Emes Ve-Emunah

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

Thursday, January 01, 2026

The Cost of Belonging

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( Mishpacha ) If I had to choose one word to define 2025, it would be ‘affordability’. Contrary to popular Jewish belief, it wasn’t anti-Zi...
Wednesday, December 31, 2025

How Bad is Antisemitism, Really?

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Vice-President Vance and Tucker Carlson ( Business Insider ) I don’t think now is the time to panic. I still believe that the vast majority ...
Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Marshall Fisher, OBM

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(L-R) Me, Marshall and Rabbi Zvi Block Just got back from the funeral of one of my oldest friends. I was asked by his daughter, Shaindel, to...
Monday, December 29, 2025

Rabbi Feldman's Daas Torah

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Rabbi Feldman at an anti IDF lecture in Ramat Bet Shemesh ( Rationalist Judaism ) I was not there, so my impressions may be colored by the s...
Sunday, December 28, 2025

The Modern World - Insularity or Exposure?

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One of the greatest dangers to Jewish continuity is the extent that insulation has taken hold in certain segments of the Jewish world. The f...
Friday, December 26, 2025

Is Jewish Unity Even Possible Anymore?

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NCSYers (public high school kids) in Lakewood My differences with the Charedi world are well known to my readers. Some of those differences ...
Thursday, December 25, 2025

The Demise of Solomon Schechter Schools

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Former Schechter Queens, now the Queens Hebrew Academy ( JTA ) Hard to believe. But as of now, there are no longer any Solomon Schechter (Co...
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

A Turning Point for Conservatives?

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Ben Shapiro calling out antisemitic conservatives at a TPUSA event ( JTA ) To say that I am alarmed would be an understatement. Given the hi...
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Looks Can Be Deceiving. Are They Here?

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Mamdani lights the first Hanukkah candle with Mandy Patinkin ( JTA ) As concerning as the thinly disguised antisemitism of people on the rig...
Monday, December 22, 2025

America, Antisemitism, and J.D. Vance

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Vice-President J.D.Vance One of the most comforting aspects of the American ethos is the founding principle that protects the right of every...
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