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Dennis Prager Does Not Accept The Divinity Of The Oral Law
Speaking October 28, 2010 at Temple Israel Ner Tamid in Cleveland, Dennis said: “Why didn’t I accept full Orthodoxy with the oral law? When I was in yeshiva, I asked my rabbis in sixth grade, if God gave a written … Continue reading
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Tagged Dennis Prager, god doesn, oral law, oral torah, oral tradition, temple israel
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‘The Shiksa Syndrome’ II
Dec. 4. Watch here. Temple Israel (My previous interviews with Laurie.) Laurie: "I was talking to Luke Ford. He has a great blog. He was interviewing me for Good Frog. We were talking about stereotypes… You can identify. So much … Continue reading
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Tagged chewing gum, fish out of water, Israel, luke ford, product launch, star pupil, temple israel, Young Israel
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‘The Shiksa Syndrome’
Dec. 4. Watch here. Temple Israel (My previous interviews with Laurie.) Author Laurie Graff, who lives on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, dropped her pet at doggie daycare on Highland before coming tonight. Laurie: "It’s my brother’s birthday this Saturday. He … Continue reading
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I Join Amy Klein & Orit Arfa At Temple Israel Thursday Night To Hear Laurie Graff Talk About Her New Book ‘Shiksa Syndrome’
Watch here. Temple Israel (My previous interviews with Laurie.) Graff, who lives on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, dropped her pet at doggie daycare on Highland before coming tonight. Laurie: "It’s my brother’s birthday this Saturday. He has a big party. … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Klein, arfa, danny maseng, Laurie Graff, neon sign, new york jew, orit, slim model, temple israel, upper west side, whiskey and wine
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The Third Temple: Israel’s Missing Link
Chaim Chlorfene writes: In the introduction to his book Ohr Hamikdash (Light of the Temple), Rabbi Moshe Luria, explains that the Torah, the Sabbath, and the Holy Temple are respectively the essence of Wisdom, Understanding, and Knowledge (Chachmah, Binah, and … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 generations, biblical sense, binah, communal life, creative activities, daily basis, government culture, holy temple, husband and wife, luria, mishkan, missing link, mount sinai, nature of knowledge, rabbi moshe, Sabbath, temple israel, third temple, Torah, wife eve
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