Rabbi Red Isaacson - President Chairman of the board Anonymous Friends Of UOJ! Finally, our Orthodox Jewish leadership is formally publicizing its hugely successful organization to assist “frum� child molesters! Yedei Esav provides the following services to our community:  Psak from Gedolim t...

The UOJ Archives - December 5, 2006 Dear Rabbi Salomon: I heard your speech at the Agudah Convention and have a few comments and questions I would like to share with you. I am writing this letter in an open forum as I believe the issues herein are of vital importance to our people and warrant the sa...

Minhag Avoseinu B'yadeinu. Azoi vee es iz a minhag by der Yid tzu zogen ah - "State of The Jewish Union Address" - Vel ich zogen mine address oif an inyan vus iz nogea alle Yidden! UOJ Archives Do any of you really stop and think what this gedolim thing is all about? Does anybody ever stop and think...

The UOJ Rendition {A Parody} - Largely Edited - names and entire sentences changed to expose and mock the guilty! Editor's View by Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz - In Association With The Catholic Truth Society Agudath Israel. The fascination with this group's downfall and the manner in which they hoodwink...

A few weeks ago I spent Shabbos in YU. One of the talks I gave was about the ethical dilemmas of blogging. I had prepared my entire speech in writing but my computer died a few days prior and I had not printed it out. So, instead, I wrote up some notes. I think I said most of what is in here. Anyway...

Black Friday - November 28, 2008 (AP)NEW YORK – Police were reviewing video from surveillance cameras in an attempt to identify who trampled to death a Wal*Mart worker after a crowd of post-Thanksgiving shoppers burst through the doors at a suburban store and knocked him down. * AIG spent US$440,0...

Hey...it's been a while since we communicated directly. It's sure nice to see you checking in on my blog - like 40 times each day. Seriously now, remember when we hardly knew each other -- like two years ago, when I respectfully asked for an invitation to address the urgent issue of child sex-abuse ...

One of the brightest spots on the Charedi horizon is Mishpacha Magazine. This is a magazine that is geared to the Charedi public but is not subject to the editorial veto pen of the Charedi rabbinic leadership – as is The Yated or Hamodia. My understanding is that Mishpacha does, however, enjoy the...

Excerpts of The Forward's interviews with David Zwiebel and Marvin Schick... ....“Until not terribly long ago, the issue was very much in the shadows,� said David Zwiebel, director of government affairs and general counsel of Agudath Israel of America. “The fact that there were isolated report...

For more teachings on this parasha, see the archives to this blog at June 2006. Tithes and Heave-Offerings This week’s parasha, like Beha’alotkha and Shelah lekha before it, contains a mixture of narrative and laws. The connection between the two is often unclear, making for one of the puzzles i...