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Category Archives: Hirhurim
I Want To Be A Rebbe II
Ari writes to Hirhurim: I think this is a bit of a tempest in a teapot. There are some people who think that any mention of their group-identity is inherently offensive. That’s most of what I saw. There was nothing … Continue reading
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Tagged group identity, juxtaposition, rebbe, s books, tempest in a teapot
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Is There A Jewish Political Tradition?
Lawrence Kaplan writes to Hirhurim: "Ruth Bevan’s article "Is there a Jewish Poliitical Tradition?" is exceptionally thin. To cite Tevye from "Fiddler on the Roof" as proof of a Jewish anti-political tradition is embarrassing. At least she might have referred … Continue reading
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Tagged daniel elazar, fiddler on the roof, khm, lawrence kaplan, michael walzer, political tradition
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The Secrets Of Making Converts To Orthodox Judaism
Rabbi Gil student writes: Urim Publications recently published A Circle in the Square, a book that is a combination of a biography of R. Shlomo Riskin until his aliyah in 1983 and the story of the innovation that is Lincoln … Continue reading
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Tagged gil student, lincoln square synagogue, orthodox judaism, shlomo riskin, torah giants, torah portion
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Is There Anything Good About Growing Old?
Rabbi Gil Student writes: Aging forces people to slowly withdraw from their careers, allowing them more time for contemplation of ultimate issues. It also places them face-to-face with their mortality. It gives them the opportunity to see the true, spiritual … Continue reading
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Tagged arei, gil student, priorities in life, spiritual priorities, teshuvah, ultimate issues
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YU’s Transgendered Professor
From Rabbi Gil Student: According to an article in The Commentator (link), my judgment (link) on the subject of a transgender professor at YU matched that of R. Hershel Schachter and R. Hershel Billet. The article quotes the two rabbis … Continue reading
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Tagged gil student, jewish character, rabbinical council of america, riets, secular studies, young israel of woodmere
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