The loss of the synagogue has not been easy for the Jewish community. They have reached out to the Hindu Temple Society to allow them to share the space, and Veltri reports that they are still waiting for a response.
Monday, July 25, 2022
Conservative Media Turns on Donald Trump Amid January 6 Hearings Fallout
Around the same time on Friday, the New York Post's editorial board also condemned the former president saying he was "unworthy" to ever be president again.
Trump's only focus on January 6, 2021, was to "find any means... to block the peaceful transfer of power," the Post's editorial said.
"There is no other explanation, just as there is no defense, for his refusal to stop the violence.
"It's up to the Justice Department to decide if this is a crime. But as a matter of principle, as a matter of character, Trump has proven himself unworthy to be this country's chief executive again."
Both editorials were far more critical of Trump than Murdoch's biggest megaphone: Fox News. "It's really just a cheap, selectively edited political ad," host Sean Hannity told viewers of his show.
Greer Seeks New Sex-Abuse Trial
https://www.newhavenindependent.org/article/court_considers_new_evidence_in_greer_rape
Incarcerated sex offender Rabbi Daniel Greer left his prison cell Wednesday to come to a New Haven courtroom — where one of his alleged victims testified that Greer had indeed had sex with a former student … but waited until the boy was over the age of 16 years.
COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of death from COVID-19; the vaccines don’t alter our DNA
CLAIM
Canadian data shows vaccinated people more likely to die from COVID-19; COVID-19 vaccines alter our DNA; hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin cure COVID-19
Ben Shapiro visits Temple Mount with his father - report
https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-712925
Ben Shapiro had said earlier in his visit that "you can't visit Israel without going up to the Temple Mount."
Right-wing media personality Ben Shapiro went up to the Temple Mount with his father and prayed the afternoon prayer (Mincha) on Sunday, according to the Joint Headquarters of the Temple Mount Organizations.
An 'imposter Christianity' is threatening American democracy
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/24/us/white-christian-nationalism-blake-cec/index.html
One of the banners spotted at the January 6 insurrection was a replica of the American flag with the caption, "Jesus is My Savior, Trump is My President."
Erasing the line separating piety from politics is a key characteristic of White Christian nationalism. Many want to reduce or erase the separation of church and state, say those who study the movement.
One of the most popular beliefs among White Christian nationalists is that the US was founded as a Christian nation; the Founding Fathers were all orthodox, evangelical Christians; and God has chosen the US for a special role in history.
Marjorie Taylor Greene to GOP: 'We Should Be Christian Nationalists'
https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-gop-we-should-christian-nationalists-1727445
"We need to be the party of nationalism," the Georgia lawmaker said during the interview. "I'm a Christian, and I say it proudly—we should be Christian nationalists."
Putin Ally Viktor Orbán, Praised by Tucker Carlson, Bashes Mixing of Races
https://www.newsweek.com/putin-ally-viktor-orban-praised-tucker-carlson-bashes-mixing-races-1727448
Orbán's speech was meant to address the local Hungarian minority in Romania, according to Jonathan Eyal, an associate director at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) for Defence and Security Studies.
"Hungary's Viktor Orban each year goes to Romania's Transylvania to deliver nationalist speeches designed to galvanise the considerable local ethnic Hungarian minority. Few governments would allow such an open appeal to irredentism, but the Romanians have tolerated this," he tweeted Sunday.
Viktor Orbán sparks outrage with attack on ‘race mixing’ in Europe
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/24/viktor-orban-against-race-mixing-europe-hungary
The Romanian MEP Alin Mituța also responded angrily to Orbán’s comments. “Speaking about race or ethnic ‘purity’, especially in such a mixed region such as central and eastern Europe, is purely delusional and dangerous. And so is Mr Orban,” he wrote on Twitter.
Far-right Hungarian PM Orban decries European ‘race-mixing,’ sparking outrage
Hungary’s conservative leader Viktor Orban denounced the “mixing” of races in a controversial speech on Saturday that has generated backlash.
Speaking in Romania, the Hungarian prime minister defended his vision of an “unmixed Hungarian race” as he criticized “mixing” with non-Europeans, The Guardian reported.
“We [Hungarians] are not a mixed race, and we do not want to become a mixed race either,” Orban said.
Habituation
https://nafshi.org/mishlei-13-20-habituation/
Thus, after a period of repeated sinning, the process of habituation desensitizes him to the seriousness of the sin, and it is no longer a struggle. Mishlei describes the phenomenon of habituation in terms of being pursued by the evil that the person has created through his own sin. Something similar is happening when he becomes desensitized to the value of the good that he is doing. However, it is not quite the same.
Rav Moshe Tendler
https://mishpacha.com/brilliant-mind-golden-heart/
As a son-in-law of the posek hador, Rav Moshe Tendler quickly became a major figure in Rav Moshe Feinstein’s positions on Jewish law and bioethics, writing many articles in prominent medical and Torah journals alike.
This was a major problem in the yeshiva world as he and his son would assert that a certain view was from Rav Moshe and it wasn't accepted as such.
I once net him at a simcha and said to him,"Since you are the main source of Rav Moshe's knowledge of scientific information Why did Rav Moshe state that Natural child birth is merely a trick to convince the woman she is not experiencing pain?" He replied that he "was not Rav Moshe's main source and that though he was not aware of this particular tshuva which is in Igros Moshe he agreed fully with it."
When Rav Moshe was niftar I was told that a number of major poskim went to Rav Dovid and asked him to clarify the major disputes regarding Rav Moshe's true views. He replied "let them believe what they want but I refuse to get involved in a public dispute in these matters." I was also told that this was in fact Rav Moshe' own attitude toward public disputes. As a consequence there is still not a clear view on many issues.
Sunday, July 24, 2022
HALACHIC ARBITER IN A MEDICAL MAZE
https://mishpacha.com/halachic-arbiter-in-a-medical-maze/
Among the many burdens shouldered by Rav Moshe Feinstein was his role as halachic arbiter in the rapidly-developing field of medicine. An astounding number of innovations spawned an equal number of questions. No matter what that subject – be it hearing aids, cancer drugs, reproductive medicine, or end-of-life issues -- Rav Moshe ruled with clarity and authority. Three physicians who merited personal access to Rav Moshe recall the giant who served as the era’s halachic beacon
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