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Andrea Thompson Commentaries
Steam Chip emails: I just emerged from my cave a few weeks ago and discovered who Andrea Thompson is. Consider anything I write from here on in this particular context — it is NEW news to me. Next week I’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea Thompson, artistic expression, catholic household, google search, marvelous voice, observant jew
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This Week’s Torah Portion Tazria-Metzora 5769
Steve Brizel writes: Yom HaShoah R. Aharon Lichtenstein reminds and exhorts us to respond , but not to offer theodicy-based explanations for the Holocaust: link R. Tamir Granot explores various hashkafic perspectives on anti-Semitism and the Holocaust: link R. Hershel … Continue reading
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Tagged aharon lichtenstein, berel wein, bris milah, jonathan sacks, observant jew, shlomo riskin
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Rabbis Ethics Initiative Hits Pico-Robertson
The Jewish Journal reports: But Peulat Sachir organizers are preparing for a wave of criticism nonetheless. Much of the debate over the initiative revolves around one question: Is labor ethics a Jewish issue? Fine, the owner of Pat’s Restaurant and … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Modern Orthodox
Tagged correct business, ethics initiative, jewish issue, light unto the nations, observant jew, pico boulevard
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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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Tagged dark sunglasses, hebrew word, jewish connection, observant jew, shabbat meal, unmistakable evidence
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Accused Spy Cries Anti-Semitism
Lou emails: "Luke, It might interest you to know that at the time David Tenenbaum was accused of being a spy for Israel, he was a member of Rabbi Weil’s synagogue in the Detroit area. Rabbi Weil provided great moral … Continue reading
Posted in Anti-Semitism, Orthodoxy
Tagged david tenenbaum, detroit free press, holocaust survivor, mr tenenbaum, observant jew, wayne state university
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