"Another school that earned approval from inspectors was Talmud Torah London....The school, rated good overall, teaches boys from 5 to 13."
thejc.com/family-and-educati… via @JewishChron
"the use of screens, along with addictive social media apps such as TikTok and Instagram, is affecting children’s learning and leading to teenagers feeling lonely and depressed"
thetimes.co.uk/article/sophi…
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Thanks to @spitzer_eli for an incredibly thought-provoking conversation on the Hasidic boys' education controversy.
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"Those who want Hasidic schools to improve don’t have to approve of the community's way of life but, if they wish to succeed, they do have to understand it." - My response to @thetimes investigation
thetimes.co.uk/article/eli-s…
My piece for the @thetimes
explaining the function of Hasidic schools and offering advice to those trying to improve them thetimes.co.uk/article/eli-s…
Eli Spitzer retweeted
...and @spitzer_eli for the defence
thetimes.co.uk/article/eli-s…
Looking for an authentic portrayal of the Hasidic community? Ignore sensationalized Netflix shows and watch @FriedaVizel's beautiful YouTube channel. Her storytelling offers a unique perspective that you won't find anywhere else. Start with this one:
youtu.be/R3NWewukpsg
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"It isn't—it cannot be—our special duty as Jews, let alone our very reason for existing, to seek the revival of a rival religion" mosaicmagazine.com/response/…
My latest for @mosaicmag 👇
To @spitzer_eli, Jews must not dedicate their educational efforts towards a civilization that isn't their own. The architects of Jewish classical education would do well to remember that mosaicmagazine.com/response/…
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As a new documentary shows, for too many Jewish celebrities the only important part of their Jewish identity is being recognized as a member of a persecuted group (via @spitzer_eli) mosaicmagazine.com/observati…
"While, historically, many Jews have abandoned their faith and people in order to shed the burdens of being a loathed minority, the post-Jew does the opposite: clinging desperately to that legacy of persecution as the essence of being as a Jew."
mosaicmagazine.com/observati…
My latest column:
The Baffling Appeal of "Jews Don’t Count" mosaicmagazine.com/observati… via @mosaicmag
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Long but fascinating article about the society in which I live. Nearly a year old, but more relevant in light of the current attempts to form a government in Israel.
mosaicmagazine.com/essay/jew…
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Israeli haredim are starting to vote like Israelis, American haredim like Americans. Intelligent and dispassionate analysis from @spitzer_eli
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