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Category Archives: Yisroel Pensack
“The Most Fundamental Tenet Of Judaism”
In an aish.com article, Rabbi Noson Weisz writes that . . . contrary to popular belief, Rosh Hashanah is not about reward and punishment. The Talmud informs us that mitzvot cannot be rewarded in this world (Kiddushin 39b). The commentators explain … Continue reading
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Rosh Hashanah — A Time to Pause and Reflect
Rosh Hashanah is a time when we all should paws to reflect upon the past year and make good resolutions for the year ahead. Canine-a-hara!
Posted in Animals, Spirituality, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged rosh hashanah, shofar
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Former San Francisco Examiner Reporter Yisroel Pensack Joins Lukeford.net
Here’s my 2007 interview with Yisroel, an Orthodox Jew living in San Francisco. Check out his posts here.
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Yisroel Pensack: Dead Rebbe As Mashiach
I was invited to a wedding and reception for the son of a San Francisco Chabad-Lubavitch rabbi/shaliach.
Posted in Chabad, Christianity, Orthodoxy, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged baal teshuva, chabad lubavitch, false belief, jewish religion, mashiach, wedding invitation
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