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Daily Archives: April 2, 2012
Torah Talk! Parashat Shemini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47)
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 Shemini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47).
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Are There Any Satmar Hasidim In Los Angeles?
There are about 100 guys who wear shtreimels in Hancock Park but I’ve never heard that any of them consider themselves Satmar. There used to be a Satmar synagogue in town — Mogen Abraham, but its rabbi (Abraham Low) got … Continue reading
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Newsweek’s List Of America’s Top 50 Rabbis
Historian Marc B. Shapiro responded to my inquiry: “I am not sure what they mean by “important”. Is important the same as influential? They have many of the big ones, but are also missing some. How about the Satmar Rebbes, … Continue reading
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Ph.D. Education in Israel
By Sofia Rasmussen In May 2010, Haaretz reported that higher education flourished in Israel during the first decade of the 2000s. In 2008, roughly 3 in 10 Israelis held a college degree, which was up nearly 40 percent from 1995. … Continue reading
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Should Orthodox Jewish Parents Worry About Sending Their Kids To A Secular College?
Jewish Theological Seminary professor Alan Mittleman wrote in First Things in 2003: There is a pamphlet making its way, via the Internet, through the Modern Orthodox stream of the American Jewish community. Written by Gil Perl and Yaakov Weinstein, graduate … Continue reading
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