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Tag Archives: daf yomi
Talmud Study Vs Daf Yomi
Joe emails: To me, daf yomi is a necessary semi-good, semi-evil. There is this belief that knowledge of the entire Talmud is part of being a torah jew. I would begrudgingly concede that it is a neat thing to have … Continue reading
Posted in Talmud
Tagged blitz chess, credit card receipt, daf yomi, talmud study, torah jew, understanding the talmud
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This Week’s Torah Portion – Parashat Vayechi (Genesis 47:28-50:26)
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs Mondays at 7:00 pm PST on the Rabbi Rabbs cam and on YouTube. Facebook Fan Page. This week we study Parashat Vayechi (Genesis 47:28-50:26). * Rabbi Berel Wein writes: “The book of … Continue reading
Posted in Torah
Tagged daf yomi, morning prayer service, rabbi berel wein, rabbi wein, spanish jewry, weekly torah portion
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I Want To Connect To My Deepest Purpose
I want to make it big. I want to be huge. I want to feel full of purpose and passion. I want to get up every morning eager to tackle the day. I want to see the path ahead and … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged abc news, complimentary drink, daf yomi, entertainment tonight, napa valley, talmud study
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Talmud Talk
Luke Ford is worried that his weekly Torah Talks with Rabbi Rabbs are becoming too popular and too accessible to the goyim and perhaps at some point we should switch to a daily Daf Yomi live cam Talmud Talk. We’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Torah
Tagged daf yomi, luke ford, rabbs, rosh yeshiva, secular subjects, virtual yeshiva
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Frumster Is Different
On the Orthodox dating site Frumster.com, I found one young woman who described herself as “G-d fearing…” You don’t find that so often in secular dating sites. “God-fearing” used to be a very common way that people were described (prior … Continue reading
Posted in Dating
Tagged 1960s, baal, chaptzem, critical concept, daf yomi, daily prayers, dating site, dating sites, descriptive term, frumster, God, self contradiction, shamayim, young woman
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The Rating Game
Today I was telling my shrink, Dr. Spielvogel, about this new book by Reba Toney — The Rating Game. If you find yourself getting dumped a lot, it’s probably because you’re dating out of your league. If you do the … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Personal
Tagged Alexander Technique, ball park, daf yomi, Dennis Prager, hovel, kurtzman, life position, public manner, spielvogel, torah study, virtual father
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Like A Pig In Slop
Joe emails: I see the pictures of you at the porn star reunion and you look happier than a pig in slop. You are there loving being Jewish, with tzitzit hanging out and next to gals with everything else hanging … Continue reading
Posted in Judaism, Personal, Pornography
Tagged daf yomi, lithuanian jews, luke ford, sex with girls, speed meth, wet suits
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The Combo
Friday night, the rabbi said the class on Hasidut would begin at 8 a.m. He didn’t want to look like a dick and show up on time, so he strolled up in his best undertaker suit at 8:15 a.m. and … Continue reading
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Tagged cold shower, daf yomi, energy drink, herbal tea, shabbos morning, shul
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Name Those Who Study Torah In Pico-Robertson
I’m talking about people who study it every day in the original. And I am not talking about rabbis or anybody who gets paid to study Torah. There are three at Bnai David-Judea (about 430 member families) — Shep Rosenman, … Continue reading
Posted in Pico/Robertson, Torah
Tagged Beth Jacob, daf yomi, marc shapiro, persian jews, torah study, YICC
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Congruence With Orthodoxy
Joe emails: As I have told you for a long time, Orthodox Judaism is for married couples, preferably where the male carries a spare tire and the woman carries two. Going to shul and having a place where your kids … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy
Tagged congruence, daf yomi, hanuka, married couples, orthodox judaism, orthodox shul
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