Shmarya Rosenberg

Shmarya Rosenberg is a writer who blogs at FailedMessiah.com

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What’s the Difference Between an American Life and an Ultra-Orthodox One?

Joel Teitelbaum, the Rebbe of Satmar and the most coercive of all modern day ultra-Orthodox…

The Heretic: Kosher Food Fighting is a Weapon in the Settler’s War Against Peace

Did you know that the little kosher symbol on your food may have a geopolitical,…

The Heretic: Exploiting Undocumented Workers Exploits Judaism

Undocumented workers, always one phone call away from deportation and a moment away from being…

The Heretic: Modesty Patrols and Vigilante Violence

Not too long ago, a woman sat in the ‘wrong’ section of a public bus.…

The Heretic: How the Law of Lashon Hara Has Been Dangerously Perverted By Ultra-Orthodox Rabbis

A young boy is called up to his teacher’s desk in a yeshiva grade school.…

Most Wanted: The Big, Bad Butchers and Bullies of Agriprocessors

On May 12, 2008, 900 federal and state law enforcement personnel raided Agriprocessors, the country’s…

Kosher-Keeping Vegans Go Undercover To Break The Biggest Case Of Animal Cruelty In American Jewish History

Philip and Hannah Schein are the Rina Lazarus and Peter Decker of American vegans. This…

Haredi’s Most Wanted: The 5 Worst Offenders

Israel has no civil marriage or divorce, which means that every Jewish Israeli is at…