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Sex In Jerusalem

"Nobody ***** in Jerusalem," says my friend Josh*. "They bring redemption. "You’ve heard of Jerusalem Complex? People go to the Wall and they think they’re the Messiah? They go to Israel and they think they’re some Biblical character. Everything has … Continue reading

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Yoga Mincha

I remember I was at a Friday night dinner and we all went around the table introducing ourselves. This chiropractor introduced himself as "Dr….". Physicians and PhDs at the table did not introduce themselves as "Dr…" I’d never heard anyone … Continue reading

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Batter My Heart For You

I fear I am wasting my life in a grand delusion, that writing is a refuge for the lonely, that my desires to feel superior interfere with my desires to connect. I fear I am not the greatest writer of … Continue reading

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Can You Order A Miracle?

On the front of RabbiAriKahn.com, the rabbi debunks voodoo Judaism whereby if you do certain rituals at a certain place and recite certain things, you can get a shiduch (marriage) or a job etc. Anything that does not make sense … Continue reading

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Why Aren’t Yeshiva Bocherim (Students) Working With The Homeless And Davening With Black People?

"That’s not what yeshiva students do," says historian Dr. Marc Shapiro in his second lecture on Rav Zvi Yehuda Kook for Torah in Motion. "Rav Elazar Schach was opposed to kiruv (outreach). That was the standard charedi position. The Brisker … Continue reading

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