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Tag Archives: Torah
Don’t Take Revenge
I’m studying Sefer HaChinuch — a 14th Century working enumerating all the mitzvas in the Torah — with a rabbi. Today we studied the mitzva of not taking revenge. If someone does something bad to me, I want to hurt … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Torah
Tagged 14th century, bad luck, blog, Dennis Prager, drunk driver, heaven, Judaism, mitzva, moral boundaries, peace, rabbi, rage, taking revenge, Torah, Truth, vengeance
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On Being Controversial
Rabbi Alan Yuter writes: Religious Jews speak about Jewish education, Torah commitment and the commandments. The culture of religious Jews and the culture commanded by the sacred library of Judaism are often very different. While Jewish education gives lip service … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Torah
Tagged baltimore county, consternation, elites, holy man, jewish education, jewish religious life, Judaism, kotler, Lakewood, lip service, Ner Israel, orthodox world, penumbra, rabbi joseph, rabbi yosef, rebbe, rsquo, stigma, Torah, Yeshiva
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Young Israel Of Valley Village
As I reported Friday, Beis Midrash Toras HaShem at 12422 Chandler Blvd will become Young Israel of Valley Village. A source who initially derided this report called me Sunday to say he was wrong. Rabbi Block will stay on. The … Continue reading
Posted in Shaarey Zedek
Tagged beis midrash, black hats, breakaway, chandler blvd, edelstein, hashem, Israel, magnolia blvd, minyan, niceties, rabbi aron tendler, rabbi block, regime, right wing, right wingers, Shaarey Zedek, stature, Torah, toras, Young Israel
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Women Should Wear Lip Gloss
I like a woman’s lips to be shiny and wet. I like to watch them pout and apply the gloss. Blotting doesn’t do anything for me. I also like signature kisses on correspondence. I’m not really into the red hooker … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged butch dyke, cheese sandwich, cops, fear, french kiss, freshman girl, girl alice, hippie, hooker, hot girls, kime, lips, matron, motzi, placer high school, rabbi, shiny lips, sumer, temptation, tongue, Torah, Yeshiva, zane
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Why Do We Give Other People What We Want?
I’m sitting in my hovel surrounded by freakin’ balloons. Everywhere I go — which isn’t far in here — I’m tripping over and colliding with balloons. They’re big and bright and blue and they’re wishing me a happy birthday. They’re … Continue reading →