Emes Ve-Emunah

A Forum for Orthodox Jewish thought on Halacha, Hashkafa, and the issues of our time.

Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Insularity and Spiritual Purity

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Belzer Chasidim at the graves of the Belzer Rebbes ( YouTub e) How worthy is a way of life that rejects virtually all aspects of the general...
Monday, August 10, 2026

Defining Judaism by Our Own Lights

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Once again, I find myself agreeing with a Conservative religious official. This time it is Steve Freedman, head of school at Solomon Schecht...
Sunday, August 09, 2026

Now Iran Is Dictating Terms?!

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The  mainstream  media reported the following this morning: Iran’s state broadcaster published the statement by the council’s secretary, M...
Friday, August 07, 2026

Is This The Greening of America 2.0?

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A young supporter of Dr. Abdul El-Sayed Back in the early 1970s, Charles Reich published  The Greening of America , arguing that the country...
Thursday, August 06, 2026

The Sad Legacy of Shlomo Carlebach

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Shlomo Carelebach at one of his inspirational events ( Ynet ) Beethoven, the Beatles, and Shlomo Carlebach. Those three have one thing in co...
Wednesday, August 05, 2026

What Does It Mean to Be a Centrist?

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Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, ZTL I stand second to no one in promoting the  Hashkafa  (Jewish ideology) in which I believe. One might think it s...
Tuesday, August 04, 2026

Grassroots Rebellion?

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New Charedi party head, Motty Leitner I am not optimistic. At least not as optimistic as  Rabbi Yitzchok Adlerstein , who recently wrote abo...
Monday, August 03, 2026

A Rebuke of Reticent Religious Zionist Rabbis

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Rav Mosheh Lichtenstein ( TOI ) Not all that long ago, I came across a book containing some of the more important letters Rav Aharon Lichten...
Sunday, August 02, 2026

Ignoring Jewish Suffering

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Boy George (TOI) Heartbreaking. That is how I feel every time I see images coming out of Gaza showing children wandering through the rubbl...
Friday, July 31, 2026

The Liberal View of the War with Iran

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Donald Trump and FDR. Will Trump rise to the occasion as did FDR? One of my more intelligent, knowledgeable, and thoughtful readers sent me ...
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