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Is It OK To Have Sex With A Goy To Save Klal Yisrael?
The prospect fills me with horror but if I could save the whole Jewish people by committing one tiny eeny wheeny indiscretion with a really hot and powerful shiksa who loved to read books, I suppose I could muster the … Continue reading
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Live Torah Talk With Joey Kurtzman – Parasha Miketz
The Torah portion is Miketz. Read Rabbi Ari Kahn’s commentary here. From wikipedia: "Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, asked his sons why they sat around looking at each other, and sent them down to Egypt to buy … Continue reading
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Live Torah Talk With Joey & Helen
Click here to join the fun. The Torah portion is Chayyei Sarah (Genesis 23 – 25:18). Rabbi Ari Kahn I emailed Joey Thursday morning that I was too sick to do Torah talk. Then at 4 pm, he calls to … Continue reading
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Live Torah Talk – Lech L’cha
Click here to join the fun on my cam. Rabbi Ari Kahn writes about this week’s Torah portion: Why was leaving his hometown a test? Avraham was not exactly the most popular character back home; in fact the opposite seems … Continue reading
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An Introduction To Jewish Law
Here’s a lecture by Rabbi Ari Kahn. His Facebook. He says: "Today halacah is out of control." "You have lots of books on Jewish law and the books are increasingly detailed. I don’t know if our great great grandmother could … Continue reading
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The World Is Not Black And White
Rabbi Ari Kahn writes about this week’s Torah portion: How appropriate that the symbol of God’s covenant with Noach, and through him with all of humanity, is the many-colored rainbow: The world is not black and white, it is multi-colored, … Continue reading
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The Ariz’al and the Interrupted Dance
Rabbi Ari Kahn (c) 2008 The fifth of Av marks the yahrzeit of the Ariz"al, the incomparable Rav Yitzchak Luria’ also known as the Ari (Lion), arguably the greatest mystic of the past millennium. The impact of his short holy … Continue reading
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