Daily Archives: September 28, 2010

Outreach For Orthodox Judaism

According to Wikipedia: Rabbi Yitzhak Nissim (1896 – 1981) (Hebrew: יצחק נסים‎) was a former Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel. Rabbi Nissim was born in Baghdad and immigrated to Palestine in 1925. In 1964, Pope Paul VI visited Israel but … Continue reading

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Does heresy rule out achievement and contribution?

Greg Leake emails about our latest Torah talk: Hi Luke and Rabbs, When the Sikhs are wearing their ceremonial garb in your neighborhood and they are walking around near you guys in your Orthodox garb, it must look like a … Continue reading

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Modern Orthodox Feminism

In his fourth lecture on Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Hazan (19th Century rabbi in Rome) for Torah in Motion, Rabbi Marc B. Shapiro says: A lot of the Modern Orthodox feminists want to update things even in the Torah. They’ll say … Continue reading

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Ahead Of Time – The Life Of Ruth Gruber

Ruth Gruber was the youngest person to earn a PhD, at age 20 in 1931 (and as an American in Germany no less!). She was also the first journalist to explore the Soviet Arctic at age 24. A participant in … Continue reading

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Drug Cartel Travel Methods

From CIS.org: WASHINGTON (September 28, 2010) – Today the Center for Immigration Studies released the third film in a series, “Hidden Cameras on the Arizona Border 3: A Day in the Life of a Drug Smuggler,” at an event hosted … Continue reading

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