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Tag Archives: rabbi yosef
Does God Belong At Work?
Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky writes: To fully appreciate how high the stakes were, it’s necessary to realize that the scoffers were not merely challenging Moshe’s particular abilities as a spiritual architect. They were challenging the very premise of the entire religious … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Ethics, Pico/Robertson, R. Yosef Kanefsky
Tagged benefit of the doubt, creative endeavors, first prayer, human belief, rabbi yosef, value integrity
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Turning The Hirhurim Blog Into A Book
Rabbi Gil Student blogs: "Response has been extremely underwhelming. What gives? Is it the choice of material? The price? Will the few thousand of weekly visitors only read if it’s free? I’ve decided to offer a 20% discount to all … Continue reading
Posted in Hirhurim
Tagged arnold lustiger, book ships, dovid gottlieb, gil student, hirhurim blog, month of march, ordered copies, rabbi ari kahn, rabbi yitzchok adlerstein, rabbi yosef
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LA’s Modern Orthodox Rabbis Launch Ethical Business Certification
Here’s the press release: March 1, 2009 will mark the launching of Peulat Sachir: The Ethical Labor Initiative. (Peulat Sachir is Hebrew for “the worker’s wage”.) Founded by several L.A. Orthodox rabbis in conjunction with leaders in the business and … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Modern Orthodox, Pico/Robertson
Tagged beth jacob congregation, judea congregation, nai david, orthodox rabbis, rabbi elazar, rabbi yosef
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‘Did Jesus Go To Mincha?’
That was the subject header for a mass email sent out Thursday afternoon by Bnai David-Judea rabbi Yosef Kanefsky: While historians will continue to debate that question (or not), there’s one thing we can know for sure. By taking the … Continue reading
Posted in Bnai David-Judea
Tagged gentle atmosphere, mincha, orthodox shuls, rabbi yosef, religious holiday, shul
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Pico-Robertson Boasts Three Of Modern Orthodoxy’s Top Pulpit Rabbis
Rabbis Steven Weil of Beth Jacob, Elazar Muskin of YICC and Yosef Kanefsky of Bnai David-Judea all rank at the top of any list of America’s leading Modern Orthodox rabbis. Various Angelenos are honored in the Forward’s latest list of … Continue reading
Posted in Bnai David-Judea, Forward, Modern Orthodox, Pico/Robertson
Tagged american jews, Beth Jacob, diaspora jews, moral ambiguity, orthodox rabbis, rabbi yosef, YICC
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Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Says Women Can Lead Israel
From Ynetnews.com: Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Shas’ spiritual leader, said last week that in principle, a woman could be the prime minister of Israel. The halachic ruling was given in response to a question sent to the rabbi, and clearly stated … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
Tagged halacha yomit, rabbi ovadia yosef, rabbi ovadiah yosef, rabbi yosef, torah sages, ynetnews com
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I’m Tired Of The Fluffy Treatment The Jewish Journal Gives ‘Progressive’ Orthodox Judaism
The rabbis must be happy when they can have one of their own write these stories. That way they won’t be asked any tough questions. This is what I call unethical journalism — having someone you control report on you. … Continue reading
Posted in Beth Jacob, Bnai David-Judea, Daniel Korobkin, Ethics, Jewish Journal, Jewish Journalism, Modern Orthodox, Pico/Robertson, YICC
Tagged judea congregation, nai david, postville iowa, rabbi elazar, rabbi yosef, state and federal labor laws
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The Yeshiva Basketball Coach Who Asked His Players To Pose Nude
From The Jewish Week: Asserting that there are more victims of an alleged sexual abuser than the four teens who have come forward to the police, the rabbi of an Orthodox synagogue in Teaneck, N.J., is calling on congregants to … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse
Tagged bergen county prosecutor, orthodox synagogue, rabbi yosef, sexual abuser, shabbat morning, teaneck police department
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The Miserable Jews
I just watched this cool 1998 movie starring Rabbi Yosef Blau as Inspector Javert and Rabbi Marc Winiarz as Jean Valjean. It was a thriller! Winiarz was imprisoned at age nineteen for stealing forbidden fourteen year old loving when he was a starving yeshiva … Continue reading
Posted in Satire
Tagged daughter cosette, inspector javert, jean valjean, rabbi shlomo carlebach, rabbi yosef, yeshiva student
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Ariel Teaches Daf Yomi
Robert J. Avrech writes: Today, 1 Tammuz, is Ariel Chaim’s ZT’L fifth Yahrtzeit. In honor of our son’s memory we’re publishing an excerpt from The Book of Ariel that recounts the period when Ariel taught Daf Yomi—the daily page of … Continue reading
Posted in Robert J. Avrech
Tagged babylonian talmud, daf yomi, rabbi pinchas, rabbi yosef, torah scholar, yahrtzeit
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