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Category Archives: Orthodoxy
The Kosher History Of Coca Cola
Nachum Lamm posts: The most important part of the ingredients is "natural flavors," which is undefined. It doesn’t much matter if people knew Coke’s formula: There is one legal importer of coca leaves in the United States. It extracts the … Continue reading
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Tagged bottling plants, history of coca cola, kola nuts, nachum, natural flavors, sole producer
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Halachic Man
R. Ira Bedzow’s recent book: Halakhic Man, Authentic Jew: Modern Expressions of Orthodox Thought from Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Rabbi Eliezer Berkovits. Shmuel posts on Hirhurim: Halachic Man is not the Rav’s attempt to formulate a systematic all encompasing … Continue reading
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When The Goyim Mock Us For Not Wearing Shoes
Rabbi Michael Broyde writes: "Second, we now live in a society where Jews ought to seek to conduct themselves in ways that cause the Gentiles around us not to mock us. Halacha frowns on letting Jews be mocked and certainly … Continue reading
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Tagged 9th of av, ashkenazic, converse allstars, gentiles, goyim, Jews, rabbi michael, russian empire, uncommon practice
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Provocative New Book On Orthodox Jewish Philosophers
Rabbi Gil Student writes: When I first opened R. Ira Bedzow’s recent book, Halakhic Man, Authentic Jew: Modern Expressions of Orthodox Thought from Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik and Rabbi Eliezer Berkovits, I was surprised. I had expected to find summaries … Continue reading
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Tagged gil student, jewish philosophers, joe schmoe, joseph b soloveitchik, rabbi eliezer, rabbi joseph b soloveitchik, thought structures
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Gay Marriage Battle Lost
Rabbi Gil Student writes: Our interest is in the cultural atmosphere. As Orthodox Jews, we believe that homosexuality is not the norm. While we do not want to legislate what people do in their bedrooms and we certainly oppose discrimination … Continue reading
Posted in Homosexuality, Orthodoxy
Tagged family purity, gil student, mainstream view, orthodox jews, religious couple, secular jews
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