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Samuel Heilman’s portrayal of the reappearance of Munkatch chasidim has little to do with “remnants of chasidic Munkatch looking for someone with chasidic royal blood,” as described by Jonathan Mark (“Finding A New Rebbe – Or Not,” June 2). It was not the chasidim that prompted the sons learning in Telshe, in Cleveland, to resume […]

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Chabad has reached a new extreme in legislating a dress code for the mothers of its students (“No Long Wigs or Bright Nail Polish – For Mothers,” June 9). What I find most perplexing about this is that by this standard, even the Rebbe (were he alive, young and had daughters) would not be able […]

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Ivanka Trump to the rescue! I don’t think so — she has just as much experience being a leader on women’s rights as her father running this country (“Women’s Groups In Appeal To Ivanka,” June 9). She is no Esther saving the Jewish people from extermination. She is no Deborah dispensing her wisdom to the […]

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