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Gil StudentAug 28, 26
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• RM Taragin – Word Traps – Language shapes religious identity; Orthodox Jews should scrutinize labels like “ultra-Orthodox,” “Olam HaTorah” and “lomdei Torah,” especially amid divisive IDF conscription debates

• After the Agri Star Fire: Will There Be Enough Kosher Meat This Yom Tov? – Agri Star resumed poultry and beef shechita after July’s devastating fire. OU Kosher expects no resulting Yom Tov meat shortage, though prices remain high

• Not the first time scientists have entered the conversation – When does Shabbat end? This astrophysicist has a novel answer – a Conservative-synagogue attendee and astrophysics Ph.D. candidate developed a model suggesting Shabbat often ends about ten minutes later than conventional calculations

• Just Made Aliyah? Six Tips for Your First Year – practical advice for new olim: seek help, stay positive, build friendships, improve Hebrew, manage expectations and create meaningful moments while recognizing Hashem’s providence

Gil StudentAug 28, 26
1 minute read

Gil Student

Rabbi Gil Student is the Editor of TorahMusings.com, a leading website on Orthodox Jewish scholarly subjects, and Director of the Halacha Commission of the Rabbinical Alliance of America. He writes a popular column on issues of Jewish law and thought featured in newspapers and magazines, including the Orthodox Union’s Jewish Action magazine, The Jewish Link, The Jewish Echo and The Jewish Vues. In the past, he has served as the President of the small Jewish publisher Yashar Books and as the Managing Editor of OU Press. Rabbi Student currently is serving his third term on the Executive Committee of the Rabbinical Council of America. He serves on the Editorial Board of Jewish Action magazine and the Board of OU Press. He has published five English books, the most recent titled Articles of Faith: Traditional Jewish Belief in the Internet Era, previously served as the Book Editor of Jewish Action magazine, and served as the American editor for Morasha Kehillat Yaakov: Essays in Honour of Chief Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks.

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