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Category Archives: Torah
Freedom From Bondage
Rabbi Gil Student writes: The past few years has seen a resurgence in militant atheism — think Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris. As a backlash against the religious revival of the past 25 years, these authors and speakers have … Continue reading
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Tagged Christopher Hitchens, cross currents, gil student, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, rabbinic advisor
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This Week’s Torah Portion
Steve Brizel writes: The Kohanim and the Menorah R. Isaac Bernstein zt"l, based on the Ohr HaChaim, investigates how Aharon was properly rewarded by given the responsibility to light the Menorah: R. Berel Wein suggests that the message … Continue reading
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Tagged berel wein, dovid gottlieb, jonathan sacks, lighting the menorah, moshe rabbeinu, zev leff
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Sotah – The Wife Suspected Of Adultery
The Torah has a great way for dealing with such women and such troubled marriages. They have this nifty ritual to be done in front of God and the High Priest where the woman drinks muddy water. If she’s guilty … Continue reading
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Tagged Adultery, drinking muddy water, high priest, jealous husbands, jewish law, troubled marriages
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The Living Wage
Rabbi Gil Student writes: I finally read the much-discussed paper by Conservative Rabbi Jill Jacobs on the living wage, which was recently adopted by the (Conservative) Rabbinical Assembly’s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards (link, download – PDF). I was … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative rabbi, employer employee relations, gersion appel, gil student, halakah, rabbinical assembly
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