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Rashi Could Do Things We Can’t

Lawrence Kaplan writes on Hirhurim: "If I understand the end of Rabbi Slifkin’s article correctly, he was seriously saying that Rashi was allowed to say that God is a body while we are not, and he understood full well the … Continue reading

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The Trouble With Bernie

From my live cam chat: BernardMadoff:  Oh Emma, when I was your age and dating boys, I felt the same way. But then my parents took me to the rabbi and then I had to get married to a woman … Continue reading

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Chabadnik Leah Kleim Knifed In San Diego

Leah calls Sunday afternoon. "On Thursday, I got a call inviting me to San Diego for Shabbat. So I flew in. And I ended up getting stabbed?" Luke: "What happened?" Leah: "I was up late drinking Heinekens with the rabbi. … Continue reading

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I Know I’m In Trouble…

….when my rabbi calls me "Luke." It happens no more than once year, but it always means I am in big trouble. He’s saying that the game is up. That I’m not funny anymore. That he’s not going to indulge … Continue reading

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‘The Rape of Europa’

No, rabbi, I was not looking at an R-rated movie. I don’t pollute my mind with such forbidden images. This is a documentary about the Nazis grab for art during World War II and how the good guys got most … Continue reading

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