Emes Ve-Emunah

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

Monday, November 09, 2026

Whose Side Are You On?

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OK, so Democrats won the election. They were the ones most loudly clamoring to end the war in Iran. Of late, they have been joined by the Vi...
Sunday, November 08, 2026

Why Republicans Got Trounced

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Vance: "It's the Jews fault" The Democratic landslide last Tuesday was not an endorsement of the leftward trend taken by the p...
Friday, November 06, 2026

Why We Are There

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Vice President Vance is right. The Iran war is to blame for the political tsunami that happened last Tuesday. You don’t need a PhD in politi...
Wednesday, November 04, 2026

It’s the Economy, Stupid!

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El-Sayed declaring victory yesterday It’s unsurprising that Democrats had a good day yesterday. There was little doubt that they would take ...
Tuesday, November 03, 2026

Israel at a Crossroads

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Eisenkot, Trump, and Netanyahu There has been a lot of understandable hand-wringing over the last few days about events that will affect Isr...
Monday, November 02, 2026

The Final Solution

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Vice-President J.D. Vance and Tucker Carlson One of the most troubling members of the Trump White House is an individual the president canno...
Sunday, November 01, 2026

Will the Economy Trump Antisemitism?

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Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed and Maine’s Troy Jackson ( The Hill ) It’s interesting to see what political pundits are saying about the midterm ...
Thursday, October 29, 2026

The Israeli Elections and Hatzibur Hacharedi

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Gadi Eisenkot and Benjamin Netanyahu Just as has been the case with similar polls here in the US that projected winners and losers but prove...
Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Is Assimilation Necessary for Good Citizenship?

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Assimilation is not a four-letter word, although I have heard it mentioned in that context by far too many Orthodox Jewish educators who tre...
Monday, October 26, 2026

Will Replacing Netanyahu Change Anything?

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Gadi Eisenkot - Israel’s next prime minister? I hate to disappoint all of Netanyahu’s critics who can’t wait for him to be defeated - and bl...
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