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Rav Kook for People who are not Adherents of Rav Kook's Thought: Orot pt 53: The Principle Explicit - *Orot HaTechiyah 9 * This is the most explicit explication of Rav Kook's novel perspective on Secular Zionism as a holy movement. I have connected it to ...
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LET’S GO: Brooklyn Councilwoman Dares Mamdani With Netanyahu Invitation on Inauguration Day - A bold challenge has been issued to New York City’s incoming mayor, Zohran Mamdani. Republican Councilwoman Inna Vernikov of Brooklyn has formally invited ...3 hours ago
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Drawer with Aluminum Foil Roll - by R. Daniel Mann Question: In one of my kitchen cabinet drawers, I keep a roll of aluminum foil along with items I may use on Shabbat. May I open this dra...5 hours ago
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The March Medley: Live in Caesarea - Shulem - There’s something magical about taking the old Chassidish classics and infusing them with new flavor through fresh arrangements and the power of a full sym...7 hours ago
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SUPER HOT DEAL! %48 OFF! Keurig K-Supreme Single Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker - At the time of posting the Keurig K-Supreme Single Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker, MultiStream Technology, 4 Brew Sizes, 66oz Dual-Position Removable Re...
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lab milk means real cheeseburgers soon - An Israeli company, reported on TOI, is producing "cow free" lab-made milk and has now worked out a deal with the Gad dairy company to mass market their mi...17 hours ago
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Reading Over the Brisker Rav’s Shoulder - The Jewish Review of Books recently published its Fall issue, which features several excellent articles, including a discussion of the recently published C...1 day ago
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Texas man charged with making antisemitic death threats to Jewish conservative pundits - A Texas man was arrested last week in Florida after he allegedly launched a volley of antisemitic death threats against several prominent conservative acti...1 day ago
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Processing the Rally - If you still haven’t figured out whether the rally was a good thing, a bad thing, or both – you might be interested in the latest episode of my podcast, ...1 day ago
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A Whale of a Tale - Rashi says the tananim hagedolim (Bereishis 1:21) are the great sea creatures, whales. The Ramban says that these creatures are so unique that they were a ...4 weeks ago
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Rethinking Introspection: A Healthier Approach to Mussar - At a friend’s daughter’s chasanah, I struck up a conversation with his son-in-law, a young and dynamic Rabbi. Wanting to understand his approach, I asked...8 months ago
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Sign Up to Our Newsletter! - Redux: adjective – resurgence; refers to being brought back, restored, or revived; something familiar presented in a new way. Not to see what no one else h...4 years ago
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Lag Baomer and Chinuch -ל”ג בעומר ומצות חינוך - We recently read פרשת אמור אל הכהנים, where we are taught the important lesson, להזהיר גדולים על הקטנים, that not only gedolim/adults are obligated in the ...6 years ago
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Dvar Torah - Titzave - Rabbi Yitzchok Wolpin - This week we are privileged to read the portion of Titzave. The portion begins with the mitzvah of preparing proper olive oil in order to kindle the Menor...6 years ago
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R' Gil Student's Overview of the Esoteric Vs. Harmonistic Debate and Dr. Slifkin (Corrected Link) - Just before Pesach, I came across Rabbi Gil Student's Overview of the two vastly disparate approaches to the Rambam. Here is his basic outline of the two...
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Tikun Olam vs. Tikun Hameuvas - Many bloggers ostensibly go into blogging to participate in Tikun Olam. They see suffering and write to diminish it, they observe injustice and post t...10 years ago
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Why Do Orthodox Women Need Female Yoatzot? - Let's take a quick survey of the reasons given by Orthodox feminists for the need to train female Yoatzot to answer questions specifically in the realm of ...10 years ago
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TTT :: Sois Osis • Dovid Gabay - So vanilla as to not even be terrible. It's just not...anything. Lyrics are indiscernible, harmonies are haphazard, and yet, this tune almost escaped being...11 years ago
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Signing Off - 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...13 years ago
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A description of, and conversation with the great R' Yisroel Moshe Chazan - Following is a passage from "Nach Jerusalem" by Ludwig Frankl (pg. 4 of translation): I reached, after walking a considerable distance, the stately house o...14 years ago
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This Blog Has Moved - After a great get-together last night, we are ready to move the blog to a new format that has more functionality and is more esthetically pleasing. Please ...
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