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Tag Archives: weekly torah portion
This Week’s Parsha (Exodus 19:1–20:23)
Watch the whole show! I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and YouTube. This week’s parsha is Yitro. * What do you think of Sarah Palin saying she was … Continue reading
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This Week’s Torah Portion Is Beshalach (Exodus 13:17–15:26)
Complete Video. I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and YouTube. This week’s parsha is Beshalach. * Did the vitriol expressed on Torah Talk cause the shooting of U.S. … Continue reading
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Rabbi Rabbs On Torah Portion Bo (Exodus 10:1-13:16)
Luke Ford writes: I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and YouTube. This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Bo (Exodus 10:1-13:16). * What is a Torah perspective on sex … Continue reading
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This Week’s Torah Portion Is Bo (Exodus 10:1-13:16)
Watch the whole show. Luke Ford writes: I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and YouTube. This week’s Torah portion is Parashat Bo (Exodus 10:1-13:16). * What is a … Continue reading
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Is Nudity Humiliating?
Most of the Jews in the Holocaust died naked. It was important to the Nazis to humiliate Jews, not just kill them. This is akin to male desire. There’s a little Nazi in all men. They want to strip women … Continue reading
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Rabbi Rabbs: ‘I Should’ve Died In The Holocaust!’
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and YouTube. Watch the whole show.
This week’s parsha is Va’era (Exodus 6:2-9:35)
Watch the whole show. I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and YouTube. This week’s parsha is Va’era (Exodus 6:2-9:35). * Is it permitted for a Jew to wish … Continue reading
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Take This Cup From Me
I ask Rabbi Rabbs Monday night if I am committing a sin by drinking out of the same cup used by the young lady dating columnist I had just interviewed. Tamara is a 20-something third year law student. She writes … Continue reading
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Torah Talk With Rabbi Rabbs
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and YouTube. This week’s parsha is Shemot (Exodus 1:1-6:1). Rabbi Rabbs says I was much more gentle with Tamara than I was … Continue reading
We Begin The Book Of Exodus
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and YouTube. This week’s parsha is Shemot (Exodus 1:1-6:1). Rabbi Rabbs says I was much more gentle with Tamara than I was … Continue reading
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