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Monthly Archives: March 2009
My Shabbos Morning Nightmare
Just before I woke up this morning, I was having a pleasant dream that I was at graduate school at UCLA studying Philosophy. I was doing my thesis on Dennis Prager, an unconventional choice. I felt happy and fulfilled. I … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged african princess, anti semites, Dennis Prager, female classmates, santa monica beach, shabbos morning
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‘Sima’s Undergarments For Women’
I read this new novel straight through last Shabbat. I loved its story about an old life redeemed by a beautiful girl. I interviewed the author, Ilana Stanger-Ross, on March 19. Luke: "When you were a child, what did you … Continue reading
Posted in Jewish Literature
Tagged career ambitions, Facebook, high school friends, israeli girl, new novel, shabbat, sima, sound of falling rain, stanger, upper middle class
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Orthodox Rabbis Claim There’s No Liberal Bent To Traditional European Jews
BERLIN (JTA) — Orthodox rabbis in Europe challenged the interpretations of a new study that suggests a liberal bent among some traditional European Jews. The reported results "raised both a frown and bewilderment" among Orthodox rabbis, according to a statement … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Orthodoxy, Rabbis
Tagged european jews, JTA, orthodox rabbis, rabbi yisroel, rce, spiritual leaders
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No One Is Above The Law – A Lesson From This Week’s Torah Portion
Dr. Mark H. Kirschbaum writes for Tikkun: In this, the last perasha in Sefer Shemot, we are going to deal with one of the more ostensibly uninteresting passages in the Torah, and some quite interesting possible readings of it. This … Continue reading
Posted in Torah
Tagged jerusalem talmud, kirschbaum, mishkan, monetary standard, shemot, torah portion
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