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Category Archives: Hirhurim
The Jewish Press Interviews Rabbi Gil Student
From Hirhurim: The Jewish Press has an interview with me this week (link). Here’s an excerpt and you can read the whole thing at the source: In the world of Orthodox blogs, few are as popular as Hirhurim.blogspot.com, run by … Continue reading
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Tagged controversial discussions, gil student, jerusalem post, jewish philosophy, jewish press, mail lists
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Hebrew Illiteracy In Jewish Life
Rabbi Gil Student writes: You might recall an opinion piece last February by Dr. Shawn Zelig Aster about the problems he found teaching Bible in Yeshiva University of some students having difficulty reading and understanding Hebrew (link). R. Shalom Z. … Continue reading
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Tagged fond recollections, gil student, hebrew instruction, hebrew literacy, religious inspiration, religious observance
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Living With Uncertainty
From Hirhurim: > Has the issue of human authorship of the Pentateuch reached a level of overwhelming evidence? I certainly don’t think so, and I have written a number of posts on that subject. If you were more self aware, … Continue reading
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Tagged evolutionary biology, Hirhurim, living with uncertainty, personal bias, rational reasons, slippery slope
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Lithuanian Jews Didn’t Wear Their Tzitzit Out
Rabbi Gil Student posts: The Jewish Press had a review a few weeks ago of Minhagei Lita: Customs of Lithuanian Jewry by R. Menachem Mendel Poliakoff. In the book, the author discusses the customs he observed in Lithuania in the … Continue reading
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Tagged chafetz chaim, gil student, lithuanian jews, magen avraham, menachem mendel, poliakoff
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