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Dennis Prager Interviewed
In an April 2010 appearance at Stephen S. Wise temple, Dennis said to interviewer and rabbi David Woznica: “When God gave out urges, the urge to power was not given to me. I have zero desire to have any power … Continue reading
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Tagged campaign finance reform, diaspora jews, how to build a sukkah, jewish survival, national radio show, rabbi david
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Hasidic Burning In New Square, New York
The New York Times reports: NEW SQUARE, N.Y. — Last September, Aron Rottenberg did something radical. Along with some friends, he began worshiping not at the grand synagogue at the center of this ultra-Orthodox Skver Hasidic community in Rockland County, … Continue reading
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Tagged front porch, rabbi david, rabbinical court, rottenberg, school desk, third degree burns
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Dancing With The Rabbis
Dennis Prager writes: I guess one can say that with “Dancing With the Rabbis,” the movement toward “the rabbi is just one of us” reached its apotheosis. Our rabbis — or at least the rabbis who participated — are just … Continue reading
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Tagged bradley shavit artson, Dennis Prager, orthodox rabbi, rabbi david, reform rabbis, temple isaiah
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Is Dennis Prager The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ?
I read The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism in 1989 and found it so persuasive that I converted to Judaism in 1993. Then I found out that it’s ideas are largely absent from Jewish life, even Orthodox Jewish life. … Continue reading
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Tagged david hartman, Dennis Prager, herman wouk, orthodox jew, orthodox jewish life, rabbi david
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Aish HaTorah’s One Year Anniversary In Tel Aviv
From The Jerusalem Post: "Everyone finds their way to Tel Aviv," enthused Rabbi David Ziering last week, as Aish HaTorah Tel Aviv celebrated its first anniversary, ironically enough, in Jerusalem. Although Aish HaTorah has long been known as one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aish HaTorah, glaring omission, jerusalem post, mainstream judaism, observant jews, rabbi david
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Most Rishonim, Early Achronim Permitted Concubines
The Rishonim were leading rabbis who lived from the 11th to the 15th Centuries, before the Shulchan Aruch. The Achronim are leading rabbis from the 16th Century to the present. I’m listening to a Torah in Motion lecture by Dr. … Continue reading
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Tagged german rabbi, Marc B. Shapiro, orthodox rabbi, rabbi david, rabbi hoffman, torah in motion
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Do Rabbis Avi Weiss, Saul Berman Deserve To Be Called ‘Amalek’?
Yehuda posts to Hirhurim: Gil, it’s lovely you’re so tolerant. I’m glad you know what they mean. Despite your tolerance, I think anyone calling you, Rabbis Weiss or Berman, or any other Torah opinions "Amalek" deserves a public rebuke, and … Continue reading
Posted in Modern Orthodox, Orthodox Union, Orthodoxy, YCT, Yeshiva University
Tagged beit midrash, lawrence kaplan, public apology, rabbi david, rabbi dovid, torah scholars
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I Interview A Rabbi I Once Called An ‘Idiot’
Here’s my first post about Rabbi Daniel Brenner. His response. I then reached out to Rabbi Brenner via Facebook. Tonight I sent him these questions and he promptly emailed back his response. LF: How should Kellogs have reacted when their … Continue reading
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Tagged david brenner, driving convictions, rabbi david, rabbinic judaism, stand up comedy, william lobdell
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Did Charities Do Due Diligence On Their Bernard Madoff Investments?
Here’s a tax filing from the now defunct Robert I. Lappin Charitable Foundation, which invested with Madoff. Their website. If you go to pages 23, 24, you’ll see their investment activities with Madoff. The Foundation had about $8 million. They … Continue reading
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Tagged Bernard Madoff, boston globe, charitable foundation, due diligence, investment activities, irs rules, jewish philanthropies, rabbi david, risky investments, rsquo, tax filing
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News or Fark? Rabbi writes Election Day prayer
As soon as I read the headline, I thought "self-promoter! This is fake news. This is like a report on a guy translating the Bible into Australian." Others must think, "Holy man!" Then I saw the article was about someone … Continue reading
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Tagged colorful character, fark, public pronouncements, rabbi david, reciter, tikkun olam
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