Emes Ve-Emunah

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

Monday, April 20, 2026

An Unpopular But Just War

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Rachel Goldberg-Polin ( NYT ) Last night I was reminded of why we are in this war. (As if I needed any reminding.) In a rare moment of moral...
Sunday, April 19, 2026

A Conservative Rabbinical Student Speaks Up

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American Jewish University president Jay Sanderson Conservative Judaism is dead or dying. And The state of American Jewry is dire, with only...
Friday, April 17, 2026

Are Heterodox Jews Increasingly Being Alienated?

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I admit to being conflicted. On the one hand, I have no doubt that heterodox departures from millennia-old interpretations of Torah, Talmud,...
Thursday, April 16, 2026

Using a Private Residence as a Shul

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Normally, I am not a fan of setting up makeshift Shuls in private homes - at least not in mixed neighborhoods. By which I mean neighborhoods...
Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Torah Without Humanity

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A recent comment by Joel Rich on Gil Student’s  Torah Musings  noted an ‘updated’ version of a story about Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer. One tai...
Tuesday, April 14, 2026

The Pope and the President

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Forgive him, for he knows not what he does. This is pretty much how I (as a Cubs fan) feel about any White Sox fan. Bob Prevost, being no ex...
Monday, April 13, 2026

Insulation is Not Education

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One of the most challenging aspects of education today is the explosion of technology, now ubiquitous among our youth. This is not just an O...
Sunday, April 12, 2026

We Are Our Own Worst Enemy

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Antisemitism is up in this country. No question about it. But what makes its current incarnation different from antisemitism of the past is ...
Friday, April 10, 2026

The Media, and Confirmation Bias

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Kushner, Vance, and Witkoff - US negotiators sent to negotiate with Iran (ABC) It’s breathtaking to watch the spin from the left (in both th...
Monday, April 06, 2026

The President's Iron Resolve

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One of the accusations often leveled at the president is that he is an immoral, unprincipled narcissist who leads the country based on what’...
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