• Regulating Private Schools https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/opinion/letters/yeshivas-private-schools-new-york-state.html • Will Trump’s justice department protect Sabbath observers? | Nathan Lewin https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/will-trumps-justice-department-protect-sabbath-observers/ • A Day of Rest May Get a Day in Court https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-day-of-rest-may-get-a-day-in-court-11553209509 • Who will win the battle over sex education? https://www.thejc.com/comment/analysis/who-will-win-the-battle-over-sex-education-1.482009 • Cal State System Caves on Anti-Semitism Lawsuit https://californiaglobe.com/legal/cal-state-system-caves-on-anti-semitism-lawsuit/ • A New Discovery May Solve a Mystery about Israel in the ...

• Reform and Conservative leaders – Two Jewish leaders share “Thoughts on the Jewish Future” http://jhvonline.com/two-jewish-leaders-share-thoughts-on-the-jewish-future-p25744-220.htm • In Mallorca, Purim was once the most important day for its persecuted Jewry https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-mallorca-purim-was-once-the-most-important-day-for-its-persecuted-jewry/ • I’m suing Ikea over this sexist catalog https://www.jta.org/2019/03/21/opinion/im-suing-ikea-over-its-sexist-catalog

A friend pointed out the increasingly common practice of people giving a card in lieu of Mishloach Manos. I decided to take that one step further.

• Rabbis express concern about excesses of Purim celebrations https://religionnews.com/2019/03/19/rabbis-express-concern-about-excesses-of-purim-celebrations/ • “Poor families tend to be stable, happy,” he said. “The only thing that makes them poor is their tuition bills.” – We Need To Talk About Jewish Poverty https://forward.com/culture/421071/why-we-dont-talk-about-jewish-poverty-and-why-we-should/ • Here’s why rabbis can keep their housing expenses tax free https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/why-rabbis-can-keep-their-housing-expenses-tax-free • Separate section – Orthodox-run cemetery OKs area ...

• Re books on Shabbos by Heschel and Joseph Lieberman – “Heaven and Everything Else” | Shalom Carmy https://www.firstthings.com/article/2019/04/heaven-and-everything-else • Halachic Prenup Growing In Popularity According To New Beth Din Of America Study http://www.5tjt.com/halachic-prenup-growing-in-popularity-according-to-new-beth-din-of-america-study/ • Who owns America’s oldest synagogue? Not our problem, says the Supreme Court. https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/supreme-court-will-not-hear-case-over-touro-synagogue-and-its-silver-torah-ornaments • Were Ancient Rabbis as Focused on Bible Interpretation as We Think ...

• Women, do something – To Drink or to Be Drunk – That is No Question https://www.ou.org/life/parenting/to-drink-or-to-be-drunk-that-is-no-question/ • More Than 700 Day School Students, Parents & Administrators Rally State Leaders for Increased STEM Funding for Nonpublic Schools https://teachcoalition.org/nys/more-than-700-day-school-students-parents-administrators-rally-state-leaders-for-increased-stem-funding-for-nonpublic-schools/ • Winepress, Mosaic Floor from Talmudic Period Discovered in Korazim National Park https://www.jewishpress.com/news/archaeology-news/winepress-mosaic-floor-from-talmudic-period-discovered-in-korazim-national-park/2019/03/18/ • Interesting comparison of Rav Kook’s Zionism with Rav ...

• First survey of Canadian Jewry shows lower assimilation, intermarriage than US https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-survey-of-canadian-jewry-shows-lower-assimilation-intermarriage-than-us/ • Gallup: 52% of Jews identify as Democrats, 16% as Republicans https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/half-of-american-jews-identified-as-democrat-in-2018 • Jewish Studies Rethought: Yeshiva College Announces Significant Reduction in Required Courses https://yucommentator.org/2019/03/jewish-studies-rethought-yeshiva-college-announces-significant-reduction-required-courses/ • Y Schonfeld – Did 22 Rabbis Handcuff Orthodoxy? https://www.queensjewishlink.com/opinion/message-from-r-schonfeld-r-yoel-schonfeld/did-22-rabbis-handcuff-orthodoxy/ • I’m not sure what to make of this. I think it ...

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• R L Rothwachs – Purim, Alcohol, and the Messages We Send https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/purim-alcohol-and-the-messages-we-send/ • R Y Ariel – ‘Judaism is not determined by DNA’ http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/260197 • CJV rabbis thank anti-Israel group http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/260217 • History of the NLI – The books that bind https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-books-that-bind/ • OU Women’s Leadership Summit 2019 https://www.ou.org/women/summit-2019/

• Rabbi Yaakov Ariel: ‘Whoever rejects Jewish extremists supports terrorism’ http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/260036 • Only Seven Styles of UGGs Must Be Checked for Shatnez http://www.jewishlinknj.com/features/29997-only-seven-styles-of-uggs-must-be-checked-for-shatnez • Chief Rabbinate admits using DNA tests to help determine Jewish status https://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Chief-Rabbinate-admits-using-DNA-tests-for-Jewish-status-determination-582605 • Ex-chief rabbi Yona Metzger leaves prison after serving 22 months for corruption https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-chief-rabbi-yona-metzger-leaves-prison-after-serving-22-months-for-corruption/