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Tag Archives: torah scroll
This Week’s Torah Portion Is Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19)
Watch the whole show. I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on my live cam and YouTube. This week’s parasha is Terumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19). * We discuss my Saturday night interview with Heshy … Continue reading
Posted in R. Rabbs, Torah
Tagged debbie friedman, god in our midst, god is god, heshy, presence of god, rabbs, religious artifacts, religious rituals, torah scroll, weekly torah portion
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Random Thoughts On The Torah Scroll Dispute
* Rita Pauker interview. Rabbi Samuel Ohana interview. * In an offer attached as Exhibit B to R. Ohana’s first pleading filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court in this case, R. Ohana offered to give Rita Pauker all four … Continue reading
Posted in R. Avraham Teichman, R. Gavriel Cohen, R. Nachum Sauer, R. Samuel Ohana, R. Sholom Tendler, R. Yitzhock Adlerstein, RCC, Steven Friedman
Tagged absolute confidentiality, confidentiality clause, los angeles superior court, sifrei torah, torah scroll, torah scrolls, torah torah
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I Was Called First To The Torah
It was a mincha on a Shabbos. “Levi Ben,” said the rabbi, pointing at me. I froze in shock. “But I’m not a Cohen,” I said. “I know,” said the rabbi. “Come on up.” I walked up in shock. I … Continue reading
Posted in Orthodoxy, Personal
Tagged alexander technique teacher, discombobulated, little pad, mincha, parsha, second blessing, social anxiety, torah scroll
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Los Angeles Torah Scroll Dispute
Julie Fax writes July 20, 2010 in the Jewish Journal: Despite two rabbinic court rulings against him, a Sherman Oaks rabbi is refusing to turn over four Torah scrolls that a rabbi’s widow says belong to her. In May, a … Continue reading
Posted in R. Samuel Ohana
Tagged gross injustice, israel congregation, mid 1990s, mishkan, pauker, scott sobel, torah scroll, torah scrolls
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Widow To Get Torahs Back
Background on this dispute. Jeff emails: Luke: Last April, you blogged about the Mishan Israel/Pauker fight over the Torahs. Just as an FYI, the RCC Bet Din heard the case again and issued a second ruling in Pauker’s favor, demanding … Continue reading
Posted in R. Samuel Ohana, RCC
Tagged bet, civil judgment, fyi, israel congregation, ohana, pauker, rabbinical council of california, torah scroll, torah scrolls
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Over Shabbos, I Penetrated The Mystery Of Love
Today I read Rabbi Dr. Marc Gafni‘s 2003 book "The Mystery of Love." I was surprised to find it such an erotically charged book. I thought it would be boring. From page 68: "The model for eros is virtually always … Continue reading
Posted in Marc Gafni, Sex
Tagged animal skin, love quot, mail, marc gafni, reading table, synagogue service, torah scroll
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