Category Archives: Jewish

END KIDUSHIN NOW

Posted on 05/28/2009 by Sotah

I was in fact thrilled to find out that women apparently are less happy today than they were forty years ago – thrilled I tell you. Because that means that women are not complacent like they had once been. Women … Continue reading →

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Modesty is a dirty word.

Posted on 02/19/2008 by Sotah

A few weeks ago a story surfaced about Ultra-Orthodox Jewish women in Israel wearing a garment a kin to a “burka” as a way of up-ing the anti on modesty. The original Haartz article on this issue is in Hebrew, … Continue reading →

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The Rebbe, the Soul of Moses and “Continuous Revelation”

Posted on 07/27/2007 by Sotah

I went to the Accent Youth Hostel in Safed for a full Sunday. I sat on the porches with the beautiful overlooks of hills and valleys. I went for pizza on the busy commercial street of Safed, on the way, … Continue reading →

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