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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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Tagged halachic decisions, Marc B. Shapiro, quot quot, rabbi shlomo, torah in motion, torah torah
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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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Tagged ariel tours, gil student, rabbi ovadia yosef, rabbi shlomo, rabbi shmuel, rishon letzion
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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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Tagged lecha dodi, lofty vantage point, rabbi ari kahn, rabbi shlomo, sabbath queen, synagogues around the world
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