Yachatz - a broken nation
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Here is a thought I hope to express at the Pesach seder...
Yachatz
Yachatz is a point in the seder that is often overlooked. Many do it "on
the sly" with ...
Pesach Avoidance
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by R. Gil Student I. Avoiding the Korban Pesach We know from tax law the
difference between avoidance and evasion. Tax avoidance involves
structuring your ...
These Are A Few of My Unfavorite Things
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[with apologies to Julie Andrews] Reasonable people ought to be able to
debate the central issues around the charedi draft. Agree with them or not,
there...
Deja Vu Trailer
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From the producers of ‘Trapped in Iran' comes a new adventure by Chaya
Morgenstern and Chana Rubinstein. Steinhaus Productions Presents: Deja Vu A
suspense...
Pesach – Leaving the Imprisonment of Materialism
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Rav Itamar Schwartz, the author of the Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh Download a
number of Drashos on Pesach On Pesach, when we left Egypt, we left in
haste, and ...
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1925-26 broadside from European and EY rabbis, including the (late) Chafetz
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Adar 2 - Rabbi Yitzchok Wolpin
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As we have already begun the second month of Adar, and we all know that in
this month we are to increase joy and happiness, I’d like to share with you
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Signing Off
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Taking the advice of my mentors and close friends, I’ve decided to bring
this unpopular blog to a close.
I can imagine that many people will be very happy...
The Conservative Mangling of the Word "Halachic"
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Rabbi Student astutely pointed out that because the meaning of 'halachic'
(or 'kosher' or 'rabbi' isn't trademarked, it is wide open to mean anything
you ...
Signing Off
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When I first started blogging, it was before the Asifa. Post-asifa, there
arose the question whether I could (and should) continue. Consulting my
mentor, w...
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After a great get-together last night, we are ready to move the blog to a
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truly thankful to them and the G'vir from Los Angeles who bankrolls the project. I have found it to be an invaluable resource, research tool and whenever I'm on the site I feel like a kid in a candy store.
After you smell your smelling salts and get up off the floor, you better download them fast as there's a chance that they will not stay there; The copyright situation may not be so poshut.
Sometimes I just can't believe how fortunate we are to live in this digital age. Years ago I needed to travel to the rare books rooms of libraries to access old Seforim. Now available with a click of a mouse.
I agree. It's a shame that it's also somewhat paralyzing - then again, that happens to me in libraries with browseable stacks too.
I generally think in terms of not now, but in 10 or 20 years, what it will be like. I recently saw someone forecast that in 15 - 20 years on-demand printers that can spit out an entire book in a few seconds or a minute will be what normal printers are capable of. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that this is probably correct. Who ever dreamed we would see this, even what we see now? Incredible.
truly thankful to them and the G'vir from Los Angeles who bankrolls the project. I have found it to be an invaluable resource, research tool and whenever I'm on the site I feel like a kid in a candy store.
ReplyDeleteHalevai we both should have as many hits as they have Seforim! :-)
ReplyDeletehttp://thepartialview.blogspot.com/2011/12/time-to-rebuke-time-to-dance.html
ReplyDeleteThey just added 44 volumes of the Torah Shelemah.
ReplyDeleteAfter you smell your smelling salts and get up off the floor, you better download them fast as there's a chance that they will not stay there; The copyright situation may not be so poshut.
Wow. Thanks for sharing that, S.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I just can't believe how fortunate we are to live in this digital age. Years ago I needed to travel to the rare books rooms of libraries to access old Seforim. Now available with a click of a mouse.
I agree. It's a shame that it's also somewhat paralyzing - then again, that happens to me in libraries with browseable stacks too.
ReplyDeleteI generally think in terms of not now, but in 10 or 20 years, what it will be like. I recently saw someone forecast that in 15 - 20 years on-demand printers that can spit out an entire book in a few seconds or a minute will be what normal printers are capable of. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that this is probably correct. Who ever dreamed we would see this, even what we see now? Incredible.