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There are two ways of looking at Judaism, the Jewish community and the world. These views are not mutually exclusive but require definition and separation. If we keep the difference alive in our minds, we better understand ourselves and our world.
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Baby Delivered with Forceps
by R. Gidon Rothstein 26 Iyyar: R. Ovadya Yosef on Pidyon ...
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The Primus Stove
Minchah After Sunset
Karaite Converts
Yissachar/Zevulun Relationships
Ramban Shemot
Themes in Ramban to Shemot: Human Responsibility and the Supernatural
by R. Gidon Rothstein A Confession My summaries of selections ...
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Varieties of the Supervisory Experience
The Roles of Fire and Money
Coins, Craftsmanship, and Calf
In Which We Meet the Kohanim
Halachah
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The Reyd
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NEW YORK (JTA) — Emily Schorr Lesnick and Jamila Humphrie always knew that Judaism would play a part in the life they wanted to build together. But experiences with Conservative Jewish institutions had made the couple feel less than welcome. Schorr Lesnick, 28, remembers encountering homophobia at...R Aviner
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Question: I heard that the OU gave Kosher certification to a "Cheeseburger", which contains no dairy and no meat, but rather is made fro...R Gordimer
Why Is Rabbi Riskin Ordaining Female Rabbis?
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Despite the Women’s Institute of Halakhic Leadership (WIHL) program’s efforts at obfuscation, the Morat Hora’ah U’Manhigah Ruchanit program clearly flouts the rulings of the greatest rabbinic authorities of this generation from across the spectrum.buff.ly
As we collectively celebrate Israel’s 70th birthday and recognize the Jewish state as the greatest example of Jewish democracy......Mishpacha Magazine on Neo-Chassidus
Meeting the Baal Shem Tov in 2018
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As post-modern 2018 rediscovers Mezhibuzh of 1750, are we seeing the fulfillment of a centuries-old promise?Hasidic volunteers, kicked out of a major NY hospital, blame a clash over medical ethics
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NEW YORK (JTA) — For years, volunteers from the Satmar hasidic movement have fanned out daily across the city, boarding private buses and carrying bags full of kosher food cooked each morning (except Saturday) at the organization’s commercial kitchen in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Members of the Sat...Gems from Rav Herzog’s Archive (Part 1 of 2): Giyus, Professor Lieberman and More
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Gems from Rav Herzog’s Archive (Part 1 of 2): Giyus , Professor Lieberman and More By Yaacov Sasson A tremendous resource that w...A night of perfect grace in Jerusalem
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No social media campaign trumpeted this event. It had no spokesperson, no formal organization. But I was privileged to......No meat
The World’s First Kosher Cheeseburger Is Here
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There’s one secret ingredient that makes this vegan burger taste just like meat.R A Shafran
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In a few days, killing oneself in California may become a little harder. At least if one wishes to enlist a doctor’s help. In 2015, California became the fifth state in the nation to legalize physician-assisted suicide, allowing terminally ill patients to request lethal medications from their doct...R K Brander
Sefirat Haomer and Women’s Leadership — Counting towards a New Reality
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“Not only is the teaching of Torah Shebe'al Peh to girls permissible, but it is nowadays an absolute imperative.......The Catholic Priest Who Became an Orthodox Jew - Tablet Magazine
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In March of 1979 People magazine featured an unusual celebrity in one of its brief, punchy articles. While the story, titled “Onetime Catholic Priest Abraham Carmel Celebrates His 25th Year as an Orthodox Jew,” opened and closed with celebrity-style quotes (“Some people are born musicians … ...'Libelous and disgraceful': Rabbis blast senators' condemnations
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Coalition for Jewish Values criticizes Bernie Sanders, Dianne Feinstein for condemning Israel following Gaza violence.Blessed Through Israel: How Guatemala’s Evangelicals Inspired Its Embassy Move
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As Pentecostalism rises in Latin America, so does spiritual and political support for the Holy Land.Tracing the History of Shavuos Night Learning
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Tracing the History of Shavuos Night Learning By Eliezer Brodt This article will trace some of the earliest sources for the Minh...jta.org
NEW YORK (JTA) — Emily Schorr Lesnick and Jamila Humphrie always knew that Judaism would play a part in the life they wanted to build together. But experiences with Conservative Jewish institutions had made the couple feel less than welcome. Schorr Lesnick, 28, remembers encountering homophobia at...R Aviner
buff.ly
Question: I heard that the OU gave Kosher certification to a "Cheeseburger", which contains no dairy and no meat, but rather is made fro...R Gordimer
Why Is Rabbi Riskin Ordaining Female Rabbis?
jewishpress.com
Despite the Women’s Institute of Halakhic Leadership (WIHL) program’s efforts at obfuscation, the Morat Hora’ah U’Manhigah Ruchanit program clearly flouts the rulings of the greatest rabbinic authorities of this generation from across the spectrum.buff.ly
As we collectively celebrate Israel’s 70th birthday and recognize the Jewish state as the greatest example of Jewish democracy......Mishpacha Magazine on Neo-Chassidus
Meeting the Baal Shem Tov in 2018
mishpacha.com
As post-modern 2018 rediscovers Mezhibuzh of 1750, are we seeing the fulfillment of a centuries-old promise?Hasidic volunteers, kicked out of a major NY hospital, blame a clash over medical ethics
jta.org
NEW YORK (JTA) — For years, volunteers from the Satmar hasidic movement have fanned out daily across the city, boarding private buses and carrying bags full of kosher food cooked each morning (except Saturday) at the organization’s commercial kitchen in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Members of the Sat...Gems from Rav Herzog’s Archive (Part 1 of 2): Giyus, Professor Lieberman and More
seforim.blogspot.com
Gems from Rav Herzog’s Archive (Part 1 of 2): Giyus , Professor Lieberman and More By Yaacov Sasson A tremendous resource that w...A night of perfect grace in Jerusalem
blogs.timesofisrael.com
No social media campaign trumpeted this event. It had no spokesperson, no formal organization. But I was privileged to......No meat
The World’s First Kosher Cheeseburger Is Here
forward.com
There’s one secret ingredient that makes this vegan burger taste just like meat.R A Shafran
tabletmag.com
In a few days, killing oneself in California may become a little harder. At least if one wishes to enlist a doctor’s help. In 2015, California became the fifth state in the nation to legalize physician-assisted suicide, allowing terminally ill patients to request lethal medications from their doct...R K Brander
Sefirat Haomer and Women’s Leadership — Counting towards a New Reality
blogs.timesofisrael.com
“Not only is the teaching of Torah Shebe'al Peh to girls permissible, but it is nowadays an absolute imperative.......The Catholic Priest Who Became an Orthodox Jew - Tablet Magazine
tabletmag.com
In March of 1979 People magazine featured an unusual celebrity in one of its brief, punchy articles. While the story, titled “Onetime Catholic Priest Abraham Carmel Celebrates His 25th Year as an Orthodox Jew,” opened and closed with celebrity-style quotes (“Some people are born musicians … ...'Libelous and disgraceful': Rabbis blast senators' condemnations
israelnationalnews.com
Coalition for Jewish Values criticizes Bernie Sanders, Dianne Feinstein for condemning Israel following Gaza violence.Blessed Through Israel: How Guatemala’s Evangelicals Inspired Its Embassy Move
christianitytoday.com
As Pentecostalism rises in Latin America, so does spiritual and political support for the Holy Land.Tracing the History of Shavuos Night Learning
buff.ly
Tracing the History of Shavuos Night Learning By Eliezer Brodt This article will trace some of the earliest sources for the Minh...