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This Week’s Torah Portion – Parashat Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10)

I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs Mondays at 7:00 pm PST on my cam and on YouTube. Facebook Fan Page. This week we study Parashat Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10). * Is the Jewish soul different from the non-Jewish soul? … Continue reading

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Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Vs Canadian TV Host Michael Coren

Rabbi Boteach is taking a lot of offense of late. At LimmudLA, he stormed out of one of his sessions (on his book Kosher Jesus) after 10 minutes because he was asked by a volunteer to keep the noise level … Continue reading

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San Francisco Orthodox Jews Are Unique

How do I count the ways? Even for many identifying Orthodox Jews in the Bay Area, being a leftist is more important than being Jewish. Heshy Fried elaborates: * The Gender Neutral Bencher * Kosher weddings with treife wine * … Continue reading

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Jews Accused Of Taking Up Too Much Space On Sidewalks

So I was waiting in line with this woman who grew up in London but has split her past decade between the U.S. and Israel. “It’s easy to be Jewish in Israel,” she said. “But life is much harder than … Continue reading

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I’m Thinking About Moving To Taiwan

This thriving country of 23 million has no Alexander Technique teachers. I should clean up! Email me if you’d like an Alexander lesson in Taiwan for US$100. Maybe I’ll pay a visit. On the down side, there are only about … Continue reading

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