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The Top Five Mizrachi Rabbis In Israel
What is Mizrachi? It is religious Zionism. Rav Mordecai Eliyahu would have to be number one. Then Haim Drukman, Yaakov Ariel, Aharon Lichtenstein, She’ar Yashuv Cohen (the Rav of Haifa and the son of the Nazir of Jerusalem David Cohen), … Continue reading
Posted in Haredi, Israel, Modern Orthodox
Tagged aharon lichtenstein, eliyahu, high school students, israel god, jerusalem post, marriage registration, matthew wagner, mizrachi, Modern Orthodox, mordecai, nazir, rabbinic ordination, Rabbis, yeshivot
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I Was Glad To Send That Email
All during shopping and my other chores, I was ticked off and fine-tuning my email. I couldn’t wait to write it and tell her how I really felt. It’s such a shocker it didn’t go down so well. Chicks don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged cocksucker, hovel, manly man, mordecai, salutary effect, shocker
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Reclaiming Your Reputation Online: A Dialogue With Rabbi Mordecai Gafni
Posted in Marc Gafni
Tagged dialogue, Gafni, mordecai, rabbi, reputation
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My Dialogue With Rabbi Mordecai Gafni
I spent today in Salt Lake City talking to Dr. Gafni. Audio I hope to have the full transcript posted in the next few days. Afterwards, I walked around the outside of the Mormon Temple. It was my first visit … Continue reading
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Tagged full transcript, mordecai, mormon temple, rabbi, salt lake city
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Ohr HaTorah May Move To Mar Vista
Its rabbi, Mordecai Finley, was named one of the top pulpit rabbis in America by Newsweek magazine. He’s the only person who’s ever made sense of kabbalah and spirituality for me. I was a member for three years 1998-2001. Amy … Continue reading
Posted in Ohr Hatorah
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Jewish Spirituality
I have close to zero interest in spirituality, prayer and developing a relationship with G-d (if I want to feel the transcendent, I just listen to a good pop song). About the only rabbi who made any sense to me … Continue reading
Posted in Aryeh Ben David, Spirituality
Tagged calm, Clothes, finley, jewish spirituality, mordecai, nirvana, participants, peace, pop song, Prayer, rabbi, relationship, serenity, spiritual beings, spiritual person, stereotype, stereotypes, Torah, Yoga
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Hasten The Ultimate Redemption – Go See David Mamet’s New Film ‘Redbelt’
Afterwards, you’ll want to cheer and do a mitzvah. I know I did. My video review. I yield to no one in my hatred of David Mamet’s films. I find his dialogue so compressed it might as well be a … Continue reading
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