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Halloween 2009: Tips from a Rabbi About How To Celebrate
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Brad Hirschfield
On October 31, children across America will don their capes and masks and go door-to-door collecting candy and treats to celebrate Halloween. But for many traditional Jewish families and even for some Christian ones, Halloween is a time of unease and discomfort. Parents may question whether or not to let their children participate in a…
Sexual Abuse in the Jewish Community, Is There a Double Standard?
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Brad Hirschfield
Perhaps the most troubling commentary on the breaking news related to the sexual abuse of children in the Ultra-Orthodox or Haredi Jewish community, is the absence of coverage about this sickening phenomenon in the community’s leading sources of news. That there has not been a single story on Voz Iz Neias, (Yiddish for “What’s News”)…
Jewish Haiku: Jewish Identity Issues in 17 Syllables
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Brad Hirschfield
Jews and Haikus are A Rorschach test reflecting Who we think we are Beyond the 17 syllables arranged in three lines of five, seven, and five respectively, and beyond the nicely rhyming rhythm of “Haikus and Jews”, this poetic form reveals much about what we believe and how we think about who we are. Not…
Supreme Court Upholds “Jewish Clause” Disinheriting Inter-Married Children
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Brad Hirschfield
The Illinois Supreme Court unanimously upheld the legality of a so-called “Jewish Clause” in the will of Max Feinberg. The “Jewish Clause” disinherited any of Mr. Feinberg’s children or grandchildren who married non-Jews. From this layman’s perspective, it seems like the court did absolutely the right thing as far as the law. By reversing a…
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