Tag Archives: Artscroll

This Week’s Torah Portion – Vayishlach

This week’s Torah portion is Vayishlach (Genesis 32:4-36:43). I discuss it with Rabbi Rabbs. Complete video. * Artscroll (AS): Jacob did not rely on his own righteousness, but strove to ensure his safety through practical measures. * Doing the right … Continue reading

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The Modern Orthodox Get A New Prayerbook

Yoel Finkelman writes in First Things: The prayer book includes a prayer for the State of Israel, not as an afterthought or a way to sell more books, but because this siddur celebrates Zionism. Where Artscroll’s commentary cites only those … Continue reading

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She Feels Disconnected From Judaism

I was talking to a frum-from-birth friend the other day who feel "disconnected" from Judaism. She’s not davening every day, she’s not saying blessings all the time when she eats, she’s not learning Torah regularly and she’s not attending shul … Continue reading

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He Always Wanted To Talk To A Room Full Of Jews About Jesus Christ

Gavriel Sanders used to be a Christian minister (under the goyisha name he was born with). Now he’s an Orthodox Jew who’s married to a Bais Yaakov girl and works for Artscroll. He operates GavrielSanders.com. Here’s a recording of his … Continue reading

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Yiddish Theater: A Love Story

Sunday morning, I catch a screening at the Laemmle theater in Santa Monica. In it, a professor of Yiddish at Vilnius University in Lithuania, an absolute bear of a man, talks about immigrant Jews wanting their children to speak English … Continue reading

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