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From Dr. Frager’s Desk: The Shidduch Crisis
Last week I addressed the cataclysmic problem of assimilation and intermarriage in the Jewish community. Not enough can be said about the devastating and insidious scourge that has decimated American Jewry. This week I try to tackle the next non-military crisis facing the Jewish People. Although assimilation is much more of a severe existential threat,…
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From Dr. Frager’s Desk: Assimilation is Killing the Jewish People
Jews have always been at the forefront of progressive ideas. This has made for a creative and dynamic people. Unfortunately, it has also led to increasing rates of assimilation and intermarriage. According to the Pew Research Study of 2020 only 34% of US Jews said it was very important that their grandchildren are Jewish. With…
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The Miracle of Avraham Elmaliah’s Survival
This past Shabbat, 30 Kislev 5782 (December 4, 2021), two brave Israeli Border Police were compelled to break the laws of Shabbat for the sole reason permitted by Torah: to save a person’s life. As 20 year old Avraham Elmaliah was passing through the Shechem (Damascus) Gate in Jerusalem after davening mincha, terrorist Mohammed Salameh…