Monthly Archives: March 2012

Rabbi Rabbs Got A $10 Tip From A Rabbi For Delivering A Thousand Dollars Worth Of Food 30 Miles Away

Greg Leake emails: Hi Rabbs, Ten bucks!! Are you kidding me!!? I’ll tell you the biggest reason that your delivery indcident ticks me off in a minute First I would like to point out that if you could purchase gas … Continue reading

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The Hijacked Rosh Yeshiva

In a lecture on rabbinic biographies for Torah in Motion, Orthodox rabbi and history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: “I think the [Nathan] Kamanetsky book was too voyeuristic in those areas. There are times when it is going to be … Continue reading

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What’s The Difference Between A Torah Scholar And A Gadol?

In a lecture on rabbinic biographies for Torah in Motion, Orthodox rabbi and history professor Marc B. Shapiro says: “In the haredi world [ultra-Orthodoxy], [Rav J.B. Soloveitchik] is recognized as a Torah scholar but not as a gadol [great rabbi]. … Continue reading

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David Deida – Sexual Therapy, Sexual Yoga, & Spiritual Practice

David Deida is one of my favorite thinkers. He seems to carry a lot of tension in his shoulders. David: “You can be entirely dysfunctional therapeutically, psychologically and emotionally, you can be a wreck and still be a master yogi.” … Continue reading

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What’s The Training Difference Between An Alexander Teacher And A Yoga Teacher?

A typical yoga teacher has taken a course of about 200 hours, often done in 12-hour stretches on weekends. An Alexander Technique teacher trains for three hours a day, five days a week, 36 weeks a year, for three years … Continue reading

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