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Tag Archives: jewish tradition
Using Torah For Secular Songs
Orthodox rabbi Gil Student blogs: The Forward has an article about a recent trend of mainstream Israeli singers using passages from the Bible and other religious texts in songs (link). While it is not clear to me how much of … Continue reading
Posted in Hirhurim, Music, Torah
Tagged gil student, jewish tradition, orthodox rabbi, religious texts, sacred verses, sarit hadad, secular songs, shma yisrael, youtube
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The Orthodox Way
I was having lunch with two Gentile friends this past week, and this really goyish goy asked me about the Jewish community harboring criminals from goyisha justice and whether that might fuel anti-semitism. I replied that the rabbis in their … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy
Tagged Anti-Semitism, goy, jewish tradition, orthodox rabbi, Rabbis
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‘The End of the Jews’ II
On Monday, I interview Adam Mansbach about his new novel, "The End of the Jews." Here’s part one. Luke: "How did your white peers react to your interest in black culture?" Adam: "They were the ones who gave me s— … Continue reading
Posted in Blacks, Jewish Literature
Tagged adam mansbach, black culture, black kids, classmates, derisive nickname, fielding questions, jewish tradition, new novel
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The Morality Of Blogging
Is blogging good for the Jews? Orthodox Rabbi Gil Student writes: Blogs have gotten a lot of bad press in the Jewish community (e.g. here and here), and with good reason. There are blogs that do any of a number … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Judaism
Tagged communal leaders, gil student, jewish tradition, lashon, orthodox rabbi, torah insights
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The Cabalist’s Daughter – A New Novel
Check it out here. Here’s my Q&A with Yori Yanover via email: * Why did you write this book? Since I read the first in the Douglas Adams’s "Hitchhiker Guide to the Galaxy" series, I knew I wanted to do … Continue reading
Posted in Yori Yanover
Tagged hitchhiker guide to the galaxy, jewish mysticism, jewish tradition, lubavitch news service, new novel, physics and philosophy
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‘He Doesn’t Want To Edit Your Blog’
A friend tells me: "He just wanted to give you a condition he knew you couldn’t accept. If you said, yeah, fine, edit my blog, he’d commit suicide on the spot. People get tired of dealing with you. You have … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged bad news, jewish tradition, suicide, Torah, untenable position
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Homeless Take Shelter In A Succah
From the Hartford Courant: Donna Berman, Hartford’s coolest rabbi and executive director of the city’s Charter Oak Cultural Center, recently built a sukkah on the grounds of the historic center. According to Jewish tradition, sukkot were built by the Israelites as they … Continue reading
Posted in Homeless
Tagged charter oak, god bless israel, hartford courant, jewish tradition, succah, sukkah
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Dignity Is A Jewish Virtue
So I can sleep at night, I like to whip myself on my blog until I’m bleeding. That way I don’t feel so bad about the gashes I deliver to others during the day. I feel that if I’m rougher … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged commitments, demons, dignity, foolishness, God, hammer, hands and feet, jewish tradition, lashon hara, nails, oblivion, oh wretched man, orthodox life, orthodox shul, pulpit, self flagellation, sleep, sleep sleep, thane rosenbaum, virtue
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Only Jews Who Don’t Know Who They Are Want To Build Bridges To The Black Community
If you are leading an observant Jewish life, you don’t have time to build bridges to other communities. How can you eat with them? You can only do it in a kosher restaurant. You can’t eat on their turf. Jewish … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Race
Tagged black mayor, close relationships, commonalities, distinct culture, fantasy world, flare ups, gentile, greenberg, jewish coalition, jewish community, jewish federation of greater los angeles, jewish law, jewish life, jewish tradition, kosher restaurant, majority culture, observant jews, orthodox jews, religious communities, tom bradley
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