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Tag Archives: moshe
Distorting The Jewish Dietary Laws
Moshe Zev posts to Marc B. Shapiro: I would love to see more about how kashrus has been distorted today in America. We have been taught to believe that nothing is kosher unless it has a certification. Yet it is … Continue reading
Posted in Kashrut, Marc B. Shapiro
Tagged jewish dietary laws, Marc B. Shapiro, meat product, moshe, rabbi hirsch, rabbi joseph, rabbi moses, rosh yeshiva, zev
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The Seforim Blog And Tradition Magazine Part Ways
You can now find the Seforim blog at its old address. What happened? No explanation was offered in the Tradition announcement. Moshe Friedman posts: "My guess: some higher-up RCA rabbis actually read some of the things posted on the site … Continue reading
Naming Sources
David writes on Hirhurim: "Maybe the Rambam had a stronger basis on which to be ‘somech’ his methodology of not naming sources, i.e. from Moshe Rabbenu himself. After all, at the beginning of Devari-im when Moshe starts his review of … Continue reading
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Tagged appointment of judges, moshe, rambam, somech, talmud, tempest in a teapot
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On Torah Talk Next Thursday Afternoon, Will Monica & Helen Do An Interpretative Dance About What ‘Bereshit’ Means To Them?
Tune in around 2:30 p.m. on my live cam Oct. 23. Why is God hiding Moshe? Why did God bury Moshe? The Torah does not want us to worship Moses, so his burial place is hidden. We’re Jews, not Mosesites. … Continue reading
Posted in Torah
Tagged burial place, interpretative dance, live cam, moshe, thursday afternoon
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MOSHE ZAGA VS 10563 ASHTON LLC ET AL
LA Superior Court case BC399616. More on 10563 Ashton. Moshe Zaga is CEO of YMI Jeanswear.
Posted in Law
Tagged court case, jeanswear, la superior court, moshe, zaga
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Is Moshe A Prophet Or A Failed Leader?
From wikipedia: Moses speculated that perchance there were among the Israelites some whose hearts were even then turning away from God to go worship the gods of those nations, who might think themselves immune, thinking that they would be safe … Continue reading
Crown Heights Controversy
From New York: The Crown Heights community and it’s representatives "the Netzigim of Crown Heights" have tried in vain for the past several years to rid it’s self of the criminal dictator which heads the CHJCC, by attempting to organize … Continue reading
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Tagged Crown Heights, democratic elections, moshe, rubashkin, shameless attempt, vaad
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The Man Who Brought Down Ehud Ohlmert
Joe emails: Meet Morris/Moshe Talansky http://www.nypost.com/seven/05062008/news/regionalnews/israel_scandals_li_link_109573.htm He splits his time between Woodmere, NY (the "Five" towns) and Wolfson Towers in Jerusalem. Divorced http://www.davefox73.com/wc01_157.html He is a major financier. here is one of his projects http://www2.nysun.com/article/58352 … Continue reading
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Tagged amp, ehud ohlmert, financier, Google, html nbsp, http www google com, Israel, Jerusalem, jewish life, money, moshe, nypost, profit ventures, raphael, scandals, wolfson, woodmere ny
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