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Monthly Archives: April 2012
This Week’s Torah Portions – Tazria and Metzorah
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs Mondays at 7:00 pm PDT on the rabbi’s cam and on YouTube. Facebook Fan Page. This week we study Parashat Tazria (Leviticus 12:1-13:59) and Parashat Metzora (Leviticus 14:1-15:33). * Most people today … Continue reading
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Why Does Nobody Care About Gentile Continuity?
High intermarriage rates with Jews threaten to extinguish’s the world’s longest ongoing culture — that of the goyim. The unique perspectives of Gentiles such as Aristotle and Acquinas may find no equal in the future if the threat of goyish … Continue reading
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Muslims In Pico-Robertson
On three separate occasions today, I ran into Muslims in Muslim garb in Pico-Robertson. I love our diverse neighborhood! You can never have too much diversity. Nobody fears for their life, not even Muslims do, when they walk through a … Continue reading
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Should Jews Welcome The Convert Into Their Families?
I believe that 95% of Orthodox Jews were born Orthodox (according to sociologist Steven Cohen). For all the talk about baalei teshuva (returnees), they’re a small proportion of the Orthodox. If my 95% fact is correct, should not Orthodox Jews … Continue reading
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Jews, Blacks And The Talk
The Los Angeles Times published recently: For black parents in Pasadena, shootings give fresh relevance to ‘The Talk’ The fatal shootings of Kendrec McDade in Pasadena and a black teen in Florida renew the painful generations-old discussion about the need … Continue reading