Monthly Archives: September 2010

Almost Every Practice You Find In Other Religions, You Can Find In Judaism

In his third lecture on Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Hazan (19th Century rabbi in Rome) for Torah in Motion, Rabbi Marc B. Shapiro says: When people don’t know the history of Judaism, they will often speak with great pride about how … Continue reading

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In The Beginning

In a 1992 lecture on Genesis 1, the night of the LA Riots, Dennis Prager makes these points: “Torah means teacher. The purpose of Biblical text is to teach. The way you understand life will be affected by how you … Continue reading

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The Love Letters Of Rav Ahron Kotler

Jude posts: “In his book “Making of a Godol” Rabbi Nathan Kamenetsky (son of Rabbi Yaakov Kamenetzky a’h) depicts the Lithuanian sages “wrestling with the lures of secular life.” This two-volume book was published privately by Rabbi Kamenetsky in a … Continue reading

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Using Church Music In Shul

In his third lecture on Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Hazan (19th Century rabbi in Rome) for Torah in Motion, Rabbi Marc B. Shapiro says: Rabbi Hazan recommends using church music in the davening. We should use our words but their tune. … Continue reading

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Torah Talk With Rabbi Rabbs

This week we have two Torah portions — V’Zot HaBerachah (Deuteronomy 33:1–34:12) and Bereishit (Genesis 1:1–6:8). We talk about the 2010 movie Casino Jack about the Orthodox Jew and scandalous lobbyist Jack Abramoff.

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