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Tag Archives: rabbi shlomo
Can Jewish Law Be Wrong?
Dennis Prager writes: Many years ago, one of the most respected Orthodox rabbis of our generation, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, the chief rabbi of Efrat, told me the following story — and, of course gave me permission to tell it in … Continue reading
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Kabbalist To The Stars Accused Of Fraud
FailedMessiah reports: The father in law of Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto says the kabbalist to the stars used him to launder money. Rabbi Shlomo Ben Hamo is the Chief Rabbi of Argentina. His daughter Deborah is Pinto’s wife. In a court … Continue reading
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Tagged chief rabbi, expat community, jerusalem apartment, jewish celebrities, nba championship ring, rabbi shlomo
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Parashat Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9)
I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and on YouTube. Facebook Fan Page. This week we study Parashat Balak (Numbers 22:2-25:9). Here’s an excerpt from the rabbi’s notes from … Continue reading
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Tagged jewish girls, rabbi shlomo, rabbi yishmael, rabbs, shlomo wolbe, weekly torah portion
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Lonely Hasidic Men
Where will they find solace? Will the Torah be enough? The New York Times reports: In July and August, many families there head for bungalow colonies in the Catskills, leaving behind men who work all week and reunite with their … Continue reading
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Did The Rambam Abandon His Principles As Quickly As I Abandoned My Morals?
The Rambam produced his 13 essential principles of the Jewish faith when he was a young man. And then he never mentioned them again. That’s why Rabbi Shlomo Goren held that the Rambam abandoned his 13 essential principles. If he … Continue reading
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Tagged compromises, Dennis Prager, morals, principles of the jewish faith, rabbi shlomo, rambam
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Why Did The Los Angeles Gadolim Support Politician Paul Koretz?
I got a postcard Tuesday on behalf of Paul Koretz and Jack Weiss from the "Cutting Edge Consultants" claiming that their candidates were endorsed by (I have no idea if these claims are lies): Rabbi David Akhamzdeh (Ohr Haemet) Rabbi … Continue reading
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Tagged Anshe Emes, gay rights activist, rabbi aaron parry, rabbi hillel, rabbi shlomo, torat hayim
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Rabbi Shlomo Goren – The Last Champion Of A Dynamic Halacha
From Marc B. Shapiro‘s lectures on Torah in Motion: From Dr. Shapiro’s third lecture on R. Shlomo Goren: "Rabbi Shlomo Goren was machmir (strict) on many mitzvos. He wouldn’t carry within the eruv in Jerusalem." "When his term ended in … Continue reading
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The Talmudic Encylopedia Head Dead At 96
(IsraelNN.com) Rabbi Yehoshua Hutner, the long-time Director of the monumental Talmudic Encyclopedia project, passed away early Monday morning at the age of 96. Born in Warsaw in 1913, the deceased was the scion of rabbinical families in Europe. Even his … Continue reading
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Tagged early monday morning, jewish medical ethics, kol nidrei prayer, rabbi meir, rabbi shlomo, rabbi yehoshua
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Praying On A Plane
Rabbi Gil Student writes: Meir Weingarten of Ariel Tours was kind enough to provide me with a booklet from El Al that contains the following: Our sages show the way. Customs of Gedolei Torah During Flights. Rabbi Shmuel Halevi Wosner, … Continue reading
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The Ariz’al and the Interrupted Dance
Rabbi Ari Kahn (c) 2008 The fifth of Av marks the yahrzeit of the Ariz"al, the incomparable Rav Yitzchak Luria’ also known as the Ari (Lion), arguably the greatest mystic of the past millennium. The impact of his short holy … Continue reading
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