Category Archives: Rabbis

Rabbis Vs Rabbis

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Luke Ford

The funniest statement in the Siddur (Jewish prayer book) is that Torah scholars increase peace in the world. If you know any Torah scholars, you know that they are always feuding. There is no definition of lashon hara (evil speech) … Continue reading →

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May Gentiles Play Music For Jews On Shabbat?

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Luke Ford

This no longer happens in Orthodox life (it has generally been forbidden since the destruction of the temple in 70). In his first lecture for Torah in Motion on the Ben Ish Chai (Baghdadi rabbi in the 19th Century, handled … Continue reading →

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Most Jews Don’t Have A Rabbi

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Luke Ford

There’s this notion among some non-Jews that every Jew has a rabbi directing him. That’s not how it works. Just as most Christians are not mentored by a pastor or priest, most Jews also do their own thing. A Jew … Continue reading →

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Rav Isaac Hutner & The TWA Hijacking

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Luke Ford

In his part two lecture on the Ben Ish Chai at Torah in Motion, Marc B. Shapiro relayed what he learned by interviewing a woman (Mrs. Berkowitz) on the plane next to Rav Hutner in the famous 1970 TWA hijacking: … Continue reading →

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The Fascism Of Yaakov Moshe Harlap

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Luke Ford

In his fifth lecture on R. Yaakov Moshe Harlap, Marc Shapiro says: “His stress on the land of Israel…is not just super-Zionism but bordering on fascism. If you tell me that is the Jewish approach, then the Jewish approach is … Continue reading →

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