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A Guest Post By E. Fink Please don't take this post too seriously. It's partly written tongue in cheek. I bear no grudge against hat...

Just once, I'd like to hear a pulpit Rabbi say, "According to one famous interpretive tradition, Pharaoh's court magicians had ...

From the current Atlantic: ...Republicans rage against the Democrats’ bailouts, takeovers, deficits—yet all three commenced under George W....

A Guest Post by Rafi G Chevron Granovitch, a haredi columnist, writes about a friend of his who is in the year of mourning for his father w...

The very latest: U.S. to double weapons stockpile in Israel January 11, 2010 JERUSALEM (JTA) -- The U.S. Army will double the amount of e...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Matzav supposed to be the moderate among blogs who make their living ripping off stories reporte...

Here's the best, by which I mean most disturbing, bit: Those who choose to leave [Ultra Orthodoxy] know little about the world they are...

There's a story in Shmos Rabba (with at least two parallels) which explains Moshe's speech impediment. It goes something like this: ...

A Guest Post By E. Fink If you look carefully, I think you'll find the dybbuk at this support group. :) Search for more information abou...

A Guest Post by Rafi G The competition for the position of Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem has gotten very confusing. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat ha...

Over at Hirhurim, Gil is pretending his own personal sect of Judaism is true and correct in some first-cause sense, while implying that all...

Jon Stewart, Samantha Bee, and the other intermarried, latte-sipping liberals at the Daily Show put aside the brie for a moment to explain i...

News from Israel is the dybyk is still haunting the body of the poor guy from Brazil, despite lasts night's big exorcism in Jerusalem, w...

Just kidding! I have no intention of ridiculing Chazal, and strongly believe that I've never done it. Everyone hear that? I strongly bel...

A Guest Post By E. Fink Many Orthodox Jewish women adhere to the halachic requirement of covering their head in public by wearing wigs. The...

Posted by HSM The plight of the Agunah is a tragic one - how do ridiculous videos like this help? Search for more information about [Agunahs...

Remember Father Abraham's aishel? Here are the basic background facts: Genesis 22:33 says Abraham established an aishel in Be'er S...