▪ R Meir Soloveichik on Thanksgiving, Chanukah and his new pulpit, the Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue: NYT: The Local Roots of Thanksgivukkah, WSJ: God Delivered the Pilgrims—and My People
▪ When George Washington Celebrated Thanksgivukkah
▪ How Chanukah was distorted in America: How Hanukkah Entered American Mainstream
▪ At a Jewish conference, German president marvels at return of Jews
▪ Fascinating personal story: A Priest Returns to his Faith
▪ In my opinion, the future of Judaism does not lie with disaffected Conservative Jews (like the author of this article) and others on the fringe, but with the mass of Orthodox children. It’s all in the birth (and retention) rate: Less counting, more accounting
▪ In brief: lighten up: Hoffman: The Aveirah Song – A Halachic Analysis
▪ Reform rabbi with fake credentials: Temple Beth El rabbi lied about credentials, resigns
▪ This will eventually happen in NY, as well: Department for Education Inspectors target yeshivot
▪ Maybe rabbis will once again use all those laws of slaughter they learn in yeshiva: DIY kosher slaughter in the backyard
▪ Subbotnik Jews make aliyah
▪ The Shivah: Kosher Edition is now out for iOS and Windows
▪ The Place Your God Will Choose?
