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Teaching Torah With Rashi
In a lecture on Deut. 22:1, Dennis Prager said: “I’m very unhappy that you asked that question because it may invalidate a certain community [Orthodox] from buying these tapes and listening to them. Your question, was I taught these things … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager, Torah
Tagged christian thinkers, Dennis Prager, irving greenberg, orthodox rabbi, Rashi, traditional upbringing
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Orthodox Rabbi Seeks Ties To Christianity
From TorahMusings.com: ▪ NY LGBT Center slammed as center of anti-Israel activity ▪ New archive will document life in Old City from 1917-48 ▪ Judges Let New York City Ban Worship Services From Schools ▪ Remembering Babe Ruth’s Concern For Jews During The Holocaust … Continue reading
Posted in Jews
Tagged blind obedience, fish salt, hebrew academy, jews during the holocaust, orthodox rabbi, rabbi dovid
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Dancing With The Rabbis
Dennis Prager writes: I guess one can say that with “Dancing With the Rabbis,” the movement toward “the rabbi is just one of us” reached its apotheosis. Our rabbis — or at least the rabbis who participated — are just … Continue reading
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Tagged bradley shavit artson, Dennis Prager, orthodox rabbi, rabbi david, reform rabbis, temple isaiah
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What About Faith?
Rabbi Arnie Singer writes: As an Orthodox rabbi living and working on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, I’m thrilled to see so many single men and women actively involved in Torah and mitzvot. This is also the case in Queens, Brooklyn, … Continue reading
Posted in Dating
Tagged bitachon, minute details, mitzvot, orthodox rabbi, unrelenting quest, upper west side
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Hysteria On Left About Peter King Hearings On Radical Islam In America
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: “There’s nothing anti-Muslim about it. A lot of Muslims have said it is a good opportunity to clear the air. That’s what America is about — clearing the air. “The Left is … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, islam in america, orthodox judaism, orthodox rabbi, peter king, radical islam
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Rita Pauker Whoops With Delight Over OU Decision To Disinvite Steve Friedman
I call Rita Monday afternoon. Luke: “What’s your reaction to the OU decision?” Rita yells “Yahoo! I was hysterically happy. Ohmigod, justice has been served. I was thrilled.” Luke: “Were you surprised?” Rita: “Semi-surprised.” Luke: “Where did the four Torah … Continue reading
Posted in R. Samuel Ohana, Steven Friedman
Tagged brilliant speaker, kitchen duty, orthodox rabbi, pauker, steve friedman, whoops, wonderful guy, Young Israel
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Is A Jew Permitted To Wish A Goy “Merry Christmas”?
I’ve always wished the goyim a “Merry Christmas” because that’s just the kind of guy that I am — always full of good cheer and bonhomie. Today, I was in shul and I was about to wish the Mexicans cleaning … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Orthodoxy
Tagged baby jesus, cheter, good cheer, judeo christian ethics, orthodox judaism, orthodox rabbi, orthodox rabbis, religious festival, religious truth
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Will Judaism Destroy The Jewish State?
Orthodox rabbi Gil Student writes in the Jewish Press: Over the past weeks, many rabbis in Israel have publicized halachic rulings forbidding Jews to rent or sell homes to non-Jews. Doing so, they argue, violates Torah prohibitions and causes the … Continue reading
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Tagged american jews, authorities rule, gil student, israeli citizenship, messianic world, orthodox rabbi
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The Force Field
He walked past Bnai David Thursday afternoon and saw a trash can with the sign, “Sponsored by Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky.” He stopped and stared. “What the hell?” he thought. “A trash can sponsored by a rabbi? Where’s the kavod of … Continue reading
Posted in Bnai David-Judea, Personal, R. Elazar Muskin, R. Yosef Kanefsky, YICC
Tagged Dennis Prager, orthodox judaism, orthodox rabbi, rabbi yosef, radical egalitarianism, trash cans
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The End Of Genesis
I discuss the parsha with Rabbi Rabbs Mondays at 7pm PST on my live cam. This week we talk about the Torah portion of Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27). Video seven has been deleted because we said some things that were not … Continue reading
Posted in R. Rabbs, Torah
Tagged divine status, faith in god, orthodox rabbi, parashat vayechi, rackman, sexual tension
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