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Tag Archives: shabbat morning
YP: Chassidism ain’t quite what it used to be
Email from [email protected]: “Join us this Shabbat morning, November 13, at 9:30 AM, as we read from the Torah from the Book of Genesis. This week’s reading is about Yaakov’s marriage to Rachel and Leah and the deception of Lavan … Continue reading
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Tagged book of genesis, lavan, shabbat, shabbat morning, wife swap
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Shabbat Unplugged
Ellis Kirschenbaum, executive director of Temple Emanuel in Beverly Hills, emails: Luke, Thank you to you and the committee that included Temple Emanuel in your ratings. Ratings are subjective and we can’t really quarrel with your consensus opinion with one … Continue reading
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Tagged guest scholar, israel religious action center, jewish spirituality, religious action center, shabbat morning, temple emanuel
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Jewish Las Vegas
I expect a Jewish newspaper to return to Las Vegas around Passover. It will be called The Las Vegas Jewish Ink. It has no website yet. “The Las Vegas Jewish Reporter” was closed by the local Federation last year. Jewish … Continue reading
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Tagged casino operator, davening, feudal society, finleys, jewish day school, Jewish Federation, sabbath morning, shabbat morning, sheldon adelson
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Child Labor At Shul
Joe writes: "Every Orthodox shul hires teenage boys from local day schools like YULA to work childcare on Shabbat morning. Don’t they have to daven as well? What message are local rabbis sending to teenage boys that it is better … Continue reading
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Tagged davening, hechsher, neck massage, orthodox shul, script consultation, shabbat morning
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The Yeshiva Basketball Coach Who Asked His Players To Pose Nude
From The Jewish Week: Asserting that there are more victims of an alleged sexual abuser than the four teens who have come forward to the police, the rabbi of an Orthodox synagogue in Teaneck, N.J., is calling on congregants to … Continue reading
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Tagged bergen county prosecutor, orthodox synagogue, rabbi yosef, sexual abuser, shabbat morning, teaneck police department
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Professor Marc B. Shapiro Speaks In Los Angeles This Weekend
Professor Shapiro received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and holds the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Chair in Judaic Studies at the University of Scranton. An author of several books and dozens of scholarly articles, Professor Shapiro is considered one of … Continue reading
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Tagged albie, debra cohen, friday night oneg, halacha, harvard university, intellectual history, jewish book, judaic studies, Marc B. Shapiro, marc shapiro, national jewish book award, orthodox theology, professor marc, professor shapiro, scholarly articles, shabbat, shabbat morning, university of scranton, weinberg, yeshiva world
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