Jonathan (Yonason) Rosenblum (born 1951) is the director, spokesperson, and founder of

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, an organization which attempts to clarify journalists' understanding of

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society. Jonathan is related to the well known Rannels family of talmudic scholars.

Career

Rosenblum is a graduate of the

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(AB 1973),

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, and

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's main branch in Jerusalem. Although once a self-identified Conservative Jew, he is now a ''

Haredi Haredi Judaism (, ) is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that is characterized by its strict interpretation of religious sources and its accepted (Jewish law) and traditions, in opposition to more accommodating values and practices. Its members are ...

'' ("ultra-Orthodox") journalist who writes for many publications. These include columns in the modern ''Haredi'' magazine ''

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''; ''Litvish'' ''Haredi'' weekly '' Yated Neeman'';

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''Haredi'' daily ''

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''; the mainstream Israeli weekly ''

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''; the

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; the ''Baltimore Jewish Times''; the

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's journal ''

Jewish Action ''Jewish Action'' is an American Orthodox Jewish magazine published by the Orthodox Union. The magazine generally presents a Modern Orthodox viewpoint, and covers "topics of interest to an international Orthodox Jewish audience... ncludingartic ...

''; and the English edition of

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's journal, the ''

Jewish Observer ''The Jewish Observer'' was an American Orthodox Jewish magazine published by the Agudath Israel of America, from 1963 until 2009. It was put on "hiatus" in 2009, with plans to restart once the finances of the magazine, affected by the economic ...

''. He is a founding writer of the online modern ''Haredi'' journal ''Cross-Currents''. His books include '' Reb Yaakov'', a biography of Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetsky (

Mesorah Publications ArtScroll is an imprint of translations, books and commentaries from an Orthodox Jewish perspective published by Mesorah Publications, Ltd., a publishing company based in Rahway, New Jersey. Rabbi Nosson Scherman is the general editor. ArtScr ...

, 1993), which is based on the research of Rabbi Nathan Kamenetsky. He is one of the initiators of ''Klal Perspectives'', an electronic journal dedicated to addressing the unique challenges facing today's Orthodox communities.

Political stances

* In March 1992, Rosenblum wrote an article in the

criticizing Rabbi

Norman Lamm Norman Lamm (December 19, 1927 – May 31, 2020) was an American Modern Orthodox rabbi, scholar, academic administrator, author, and Jewish community leader. He was the Chancellor of Yeshiva University until he announced his retirement on July ...

's book, ''Torah Umadda'', for equating the value and importance of secular and Torah studies. *Rosenblum condemned both the gay parade in Jerusalem and the Haredim who demonstrated violently against it. *Regarding the

genocide in Darfur The Darfur genocide was the systematic killing of ethnic Darfuri people during the War in Darfur. The genocide, which was carried out against the Fur, Masalit and Zaghawa ethnic groups, led the International Criminal Court (ICC) to indict seve ...

, Rosenblum proposed a stance of awareness of the genocide while remaining inactive.

... possible explanation of our inaction is that there are others to carry the ball on Darfur, whereas we are the only ones who will address our special concerns – the future of the Jewish people, the preservation of Torah learning, the hardships faced by so many families within the Torah community ... Yet even those of us who devote ourselves exclusively to the study and teaching of Torah must not lose sight of the fact that we do so because our unique role is to bring human history to its ultimate goal, when all mankind will be filled with the knowledge of HaShem – lesaken olam b'Malchus Shakai. In order to be HaShem's instruments for tikkun olam orld repair we must remain constantly aware of our responsibility for every aspect of HaShem's world and of how far the world is from its ultimate perfection. In that context, knowing and caring about what is going on in Darfur can inspire us to greater devotion to our unique task as His Chosen People.

*Rosenblum commended

Moshe Katsav Moshe Katsav (; born Musa Qassab; 5 December 1945) is an Israeli former politician and was the president of Israel from 2000 to 2007. He was also a leading Likud member of the Israeli Knesset and a minister in its Cabinet of Israel, cabinet. He ...

for not referring to the president of the

Union for Reform Judaism The Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), formerly known as the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC) until 2003, founded in 1873 by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise, is the congregational arm of Reform Judaism in North America. The other two arms establ ...

as "Rav"."Thanks, Mr. President" by Jonathan Rosenblum
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References

External links

Archive of all Jonathan Rosenblum's columns
at Jewish Media Resources
Jonathan Rosenblum
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Career

Political stances

See also

References

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