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Category Archives: Torah
Torah Portion Roundup
Steve Brizel writes: The Mandatory Half Shekel R. Yitzchak Adlerstein, based upon the teachings of the Nesivos Shalom, illustrates how and why personal growth is dependent on partnering with the greater community of Klal Yisrael: link Why Every Jew Counts … Continue reading
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Tagged aharon lichtenstein, berel wein, david horwitz, moshe rabbeinu, proper observance, shlomo riskin
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Torah ownership dispute goes to Superior Court in Los Angeles
I covered this story two weeks ago. Duke Helfand writes in today’s Los Angeles Times: A rancorous legal fight over the rightful ownership of four Torahs has spilled from religious to civil courts in Los Angeles, with the widow of … Continue reading
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Tagged assistant rabbi, duke helfand, orthodox rabbi, public brawl, rabbi michael, superior court judge
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Is It OK To Have Sex With A Goy To Save Klal Yisrael?
The prospect fills me with horror but if I could save the whole Jewish people by committing one tiny eeny wheeny indiscretion with a really hot and powerful shiksa who loved to read books, I suppose I could muster the … Continue reading
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Tagged degrading act, gil student, heroes of the day, moral fortitude, persian king, rabbi ari kahn
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Inculcating A Love Of Jewish Text
From Hirhurim: Jewish schools – in every generation, but especially in an era of openness and choices – have a crucial responsibility concurrent with their job of teaching Jewish literacy and texts. They have to also teach them to value, … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical hebrew, educational jargon, humash, israel programs, jewish literacy, jewish text, jewish texts, Yeshiva University
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