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The Longest Torah Portion – Parashat Naso (Numbers 4:21-7:89)
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and on YouTube. Watch the videos here. This week’s Torah portion is the longest of the year — Parashat Naso (Numbers 4:21-7:89). … Continue reading
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Humbled By The Rabbi
I’ve been camming on camstreams.com since early 2008. The quality is usually atrocious. For the past few months, Rabbi Rabbs has urged me to switch to USTREAM. “Well, you show me the way,” I said, believing the quality would be … Continue reading
Torah Portion Mishpatim
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and YouTube. The rabbi reacts to my video and essay of a year ago about Orthodox homosexuals wanting a special deal. Feb. … Continue reading
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Rabbi Rabbs: ‘I Should’ve Died In The Holocaust!’
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and YouTube. Watch the whole show.
Torah Talk With Rabbi Rabbs
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and YouTube. This week’s parsha is Shemot (Exodus 1:1-6:1). Rabbi Rabbs says I was much more gentle with Tamara than I was … Continue reading
The Rabbi Rabbs 2011 Calendar
I’ve been having a hard time coming up with the perfect winter solstice gift for the cute little goyim in my life. Then it hit me – the Rabbi Rabbs 2011 calendar. Many people — Jews and goyim — are … Continue reading
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Spitting On Yom Kippur
In a March 10, 2009 lecture on Leviticus 19: 26-28, Dennis Prager said: When I was in yeshiva, a very very pious rabbi who on Yom Kippur was so careful not to drink that he would not even swallow his … Continue reading
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Torah Talk With Rabbi Rabbs
This week we have two Torah portions — Nitzavim (Deuteronomy 29:9–30:20) and Vayelech (Deuteronomy 31:1–30). Rabbi Rabbs goes off on the Ten Commandments of Chabad Jews (I love Chabad and Aish HaTorah, but I enjoy hearing Rabbs’ rant): * You … Continue reading
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I Found Six Hairs On My Chest!
This morning’s shower was very exciting. LQ emails: Does the six refer to the number of days on which we may do Malachah or is it the number of times either Monica O or Rabbi Ally will turn you down … Continue reading