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Prague Gets Its First Talmudic Academy In 300 Years
PRAGUE (AFP-EJP) — Israel’s chief rabbi, Yona Metzger, as well as several rabbis from various European countries, attended Thursday the opening ceremony of a new Talmudic school dedicated to famous Rabbi Judah Liva ben Betsalel, better known under the name of … Continue reading
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Herzfeld v. Lewin, Round 2
Ben Harris writes for JTA: Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld (he of NYTimes Op-Ed fame) and his congregant Nat Lewin (famed attorney and Agriprocessors defender) are having a little intra-shul spat over the ethics of kosher slaughter. Lewin called Herzfeld (his own … Continue reading
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Tagged chief rabbi, kosher slaughter, laws of kashrut, ofra israel, rabbi shmuel, rabbi yisrael
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An Interview With Novelist Eva Etzioni-Halevy
We did this via email (her website is here and her new book is "The Triumph of Deborah"): Q: How did you maintain your writing style despite years in academia? Normally academic writing ruins writers. A: For me it was … Continue reading
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Tagged breaking the glass ceiling, chief rabbi, culture shock, feminine strength, types of feminism, women of the bible
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Falling Into Sin
I heard a lot of perplexing things during two years of Daf Yomi but none more perplexing than the case of the man who fell off a roof and into sex with a woman. What an acrobat, I thought. Then there’s the … Continue reading
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As Rabbi Mordecai Gafni Turns
Marc has been at the front of every development in Modern Orthodoxy for 30 years. He has been an incarnation of the movement’s various twists and turns. He has the ability to merge with his favorite thinkers. Around 1980, Elazar … Continue reading
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Tagged chief rabbi, hebrew academy, muskin, purim party, rabbi riskin, rabbi shlomo carlebach, rabbi shlomo riskin, soloveitchik, spiritual artist, straight arrows
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