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Tag Archives: orthodox rabbi
Rita Pauker Whoops With Delight Over OU Decision To Disinvite Steve Friedman
I call Rita Monday afternoon. Luke: “What’s your reaction to the OU decision?” Rita yells “Yahoo! I was hysterically happy. Ohmigod, justice has been served. I was thrilled.” Luke: “Were you surprised?” Rita: “Semi-surprised.” Luke: “Where did the four Torah … Continue reading
Posted in R. Samuel Ohana, Steven Friedman
Tagged brilliant speaker, kitchen duty, orthodox rabbi, pauker, steve friedman, whoops, wonderful guy, Young Israel
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Is A Jew Permitted To Wish A Goy “Merry Christmas”?
I’ve always wished the goyim a “Merry Christmas” because that’s just the kind of guy that I am — always full of good cheer and bonhomie. Today, I was in shul and I was about to wish the Mexicans cleaning … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Orthodoxy
Tagged baby jesus, cheter, good cheer, judeo christian ethics, orthodox judaism, orthodox rabbi, orthodox rabbis, religious festival, religious truth
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Will Judaism Destroy The Jewish State?
Orthodox rabbi Gil Student writes in the Jewish Press: Over the past weeks, many rabbis in Israel have publicized halachic rulings forbidding Jews to rent or sell homes to non-Jews. Doing so, they argue, violates Torah prohibitions and causes the … Continue reading
Posted in Israel
Tagged american jews, authorities rule, gil student, israeli citizenship, messianic world, orthodox rabbi
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The Force Field
He walked past Bnai David Thursday afternoon and saw a trash can with the sign, “Sponsored by Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky.” He stopped and stared. “What the hell?” he thought. “A trash can sponsored by a rabbi? Where’s the kavod of … Continue reading
Posted in Bnai David-Judea, Personal, R. Elazar Muskin, R. Yosef Kanefsky, YICC
Tagged Dennis Prager, orthodox judaism, orthodox rabbi, rabbi yosef, radical egalitarianism, trash cans
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The End Of Genesis
I discuss the parsha with Rabbi Rabbs Mondays at 7pm PST on my live cam. This week we talk about the Torah portion of Vayigash (Genesis 44:18-47:27). Video seven has been deleted because we said some things that were not … Continue reading
Posted in R. Rabbs, Torah
Tagged divine status, faith in god, orthodox rabbi, parashat vayechi, rackman, sexual tension
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