Clearly Rabbi Weiss has changed his mind...

R' Josh Yuter found this, and wow what a difference a decade makes.

New York Times, February 6, 1998
Unusual, but Not Unorthodox; Causing a Stir, 2 Synagogues Hire Women to Assist Rabbis
Money quote:
And at the Hebrew Institute, Rabbi Weiss said, ''I think the call for women rabbis is unhelpful, because there are roles that rabbis play that women, by Jewish law, are prohibited from doing. That's very clear. In the same breath, there are many other roles that women can perform.''

Put your money to better use

Josh Richton posted this video and it is both amazing, and incredibly sad.  Foreign aid that goes to the PA not only does not get used for help build a Palestinian state, but could be used to help so many millions of people in Africa.   Below are some facts and figures.

1948 Israel in color

h/t Yitz Glass

Check out Israel in color in this ten minute preview of a documentary being created.  It is incredible:
http://www.blip.tv/file/2915188

Michael Savage meets frum girls

(h/t Josh Richton)

On Monday, July 12, radio host and conservative political commentator Michael Savage discussed a recent encounter he had with a few frum counselors he had met at a Shabbos dinner in California. Savage is effusive in his praise of the girls, their religious lifestyle, and their faith in G-d.
Michael Savage, whose real name is Michael Alan Weiner, is the host of The Savage Nation, a nationally syndicated talk show that airs throughout the United States on Talk Radio Network. The Savage Nation has 3rd largest audience of 8 to 10 million listeners on 400 stations across the United States, making it the 3rd most listened to radio talk show in the country.  Check out the audio here