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Tag Archives: torah portion
Live Torah Talk With Joey & Helen
Click here to join the fun. The Torah portion is Chayyei Sarah (Genesis 23 – 25:18). Rabbi Ari Kahn I emailed Joey Thursday morning that I was too sick to do Torah talk. Then at 4 pm, he calls to … Continue reading
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Luke Ford, Joey Kurtzman Discuss Torah Portion Vayeira (Genesis 18-22)
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Luke & Joey Discuss Torah Portion Lech L’cha (Genesis 12-17) IV
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Live Torah Talk – Lech L’cha
Click here to join the fun on my cam. Rabbi Ari Kahn writes about this week’s Torah portion: Why was leaving his hometown a test? Avraham was not exactly the most popular character back home; in fact the opposite seems … Continue reading
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The Secrets Of Making Converts To Orthodox Judaism
Rabbi Gil student writes: Urim Publications recently published A Circle in the Square, a book that is a combination of a biography of R. Shlomo Riskin until his aliyah in 1983 and the story of the innovation that is Lincoln … Continue reading
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Torah Portion Noach IV
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I Want To Talk Torah With Black People
I’ve had my live cam chat for eight months now and not one black person has stopped by. That must stop! The first hot black chick to stop by my live cam gets a free rape kit with all the … Continue reading
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The World Is Not Black And White
Rabbi Ari Kahn writes about this week’s Torah portion: How appropriate that the symbol of God’s covenant with Noach, and through him with all of humanity, is the many-colored rainbow: The world is not black and white, it is multi-colored, … Continue reading
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Live Torah Talk With Monica & Helen
Click here to join the fun. My guests are Helen Jupiter — a freelance writer — and Monica, a professor of Jewish literature. The topic? The Torah portion Bereishit. From Wikipedia: Creation When God began creation, the earth was unformed … Continue reading
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I’m Studying This Week’s Torah Portion Live On My Cam
The topic is Vayeira (Genesis 18-22). I’m getting ready for my dialogue Thursday with Joey Kurtzman. I’m armed with numerous commentaries. Click here to watch via my cam. In the November issue of Commentary magazine, Hillel Halkin suggests that our … Continue reading →