Category Archives: Jewish Religiosity

Menachem Mendel Schneerson: The Expedient Messiah, Part 2

Written by Trudie Pert on December 12, 2011 — 18 Comments

MID-LIFE CRISIS AND CAREER CHANGE Settled with and continuing his dependence on his father-in-law, Schneerson no doubt experienced some anxiety about what to do next. Job prospects for a 40-plus-year-old refugee engineer with poor English language skills were not good. A temporary place was soon found for him, however, serving as his father-in-law’s financial emissary […]

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Menachem Mendel Schneerson: The Expedient Messiah, Part 1

Written by Trudie Pert on December 11, 2011 — 26 Comments

It is the committed core — made up now especially of the highly influential Orthodox and Conservative  movements- which has always been the critical force for channeling Jewish behavior in the direction of genetic and cultural separatism. … It is the radicals who have reconstituted the Jewish community and have eventually won the day. Kevin […]

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Christmas Phobia in Israel

Written by Kevin MacDonald on December 25, 2010 — 25 Comments

It’s well-known that Jewish groups and activists have been the main force behind the war on Christmas and in generally getting Christianity out of the public square. So it’s no surprise that in Israel, Christmas fares even worse. In Jerusalem a large group of Heredim are threatening to boycott a fancy shopping mall. Why? Because […]

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