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When my Emunah questions started reaching a critical mass, my wife panicked and reached out to a Rebbitzin she trusted. That Rebbitzin...

Some writers exude passion and vigor, others plod along, dragging the reader from one ponderous sentence to the next. Some writers...

The Drinking - Who the hell thought it was a good idea to command an entire nation to get hammered. What you get is an endless gaggle of...

Us OTD people often mention our discomfort over the seeming acceptance - and at best, extreme tone-deafness - in Chazal and the Torah...

Why did God create purgatory? In this discussion, I will address the basic points taught in kiruv camp to answer this question – none of...

What is the evilest thing you have ever seen? For me, it is the below picture. A mother and child are about to get killed by a Nazi...

Imagine you go to the doctor for a check-up. During the visit, the doctor mentions that they recently purchased a new diagnostic...

Rabbi Lawrence Kelemen often talks about the "Chain of Transmission" in Judaism, and how the existence of this chain bolsters the idea...

Over the past few years, I have been thinking and writing quite a bit about the veracity of Jewish belief. The following list is not...

Hi all, We are a loose group of formerly frum Jews. Many of us have attended some of the finest Bais Yaakovs and Yeshivos in the world or...

Dear Rebbe, For as long as I can remember, I always wanted you to be proud of me. While we have had many ups and downs over the years,...

As a young teenager, few things gave me as much joy as making my parents and teachers proud of me. When I was 15, I made a siyum on 400...