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The Case For Concubines
In his third lecture on Rabbi Chalom Messas for Torah in Motion, Rabbi Marc B. Shapiro says: [In 2006], Zvi Zohar in Israel, an expert in Sephardic halacah, just came out with a book on 20th Century Sephardic rabbis. He … Continue reading
Posted in Marc B. Shapiro, Sex
Tagged chalom, jewish view, Marc B. Shapiro, ramban, shabbos table, torah in motion
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It Sucks To Be Me
All these great rabbis are marrying off their daughters. And here I am, 43 years old, almost 44, and I am still unmarried. Is it not a tradition in Jewish life to marry off the most worthy daughters to the … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged jewish life, male guests, shabbos table, tefillin, torah scholars
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Seen and Heard At A Shabbos Table
* The Orthodox couple are in their thirties. They’re having guests who are new to Orthodox Judaism. The host wife keeps using the word “shvartze” and then apologizing for it. Her rabbi says Jews shouldn’t use that word. The husband … Continue reading
Posted in Blacks, Orthodoxy
Tagged abject apology, honey don, Ohr Hatorah, orthodox judaism, orthodox rabbi, shabbos table
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Racism In Orthodox Judaism
Aliza Hausman, a Dominican convert to Orthodox Judaism, writes for the Jewish Journal: My husband and I started speaking out about racism in the Jewish community when a friend asked us to speak at a synagogue in Washington Heights, in … Continue reading
Posted in Blacks, Blogging, Jews, Orthodoxy, Politics, Race
Tagged african roots, harvard professor, head scarf, orthodox judaism, real estate broker, shabbos table
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Tragedy on the Lake
Rav Adlerstein writes Sept. 1: Tranquil water, clear blue skies, and clean air, all but an hour’s drive from Los Angeles. The beauty of the place clashed so ironically with the grim task of our visit to Lake Piru. For … Continue reading
Posted in Los Angeles
Tagged clear blue skies, hatzolah, lake piru, life vests, shabbos table, successful businessman
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