When one person hurts another, even if she did so unintentionally, she should still apologize. That’s why I’ve decided to write this post. Because I didn’t understand the pain that some people who grew up Orthodox experienced until pretty recently, and not understanding made me not sensitive enough. During my proud secular Jewish childhood, I […]
Dear JITC- It seems that every day another man in power is accused of sexual impropriety and subsequently fired. The adage “power corrupts” appears to be painfully true. Does Judaism believe that power corrupts and if so, does it have any advice on how to not get corrupted? Thank you, G.C. Dear G.C.- Lord Acton, […]
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Chaim Lebovits says, “We heard from the Rebbe…not to compromise on your Judaism and not to compromise on what you can do for the world. We’re working very hard on that tonight.” Director of Photography: Elie Gabor www.eliecreative.com
Preventing Sexual Abuse in the Ultra-Orthodox Community Tahel, the crisis center for religious women and children, is reaching out to one of the most insulated communities in Israel by tackling sexual abuse among the ultra-Orthodox. Monday was the first day of the group’s three-day conference titled, “Creating Safe Communities; Creating Hope.” The gathering at the […]
“The Rebbe told me that everyone has to do the utmost he can do in life to change the world, Tikkun Olam. [We’re now in] a big phase three trial of two hundred patients at six centers in the states. And that, if successful may end up to be a very good treatment for ALS […]
