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Honor Your Father And Mother
Dennis Prager writes in the Jewish Journal: What does “honor” mean? The Hebrew word for “honor” (ka-bed) consists of the same letters as the Hebrew word for “heavy” (ka-ved). The only difference is a dot in the second letter. In … Continue reading
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Three Reasons For Not Asking For Reasons For Jewish Law
In his 2000 lecture on Numbers 19, Dennis Prager says that this is the area where he most differs with the tradition. I do not believe that there are any laws we can not understand. The traditional interpretation is that … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, divine law, false god, god and goodness, halakha, hebrew word, jewish law, leibowitz, spirit of the law, traditional interpretation
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How Are You Supposed To Refer To Black In Hebrew & Yiddish?
I thought the Hebrew word “cushi” meant African. So a “cushi mamzer“, a common slang term in Israel, means “black bastard.” Now I learn cushi means nigger. I thought the Yiddish word shvartze simply meant black but now I learn … Continue reading
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Rabbi Hershel Rabbs Remer asks if I’m so funny why am I not getting laid?
I believe the rabbi employs faulty logic. His question is akin to — I love my mother, why am I not getting laid? Or, if I’m so horny, why am I not getting laid? Or, if I’m so good at … Continue reading
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Tagged cheter, faulty logic, hebrew word, jewish marriage ceremony, kiddushin, rabbs
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Torah Talk With David Suissa
David Suissa and I discuss on my live cam this week’s two Torah portions — Maatot and Masei. Chabad commentary. Aish. Roundup. Here are some of the notes I made of things I wanted to discuss (mainly taken from Chabad): … Continue reading
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Coming To Judaism
Rabbi Avi Shafran writes: A long, long time ago, when I was much younger, even more foolish and living in California, I used a motorcycle for personal transportation. I remember once riding my mid-sized Honda, tzitzit-fringes flying behind me, into … Continue reading
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Jewish Code Of Silence Complicates Probe Into Jewish-On-Goyish Crown Heights Attack
From the New York Daily News: Long before the first rapper stopped snitching or any Mafiosi swore an oath of omertà, there was the Jewish law of mesira. The tenet that forbids Jews from informing on fellow Jews is one … Continue reading
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The Torah Says It Is OK To Ask Questions
From Dennis Prager’s eleventh lecture on Deuteronomy (2003): Dennis: “When people say ‘Jews’, nobody yawns.” Deut: 6:20: “If your child asks you tomorrow, saying, ‘What are the testimonies and the decrees and the ordinances that HaShem, our God, commanded you?” … Continue reading →