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Doug Aronin

Douglas Aronin is a retired attorney living in Forest Hills, Queens, who is continuing his lifelong involvement in the Jewish community.

A graduate of Columbia Law School, he practiced law for three decades (including a four-year stint with the New York State Attorney General's office) before retiring.

He served for many years as an officer of the UTJ and was a founding board member of the ITJ (Institute of Traditional Judaism) and editor-in-chief of Cornerstone 2.

Doug’s blog appears regularly on Times of Israel, where he addresses an array of political and religious subjects. His writings have also appeared in a wide range of other print and on-line forums.

Here are some of Doug's blog posts:

ARTICLE (Reprinted from Times of Israel Blog)

Israel and American Jewry: A Yom Haatzmaut Reflection

by Doug Aronin
May 4, 2022

Categories: Israel, Modern Judaism, Yom Ha'Atzmaut
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Times of Israel Blog)

The Ethicist and the Tattoo Question

by Doug Aronin
April 11, 2021

Categories: Coronavirus, Halakhah, Modern Judaism
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Times of Israel Blog)

Religious Freedom vs. Pandemic: Thoughts on Mixed Feelings

by Doug Aronin
December 27, 2020

Categories: Coronavirus, Modern Judaism, Politics
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Times of Israel Blog)

Eulogy for a Newspaper: Thoughts of a Jewish Week Reader

by Doug Aronin
September 6, 2020

Categories: Modern Judaism
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Times of Israel Blog)

‘Be strong and of good courage’: An Elul Thought

by Doug Aronin
September 6, 2020

Categories: Coronavirus, High Holidays, Holidays, Modern Judaism
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Times of Israel Blogs)

Populism and the Jewish Question

by Doug Aronin
January 5, 2020

Categories: Modern Judaism, Politics
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Times of Israel)

Refuge and Inspiration: A Thought for Yom Ha’atzmaut

by Doug Aronin
May 8, 2019

Categories: Anti-Semitism, Holidays, Israel, Modern Judaism, Yom Ha'Atzmaut
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Times of Israel)

Of Arameans and First Fruits: A Pre-Pesach Reflection

by Doug Aronin
April 18, 2019

Categories: Holidays, Passover
DIVREI TORAH

Vayechi – Judah vs. Joseph: Paradigms of Leadership

by Doug Aronin
December 31, 2020

Categories: Uncategorized
DIVREI TORAH

Tisha b’Av: Lessons from Mockingbird

by Doug Aronin
July 23, 2018

Categories: Holidays, Tisha b'Av
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Times of Israel)

Thoughts on the Passing of Albert Vorspan

by Doug Aronin
March 19, 2019

Categories: Articles, Modern Judaism, Politics
ARTICLE (Reprinted from Times of Israel)

Not Just Another Act of Gun Violence

by Doug Aronin
November 4, 2018

Categories: Anti-Semitism, Articles, Modern Judaism

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