Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity

Anonymous wrote: I am told by a family friend who is in kiruv that kiruv on American college campuses is difficult these days because 75% ...

amicusEJF wrote: b) This letter [of the Bedatz] was not signed by the Gaavad. ----------------- There was a second letter sent out with th...

Proposed conversion process threatens our existence! By HaRav Moshe Sternbuch, shlita (authorized translation by Daniel Eidensohn) ...

Translated by Rav Chavel Rabbeinu Bachye [1] (Kad HaKemach – Ger): An Israelite who is exiled from his home town is called geir, which stem...

Maharal [1] (Netzach Yisroel #32): From this you can understand why Moshiach will be born from another people. Dovid was a descendant of Moa...

Are You People For Real? wrote: Who on earth is for proselytizing? I'm surely not. Rabbi, you really should put a check on the rabid an...

Are You People For Real? wrote: "Dear Anonymous, You would make a horrible preacher. Please try delivering that message to the million...

Are You People For Real? said: "Can't you see how our non-frum brethren have been duped? Are you so blind as to blame them instead ...

We have two contradictory assertions: Which is closer to reality? This is a very important question! 1) Are You People For Real? said... ...

Are You People For Real? wrote: Is this blog for real? You have just given a wonderful present to Chosen People Ministries & Jews for J...

The awareness of the problems associated with EJF is spreading. There is a currently a discussion of some of these issues on beliefnet. I d...

Mei Shiloach [1] (Chagiga 3a): Rava explained Shir HaShirim (7:2): “How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O prince’s daughter!” He said th...

Pesachim [1] (87b): R’ Eleazar said that G‑d only exiled Israel amongst the nations so that converts would join the Jewish people. This is a...

Rabbi Leib Tropper gave an interview recently which is published in the current edition #838 of Mishpacha (Hebrew) – January 17, 2008 pages ...