week-end. Then they came in with guilty of manslaughter. Now how can someone be convicted of manslaughter when they admittedly were not there? Justice is not just getting someone locked up, it is getting the guilty one locked up. Sleep well Neshoba, the killers still roam free.
Andrews's uncle in Brooklyn made a lot of aware of this show, which we had never heard of. Hopefully, it aquainted middle America with the fact that one can be an orthodox Jew and participate in society.
Huckabee has Israel and the global Jews' back. It's been proven time and time again. No "smart diplomacy", he simply draws a line in the sand for Israel and the enemy can jump it and fight or accept it. Ironically, that's what the arabs respect. To his opposition, I'm really at a loss here...
Lewenberg is dead on. Years of left wing indoctrination. Now a little bit of pushback and its a crisis. Give me a break. BTW. We are way better off with conservatives from Texan has opposed to any college faculty.
A friend, touring Italy, came across the town of Pitgilano. There the gentile hid and protected the Jews during WWII. The gentiles and Jews got a long. In fact, the Jews and the non-Jews got along so well since WWII that they all intermarreid. Wonderful!
Today, as a result of intermarriage, there are no Jews (except one old woman) left in Pigilano.
The "moderates" can now declare their ultimate victory.
So are non-Jews to assume that all Religious Jewish who are Zionists believe that the secular state in Israel is a tool to bring the Messiah?
I'm not comfortable with all Christian Zionists, but lets not be bigots, especially hypocritical ones.
There was an overreaction to communist indoctrination. And now people go crazy screaming "propaganda'.
This is politics. Too bad most Jewish groups lack legitimacy here, having refused to denouce the leftist indoctrination for decades. Heck, the ADL was a part of it.
One fact that Rabbi Weiss has in his side is that throughout Jewish history, there has been no consensus when it comes to Jewish Prayer. Rabbi Dr. Daniel Sperber just published a book entitled: On Changes In Jewish Liturgy, Options and Limitations, an excellent review of the history of Jewish prayer in which he proves that there has never been consensus in matters involving Jewish Prayer. If you are Ashkenaz, spend a Shabbos in a Sephardic Shul. If you are Sephardic, spend Shabbos in an Ashkenazic shul. Both Ashekenazim and Sephardim should spend a Shabbos in a Yemenite Shul and then all you should go to the Great Synagogue in Rome. You will not recognize the Friday night prayers and others.
As the article correctly pointed out, the practice of reciting seven chapters of Tehillim and then reciting the poem of Lecha Dodi was instituted after the period of the AR"I, the 1600's. You can find Siddurim from the 1800's in which the practice was not included. Even today, Syrian Jews who follow the Rite known as Aram Tzova only recite one chapter of Tehillim and only 5 of the paragraphs of Lecha Dodi on Friday night. The Shaliach Tzibbur, the prayer leader, really serves no function during that part of the service except that he recites the last lines of each chapter as a way of leading the congregation to the next chapter and he chooses the tune for Lecha Dodi. That is not the same as reciting Brachos when his function is to allow those who do not know the Brachos to answer Amen to his Bracha in order to fulfill their obligation and it is not the same as leading the congregation in a responsive prayers such as Barchu, Kaddish or Kedushah. I do not believe that women may serve in those functions.
Do I agree with what Rabbi Weiss did? As long as those who came to shul had an option not to participate, it seems harmless. Should he follow the same practice in the main sanctuary? Only if he has the unanimous agreement of his congregation. By the way, I think that Carlebach minyanim pose a greater danger. Since when do name minyanim after people? I do not believe that Judaism allows for saints. Call it "the Heimlach" minyan or the "Ruach" minyan but do not name a minyan after a person unless it is being held in the shul in which he was the pulpit Rabbi. They are the only ones who may name their minyan after him, if they choose.
From Coney Island Avenue down to Collins Avenue, you made us all proud little "Big Brother." You even had Briendy and Fayge glued to the set. See you Shabbos (and thank goodness for shabbos clocks and shabbos lamps...).
You made a kidush Hashem
I am addressing this comment to the previous commentator. Your response is foolish. In case you missed it, MDS has a very intergrated special ed program that is one of the best in Jewish education. It does not, however, have a program for dealing with disabilities such as Caily's. This issue is not about tolerance. It is about finding the right school for a particular child. I also do not believe the Samuels' story on what Rabbi Besser said. He is far to smart a man to utter anything so stupid. I also hate to break the news to you, but the ADA does not provide that kind of "protections" you are suggesting. Finally, with respect to your child, here is a news flash, biting in school or out of school is simply not acceptable. I had a child who was bitten multiple times in school and put on antibiotics for several bites. Biting is not cute or funny. If your son's school was not able to curtail you son's biting, then your son was in the wrong school. You seem unwilling to understand the plight of parents of children who were bitten by you son and the burden you place on them. How selfish of you! No, you son is not a demon, but he does not help -- a fact which you seem unwilling to recognize. I truly pray that you have finally gotten your son the help that he so desparately needs and have finally found an appropriate academic environment for him. But stop the ranting about MDS.