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The Silencing of anti-Zionist Jewish Rabbis
The Central Rabbinical Congress, the largest Hasidic institution, released a powerful statement earlier this year against Zionism in general and against organizations such as AIPAC and the ADL in specific. One must understand the magnitude and significance of this unprecedented step. The CRC’s rabbinical body includes more than 300 Rabbis throughout the USA and Canada.…
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Does Israel increase the safety of Jews?
In contrast to other democracies, the State of Israel operates as a representative body for citizens of other countries. Their alleged status of being a Jewish State ties Jews living around the world with a foreign country, Israel. This creates the dangerous perception of Jews being extensions of Israel and, thus, are vulnerable to being…
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Torah Jews are fighting Israel’s PR machine
Brooklyn: The air was somber, but an inflection of hope was embedded on the faces of those assembled. The past Thursday, the intimate team members of Natruna, also known as Torah Jews, galvanized their forces to plan and pray for the future in our tumultuous times. Since the horrific Oct 7 atrocities, our writers, researchers,…
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Does the Israeli Government ‘fight’ antisemitism? No.
One of the Israeli governments’ said goals is to protect the Jewish people from antisemitism & fight any manifestation of it. The question is: “Does the Israeli government and its leaders mitigate the hate directed towards the Jewish people?” The answer is simple. No. It is correct that Israel hides under the banner of ‘saving…
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Torah Jews mission on Social Media Platforms:
We have recently received an avalanche of messages on social media questioning our organization’s identity and mission. So, to clarify, dear reader: Our organization, named “Natruna,” also known as “Torah Jews,” was established more than 20 years ago by a group of Satmar scholars under the guidance of the leading Rabbinical Authority in Satmar and…
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Statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day
In the Orthodox Jewish community, every single family was started by a heroic Holocaust survivor rising from the ashes. We bore witness to their strength, faith, and resilience. Yet, the Holocaust is not something they discussed or wanted to live by. It was only the message of Emunah (faith) that they wished to impart. Conversely,…
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Statement on ADL politicizing antisemitism:
The CEO of The ADL, Mr. Jonathan Greenblatt, has testified before the Congressional ‘Way and Means’ Committee regarding the scourge of antisemitism that is currently plaguing Jewish Students on American campuses. Mr. Greenblatt has declared, “It is not free speech to incite, to intimidate, or to threaten Jewish students simply because they are Jewish.” Torah…
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Eidah Hachareidis Rabbinical Court Condemns So-called Religious Newspapers
Statement in Response to the Religious Newspapers, and Temple Mount Visitors By the Beth Din Tzedek of the Eidah HaChareidis of Jerusalem Sunday evening, 6th of Teves 5784 (December 17, 2023) Everyone has long been aware of the damage done by newspapers that claim to be chareidi, when in fact they spread ideas that are…
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Parsha Pearls: Shabbos Rosh Chodesh
Who ever heard anything like this? Who ever saw anything like these things? Can a land go through labor in one day? Can a nation be born all at once? For Zion has gone into labor and born her children. (Haftarah, Yishaya 66:8) The Midrash at the very end of Shir Hashirim Rabbah says that…
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Parshas Pearls: Shabbos Shuvah
For the ways of Hashem are straight, the righteous walk in them, and the sinners stumble in them. (Hoshea 14:10) Rabbi Yehuda Greenwald, rav of Satmar, wrote a letter in 1913 urging the rabbis of his time not to join the new organization Agudath Israel. Agudah had integrated into its membership and leadership many non-Orthodox…