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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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Tagged blind obedience, Dennis Prager, father in heaven, hebrew word, Jewish Journal, position demands
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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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Tagged black bastard, english yiddish, hebrew speakers, hebrew word, israeli hebrew, neutral fashion, slang term, son of noah, what is a jew, yiddish word
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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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Tagged ascetism, avodah zarah, chassidic masters, hebrew word, midian, torah portions
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