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From Hirhurim: In scandals, a wake-up call for Orthodoxy: link Rabbi condemned for ordaining woman: link R. J. David Bleich, R. Adam Mintz and R. Avi Weiss on women rabbis 12 years ago: link Haredi rabbis vs. the Internet, and … Continue reading

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The Latest Issue Of Tradition Magazine

Rabbi Gil Student writes: A new issue of Tradition has been published (link): Let Him Who Is Not A Camel Among Youby R. Shalom Carmy – Makes the point that much of the media coverage of the impact of the … Continue reading

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The Latest Issue Of ‘Tradition’ Magazine

Rabbi Gil Student writes: A new issue has been published of Tradition vol. 1 no. 4, Winter 2008: Homer and the Bible by R. Shalom Carmy — Criticizing those who try to impress and excite readers/listeners by being controversial. To … Continue reading

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Can Working On A Bail-Out Bill Be Considered Saving A Life?

In Jewish law, you are allowed to break the Sabbath to save a life. Rahm Emmanuel invoked this when asking his rabbi if he could make a phone call on Rosh Hashanah for the sake of the bailout bill. Rabbi … Continue reading

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