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Orthodox Union Press Hires Rabbi/Blogger Gil Student
From Hirhurim: Link: OU Press Hires Rabbi Gil Student to be Managing Editor May 26, 2009 He’s a student of the publishing industry with hands-on experience running his own book company; he’s a knowledgeable businessman with years of experience in … Continue reading
Posted in Hirhurim, Orthodox Union
Tagged gil student, orthodox rabbi, Orthodox Union, probability and statistics, rabbi joseph, seder night
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Redefining Marriage
Rabbi Gil Student blogs: "R. Yair Hoffman explains his opposition to the redefinition of marriage (link). If you ask me, I’d say that we should make civil unions that have all the rights of marriage but not the name, so … Continue reading
Posted in Hirhurim, Marriage, Torah
Tagged civil unions, fault divorce, gil student, legal partnership, marriage link, same sex marriage, traditional definitions
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Non-Orthodox Judaism Disappearing?
I’ve heard other Orthodox rabbis, such as Berel Wein, say they expected non-Orthodox Judaism to be around for hundreds of years. It would be delusional to think otherwise. Chaim Amalek emails:Isn’t that the case with all liberalizing religions in the … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Conservative Judaism, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy, R. Norman Lamm, Reconstructionist Judaism, Reform Judaism
Tagged berel wein, gil student, norman lamm, orthodox judaism, orthodox rabbis, protestant sects, rabbi isaac
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Jewish News
Rabbi Gil Student writes: Gary Rosenblatt argues for government subsidies of secular studies in Jewish day schools (Jewish Week). Now that Solomon Schechters are struggling and not just yeshivas, he cares. The Maharat makes it to the list of Jews … Continue reading
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Tagged bernie madoff, Gary Rosenblatt, gil student, government subsidies, orthodox jews, resident scholar, student posts, yahrtzeit
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Taking Hirhurim To Facebook
Rabbi Gil Student writes: In this post (link), I outlined how I was going to try to bring the Hirhurim blog to Facebook. It kind of fizzled out because I couldn’t find anything new to bring to it. However, in … Continue reading
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Tagged Facebook, gil student, haloscan, hirhurim blog, open fashion
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AIG Bonuses
Rabbi Gil Student writes: "R. Dr. Asher Meir published an article from two weeks about an AIG executive’s Op-Ed in the NY Times in which he announced his resignation (Op-Ed in NYT, Asher Meir). Dr. Meir calls the letter "a … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged congressional outrage, de santis, gil student, nyt, public outrage, quot quot
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Is Hinduism Idol Worship?
Rabbi Gil Student writes: Avodah Zarah is loosely translated as idolatry or polytheism. I don’t know much about Hinduism but as I read Dr. Nathan Katz‘s memoirs of his journey from studying Hinduism to becoming an Orthodox Jew, I was … Continue reading
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Tagged abrahamic faiths, comic book version, descendants of noah, gil student, nathan katz, practices of hinduism
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Checking My Investment Portfolio
I check mine obsessively, always weighing up my number of mitzvos and comparing them to my number of averas. At the moment, these two sides of the ledger are dead even. Rabbi Gil Student writes: Some people are tempted to … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged financial responsibilities, gil student, relevant advice, shmuel, silver coin, stock portfolio
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Refusing To Eat In Other People’s Homes
Rabbi Gil Student writes: "There is a practice among some to refrain from eating at the home of others on Passover (what I believe some call "mishing"). While it is difficult to pin down a label of permissible or forbidden … Continue reading
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Tagged gil student, kashrus, kosher standards, pesach, shomer shabbos
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Avoiding Danger
Rabbi Gil Student writes: Because of this responsum’s importance, I would like to summarize its contents: Every person has an individual, set lifespan (cf. Ex. 23:26; Isa. 38:5; Ps. 39:5). This lifespan can be lengthened as a reward for doing … Continue reading →