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This Week’s Torah Portion Is Parashat Metzora (Leviticus 14:1-15:33)
Watch the videos. I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and on YouTube. This week’s we study Parashat Metzora (Leviticus 14:1-15:33). * Mind your own business has never been … Continue reading
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Tagged absolute morality, ching chong, divrei torah, exact vengeance, golden idols, israelite camp, metzora, obedience to god, rabbi aron tendler, rabbs, stone chumash, weekly torah portion
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My First Time At The Opera
Downtown Los Angeles. Dorothy Chandler music center Wednesday night. "The Elixir of Love". We’re on the main level, row S, seats 44, 45. The story grabs me. Luke, a simple blogger, loves Dina, a haughty YULA graduate from a rich … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged christian missionaries, divrei torah, dorothy chandler pavilion, magic potion, orthodox jews, Young Israel
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The Rehabilitation Of Aron Tendler
Here’s some background. I notice that Aron Tendler’s divrei Torah are all over Torah.org. Torah.org is run by a man with his own predatory ways. Some of them are reprinted in Community Links, which is distributed all over Los Angeles. … Continue reading
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Spinning
Monday night. Fifty five degrees out. Too cold. Staying in. Running late. What’s the use of going to shul? Tuesday morning. Failure. Failure. Failure. I feel like a failure. I feel like I’m swirling down the toilet of life. On … Continue reading
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Tagged daisy wheel, divrei torah, drama queen, hakafot, jewish university, men dance
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