The Blatt

• Social Media Robs Children of Childhood • What History Can Teach us About the Stern Talmud Controversy

• R M Taragin – Shavuot: Looking Forward and Looking Backward • Engaging OU Women At Every Stage • Less than half of US adults believe in God without a doubt • R A Gordimer – Sefaria and Koren – A Concerned Look • R A Folger – What Interfaith Meetings Can Lead To • Chief Rabbi tells the General Assembly of journey towards healing through ...

• Surgeon general issues advisory about social media risks for kids • Chicago’s Hebrew Theological College marks a century-plus of Jewish life • Orthodox Jews Express Dismay as Sefaria Launches ‘Gender-Friendly’ Translation

• Shaking my head – Conservative movement OKs vegetarian and vegan restaurants without kosher supervision • Women’s faces back on store shelves in Bnei Brak • A 2,000-year-old Jewish community revived

• H Jachter – When Should Rabbis Involve Themselves in Politics? • M Taragin – Shavuot: Looking Forward and Looking Backward • S Zuckier – Staying up all night on Shavuot is about going all in • Shouldn’t it be Ve-Ahavtem (Deut. 10:19) rather than Ve-Ahavta? Or did they intentionally change it to avoid sheimos issues? – Religious advocacy group organizes ‘Love the ...

• COVID-19 and the decline of religion in America • The challenges of being an ultra-Orthodox combat soldier • 2,000-year-old ledger found in City of David points to widespread 2nd Temple literacy • A glimpse into the mysterious Jewish community of Afghanistan • Joe Lieberman: ‘Fight for justice’ to retrieve stolen Chabad library from Russia • Was This Couple Married 0, 1, or 2 Times?

• KASHRUS ALERT: Fake Hashgachos Being Imported From Asia • OU Kosher Conference Attracts Over 100 Participants • Legal groups raise concerns over Biden’s school prayer guidance  • Frum Jews in UK Protest Education Proposals Deemed ‘Repressive’

• Front Row at the World Series for Teenage Bible Scholars • New York City Mayor Eric Adams praises yeshiva education, pushes back on criticism • 80 Years Later: Jewish community thrives a block from Warsaw Ghetto landmark • Orthodox ChatGPT answers your Jewish questions  • ‘Gross distortion’ to assert Jewish values endorse unlimited immigration, says rabbi

• Torah values always come before inclusivity • After Consulting With Gedolim, Israeli Poskim Retract Leniency On Shabbos Elevators • I don’t think so – Worried your dinner isn’t kosher? This pocket gizmo claims it’ll figure it out

• R M Taragin – Yom Yerushalayim: One Kotel for All • Imagine what could have been if Rav Yaakov Ariel had been allowed to become Chief Rabbi despite his age – Diaspora Rabbis: Change age limit for candidates for Chief Rabbi • The Teen Minyan and Its Importance to the Orthodox Community • Over 150 female lay leaders convene at Orthodox ...