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Yisroel Pensack: “Industrial Strength” Global Fundraising By Chabad For The New Year 5770
At first, I thought the return address said "CHABAD OF CRIME A" in Brooklyn, so I was wondering: What is the difference between "Crime A" and "Crime B", and what crimes do they stand for? Then when I opened the … Continue reading
Posted in Brooklyn, Chabad, Charity, Israel, Yisroel Pensack
Tagged 5770, Crimea, fundraising, rosh hashanah
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Yisroel Pensack: Berkeley Mohel Battling Oral Cancer Wrote Rosh Hashanah Poem
This poem by the seriously ill mohel and Torah teacher Rabbi Chanan Feld was read to his Beit Midrash Ohr HaChaim congregation in Berkeley by his wife Jody on Rosh Hashanah: Rosh HaShanah words from Rabbi Chanan Feld [HaRav Chanan … Continue reading
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Tagged Beit Midrash Ohr HaChaim, Berkeley, R. Chanan Feld, rosh hashanah
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Yisroel Pensack: Leonard Cohen Should Have Been In Shul For Rosh Hashanah
The next time you want to persuade your friends or your kids to go to shul on Rosh Hashanah, you can tell them what happened to singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen on Friday. According to a Reuters report in The New York … Continue reading
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Tagged concert, Leonard Cohen, rosh hashanah, Spain
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My Gratitude To My Friends
I have about the most flexible ethics around. It must be all the yoga. It’s way too easy for me to justify doing anything that feels good. Hence, I consistently act like a pig in my own community of Pico-Robertson. … Continue reading
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Tagged character flaws, free love, gratitude, holiday meals, orthodox judaism, rosh hashanah, zipper
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“The Most Fundamental Tenet Of Judaism”
In an aish.com article, Rabbi Noson Weisz writes that . . . contrary to popular belief, Rosh Hashanah is not about reward and punishment. The Talmud informs us that mitzvot cannot be rewarded in this world (Kiddushin 39b). The commentators explain … Continue reading
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Tagged aish.com, Rabbi Dessler, Rabbi Noson Weisz, rosh hashanah
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