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Tag Archives: woman rabbi
Appreciating The Older Woman
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach writes: The unfortunate breakup of the marriage between Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher should be of interest even to those who have better things to do with their time than follow mindless Hollywood chatter and celebrity gossip. … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Marriage, Shmuley Boteach
Tagged arnold schwarzenegger, celebrity gossip, demi moore and ashton kutcher, Eliot Spitzer, rabbi shmuley boteach, woman rabbi
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What The Rabbi Needs Is A Strong Black Woman
On the show last night, Rabbi Rabbs says: “I have been on the couch for so many [years]. Do you know how many psychologist and psychiatrist offices I have been in? I’ve been through every therapy. I’ve been through every … Continue reading
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Tagged black woman, cycle of abuse, degree in psychology, rabbs, woman rabbi
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Op Ed: Adieu to “for Thou hast not made me a woman”
Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky wrote last week: I’ve stopped blessing God every morning for “not having made me a woman”. Women have come a long way in Orthodox Judaism over the past few decades, in particular in the realm of study … Continue reading
Posted in R. Yosef Kanefsky
Tagged daily blessings, innate dignity, male reproductive organs, philosophical justification, rabbi yosef, woman rabbi
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Jewish News
From TorahMusings.com: ▪ Prof. Lawrence Schiffman to join YU as Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (via e-mail) ▪ The Jewish Matchmaker ▪ RCA clarification on brain death ▪ King James Bible at 400 ▪ Richard Joel interview ▪ Faculty oversight … Continue reading
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Tagged berel wein, brain stem death, jewish matchmaker, jonathan sacks, sexual guilt, woman rabbi
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If Your Doctor Is A Woman
Rabbi Rabbs and Levi Luke Ford discuss Yoseph not inviting his brothers over to the Shabbos tisch anymore. Erase! Erase! Erase! Watch the whole show. I discuss the weekly Torah portion with Rabbi Rabbs every Monday at 7pm PST on … Continue reading
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Tagged luke ford, parsha, rabbs, weekly torah portion, woman rabbi
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Jewish News
From Hirhurim: SALT today: link Matzav.com strongly considering removing comments feature: link Jewish Ideas Daily on women rabbis: link WSJ: A Synagogue’s Unorthodox Revival: link NYT: A Jewish Prayer: link Chief Rabbi Sacks wins Lamm Prize: link R. Yitzchok Adlerstein … Continue reading
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Tagged David Klinghoffer, jack wertheimer, louis ginsberg, martin grossman, talmud yerushalmi, woman rabbi
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How Open Is ‘Open Orthodoxy’?
I think the proponents of "Open Orthodoxy" mean well. They are the part of Orthodoxy I find most easy to hang with, but "Open Orthodoxy" is a contradiction in terms. "Orthodoxy" means one truth. How open can you be when … Continue reading
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Tagged congregation beth israel, congregation or chadash, rabbi avi weiss, rabbinical council of america, woman rabbi, yeshivat chovevei torah
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