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Judaism’s Insights Into The Financial Crisis
Rabbi Gil Student writes: The Time website has an article about two scholarly articles about Jewish business ethics and the current financial cresis (link). One article is by R. Aaron Levine, chairman of the Economics Department at Yeshiva University, and … Continue reading
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Tagged credit default swaps, eliezer diamond, gil student, hidden flaw, rabbi eliezer, Yeshiva University
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Is There Anything Good About Growing Old?
Rabbi Gil Student writes: Aging forces people to slowly withdraw from their careers, allowing them more time for contemplation of ultimate issues. It also places them face-to-face with their mortality. It gives them the opportunity to see the true, spiritual … Continue reading
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Tagged arei, gil student, priorities in life, spiritual priorities, teshuvah, ultimate issues
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Dating Tips For Men
Rabbi Gil Student writes: Dating Tips for Men: link Hmmmm, I guess “What’s your sign?” doesn’t cut it any more. Dr. Pelcovitz, Rabbi Twersky and Rabbi Sobolofsky discuss issues that aiui have come up through YU’s “connectors” (nice name) of … Continue reading
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Tagged advance questions, gil student, rabbi aaron, societal differences, tfillin, two way communications
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Arguments About The Documentary Hypothesis
Orthodox rabbi Gil Student blogs: I’ve seen it mentioned in a few places that the strongest arguments for the Documentary Hypothesis can be found in Richard Elliott Friedman’s introduction to his book, The Bible With Sources Revealed. I thought I … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical books, documentary hypothesis, gil student, old joke, orthodox rabbi, richard elliott friedman
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YU’s Transgendered Professor
From Rabbi Gil Student: According to an article in The Commentator (link), my judgment (link) on the subject of a transgender professor at YU matched that of R. Hershel Schachter and R. Hershel Billet. The article quotes the two rabbis … Continue reading
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Tagged gil student, jewish character, rabbinical council of america, riets, secular studies, young israel of woodmere
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