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Rabbi Yehoshua Pfeffer defines ultra-Orthodox or “Haredi” Jews as those who maintain that to preserve the integrity of what they consider “true Judaism,” they must disconnect from the outside world and their reality and practice maximum isolation from the culture, … Seguir leyendo →

Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo (1946) is the founder and dean of the David Cardozo Academy in Jerusalem. Originally from the Netherlands, Rabbi Cardozo studied at several ultra-Orthodox yeshivas, including the Gateshead Yeshiva in England, the Mirrer Yeshiva in Jerusalem, and … Seguir leyendo →

Amos Oz said: “As problems become more difficult and more complicated, more people look for a simple answer, an answer that fits in a single sentence, an answer that points, without hesitation, to a culprit who can be accused of … Seguir leyendo →

Rabbi Aharon Yaakov Greenberg, in his collection of essays on the Torah, «Itturei Torah,» quotes Beit Aharon: «Every Jew (and every person) must know and think that he is unique in the world, and that there has never been anyone … Seguir leyendo →