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Tag Archives: orthodox judaism
Comfortably Snuggled In Orthodox Judaism
From my live cam chat: palestine4ever: "Engineering sweeping moral change" leaves little time to clean the hovel 🙂 palestine4ever: That is a suspiciously feminine comforter for a bachelor. palestine4ever: Unless it’s part of the pick up king tricks. palestine4ever: "Come … Continue reading
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Charity Scams
Tom Herman writes for the WSJ: Here are a few areas IRS and Justice Department officials have been focusing on and advice from lawyers and accountants on how to avoid trouble: • Kickbacks. Consider the case of the two men who … Continue reading
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Tagged brian hennigan, jewelry district, justice department officials, money transfer network, orthodox judaism, rabbi moshe
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Converts Have Nothing In Common
I was talking to somebody today about converts to Judaism. He asked me to assess their role in American Judaism and whether they were becoming more accepted on the Jewish street. "Converts to Judaism have nothing in common beyond the … Continue reading
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Tagged american judaism, chink, converts to judaism, different religions, orthodox judaism
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Single Jewish Female Seeks Stress Relief
Perhaps she should seek counseling from Rabbi Abner Weiss? From the Wall Street Journal Friday, Tamar Snyder writes: Just as the economy is headed to recession, the shidduch system is in crisis mode. Or so the rabbis moan, noting the … Continue reading
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Tagged genocide in darfur, high school graduation, matchmaking system, michael salamon, orthodox judaism, rabbi abner weiss
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Time Off From God
This morning the rabbi said there should be no time off from God. He bemoaned how kids in his religious school were unaware of the Torah portions between the middle of Bamidbar (Numbers) and the beginning of Devarim (Deuteronomy) because … Continue reading
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Tagged observant jew, orthodox judaism, religious observance, summer respite, torah portions, yom tov
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The One Problem With The Happy Minyan In Particular And Orthodox Judaism In General
The Happy Minyan meets on Shabbos at a karate studio. The bathroom is in the back, near the woman’s section. Women tend to congregate around the bathroom. There’s no loud fan in the bathroom and you couldn’t turn it on … Continue reading
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Tagged inordinate fear, karate studio, loud fans, minyan, orthodox judaism, respectful silence
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Freedom From Bondage
Rabbi Gil Student writes: The past few years has seen a resurgence in militant atheism — think Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris. As a backlash against the religious revival of the past 25 years, these authors and speakers have … Continue reading
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Tagged Christopher Hitchens, cross currents, gil student, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, rabbinic advisor
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Circumsize Me: The Comedy Of Yisrael Campbell
I knew this guy at Ohr HaTorah and saw him again at LimmudLA in February. From The Jewish Channel: Have you heard the one about the son of an ex-nun who moves to Israel, grows side curls, starts wearing ultra-Orthodox … Continue reading
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Tagged converting to judaism, leon uris, Matisyahu, orthodox judaism, rsquo, suburban philadelphia
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Orit Arfa, Carrie Bradshaw & Sex and the City
If I were a rabbi, I would get a good sermon out of the destructiveness of this movie and TV show. Don’t get me wrong. I love Sex and the City (even though watching it is a sin). Yeah, I’m … Continue reading
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From Orthodox Rabbi To Secular Humanist
Rabbi David S. Gruber writes: Having grown up an Orthodox Jew since the age of eight, having gone to prominent Israeli high school and post high school yeshivas, having been ordained by the Chief Rabbis of Israel, having served as … Continue reading
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Tagged chief rabbis, orthodox jew, orthodox judaism, orthodox rabbi, rabbi david, square pegs
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