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If Your Doctor Is A Woman
Rabbi Rabbs and Levi Luke Ford discuss Yoseph not inviting his brothers over to the Shabbos tisch anymore. Erase! Erase! Erase! Watch the whole show. I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on … Continue reading
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Torah Talk Bingo
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 Vayechi (Genesis 47:28-50:26). Mahla posts to FB: I would like to propose a ridiculous game. This … Continue reading
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This Week’s Torah Portion
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 Vayechi (Genesis 47:28-50:26). * This week’s parsha contains many verses on the death of Jacob. The … Continue reading
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What Must A Goy Do To Be Saved?
This week’s Torah portion is Re’eh: Re’eh, Reeh, R’eih, or Ree (ראה — Hebrew for “see,” the first word in the parshah) is the 47th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the fourth … Continue reading
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Live Torah Talk With Rabbi Rabbs
This week’s Torah portion is Chukkat (Number 19 – 22). Rabbi Rabbs says a major rav gave him a cheter (permission) to go f*** himself. We delve. From Wikipedia: Chukat, Hukath, or Chukkas (Hebrew: ????, �decree,� � the ninth word, … Continue reading
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Nehama Leibowitz Biography
From Urim Publications: We are pleased to announce the release of Nehama Leibowitz: Teacher and Bible Scholar. Professor Nehama Leibowitz (1905–1997), winner of the Israel Prize in Education, was a unique figure in the twentieth century Jewish landscape. She wrote … Continue reading
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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Visits Bnai David Wednesday Night For Kol Nidre
The mayor is a friend of the Jews and appears at synagogues around town. He can talk confidently about the weekly Torah portion. It’s hard to dislike this guy. He has a great smile and a sunny personality.
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I’m Discussing This Week’s Torah Portion Live On Cam At 3pm With Joey Kurtzman
This week’s Torah portion is Shoftim. From wikipedia: Shoftim, Shof’tim, or Shofetim (?????? — Hebrew for “judges,” the first word in the parshah) is the 48th weekly Torah portion (parshah) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the … Continue reading
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I’m Studying This Week’s Torah Portion Live On My Cam With Jewcy’s Joey Kurtzman At 3 PM PST
Click here to join the fun. Complete video. From Jewcy.com: Joey Kurtzman is president of Jewcy Partners, LLC, and co-founding editor of Jewcy.com. Prior to joining Jewcy he was an on-air contributor to Ireland’s political and cultural radio program, The … Continue reading
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