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Category Archives: Torah
Contamination From The Goyim
Joe emails: "KBY had to fire a number of their teachers after the Rabin assasination, but still seems to have an unfortunate racist bent. I was stunned to see this up, and on Hirhurim as well." From Rosh Hayeshiva Harav … Continue reading
Posted in Race, Torah
Tagged anan, carcass, divine presence, gemara, goyim, hashem, Hirhurim, imperfection, kby, kook, length of days, mordechai, natan, one hundred years, pure soul, rabin assasination, sanhedrin, source of life, tzara, yavneh
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Sage Sucking On Lollipop
I was at a Torah lecture the other day and I saw a sage sucking on a lollipop (it’s the best way to enjoy sugar without putting on weight) and it disturbed me. It didn’t seem right. Until that moment, … Continue reading
Dressing Up Women Like Torah Scrolls
From my live cam chat: Guest124: "If I met a woman wearing one of those dresses, I’d love to get hagbah (to lift the Torah high)." Jay Michaelson writes: Last night’s hottie-filled fashion show debuting Hasidic Levi Okunov’s spring collection … Continue reading
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Tagged digital mandalas, free vodka, hebrew letters, hottie, ingall, irony, jay michaelson, jennifer bleyer, kitsch, kudos, levi okunov, melissa shiff, narcissists, Nextbook, sacred objects, snide, spring collection, temptations, torah scrolls, vanity
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Thoughts On This Week’s Torah Portion – Shemini
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin’s commentary. According to the Ramban, the strange fire offering by Aaron’s sons Nadav and Avihu is that they wanted a relationship with G-d without judgment. They just wanted it to be all love and no relationship and … Continue reading
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I’m A Righteous Man Because I Don’t Hate People In My Heart, I Hate Them On My Blog!
I have some reflections on the Torah’s injunction not to hate your neighbor in your heart. I’ve been studying Sefer HaChinuch (the 14th? century book of Jewish education) on Leviticus 19 (the Holiness Code). Which Jews are we allowed to … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Torah
Tagged 14th century, angry god, blog, fellow jews, goyim, heart, heretics, holiness code, injunction, jewish education, leviticus 19, live cam chat, mind worms, moses, nbsp, neighbor, quot, Rabbis, reflections, righteous man, special occasion, Torah
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