Weekly Links ~ Hirhurim

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Friday

SALT today: link
In scandals, a wake-up call for Orthodoxy: link
Rabbi condemned for ordaining woman: link
R. J. David Bleich, R. Adam Mintz and R. Avi Weiss on women rabbis 12 years ago: link
Haredi rabbis vs. the Internet, and the Internet is winning: link
Jewish basketball team forfeits over fast day: link
Del.'s 1st Jewish Gov. Hangs Mezuzah At Mansion: link
R. Shmuel Goldin on women's communal roles (creating places of leadership for them within the Orthodox community that are unique and specific; we should not attempt to break down role traditions): link
OU PowerPoint includes the whole Megillah: link
Religion among the Millennials: link
The ghosts of Purim past: The holiday's violent beginnings—and what they mean for the Jewish future: link

SALT today: link
Ezras Torah calendar for Adar: link
Megillat Esther: an online commentary by Rabbi Yonatan Grossman: link
Rabbi fishes for ban on salmon: link
Herman Wouk's surprising passion: link
Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik’s Purim Question: link
From Skinhead to Orthodox Jew: link
Helsinki parents fined after son's circumcision without anaesthetic: link
Dr. Alan Brill's Post-Orthodoxy Contest: link
OU Passover Guide now available: link (PDF)
Vigorous city council debate in front of overflow crowd: link - recap
JTS intermarriage workshop signals change on issue: link
Agudath Israel of America's Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah condemn Rabbi Avi Weiss over woman rabba: link

Wednesday

SALT today: link
For children of Russian immigrants, mainstream Jewish community remains elusive: link
Chief Rabbis favor fur ban: link
Dr. Lawrence Kaplan on R. Emanuel Rackman and R. Joseph B. Soloveitchik: link
Rabbis Set To Rumble Over Rabba?: link
Tonight: Nachum Segal moderates a debate between candidates to fill Simcha Felder's position: link
Bill goes after sexual harassment by spiritual leaders: link
Stanley Fish: Are There Secular Reasons?: link
R. J. Simcha Cohen: Why Can't Women Read The Megillah For Men?: link

Tuesday

SALT today: link
Bnei Brak launches 'no smoking on Purim' campaign: link
Pre-nup agreements growing in popularity: link
Tzohar to hold 60 Megillah readings around Israel in its efforts to bridge the gap between religious and secular Jews: link
St. Louisan becomes youngest female Senior Rabbi: link
Ask the Rabbi: The hot seat - The mixed-seating controversy was undoubtedly one of US Jewry's most controversial and divisive issues: link
R. Yair Hoffman: Our Growing Insanity: link

Monday

Hirhurim - Musings