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Is My Blog Certified Kosher By The Orthodox Rabbis Of Los Angeles?
I heard Orthodox rabbi Yitz Greenberg say that while Israel should be more moral than other nations, if it insisted on being 100% more moral, it would be dead. It should instead strive for something achievable and survivable, such as … Continue reading
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Tagged jewish standards, lashon hara, orthodox jew, orthodox rabbi, orthodox rabbis, orthodox shuls
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Arguments About The Documentary Hypothesis
Orthodox rabbi Gil Student blogs: I’ve seen it mentioned in a few places that the strongest arguments for the Documentary Hypothesis can be found in Richard Elliott Friedman’s introduction to his book, The Bible With Sources Revealed. I thought I … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical books, documentary hypothesis, gil student, old joke, orthodox rabbi, richard elliott friedman
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The Lenient Approach To Conversion To Orthodox Judaism
Professor Marc B. Shapiro blogs: In fact, throughout most of Jewish history a lenient approach to conversion was the mainstream approach. Now it is true that R. Herzog famously states that in earlier times one could be more lenient than … Continue reading
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Tagged inner conviction, israel peres, mainstream position, Marc B. Shapiro, orthodox judaism, orthodox rabbi
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CEO Of OHEL Cautions About Going To Police
From Failed Messiah: David Mandel, the CEO of OHEL Children’s Home and Family Services, the Brooklyn-based haredi social services organization. Speaking in… …Baltimore February 20, 2008, under the auspices of Baltimore’s Orthodox (and overwhelmingly haredi) Va’ad Harabbonim, Mandel appears to … Continue reading
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Tagged brief history of baltimore, orthodox rabbi, rabbi eliezer, rabbi matis weinberg, rabbi moshe eisemann, social services organization
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Top Doc Twerski Scared Off Panel On Rabbinic Sex Molesters
From The Jewish Week: A prominent Orthodox rabbi and psychologist has been intimidated into quitting as head of a just-formed task force dealing with rabbinic sex abuse of minors, organized by Assemblyman Dov Hikind this week. Dr. Benzion Twerski told … Continue reading
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Tagged benzion, borough park, child sex abuse, dramatic departure, orthodox rabbi, personal crusade
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