Not since 1972 has an American (Bobby Fisher) competed for the undisputed title of World Chess Champion.
Congratulations to Fabiano Caruana who will take on Magnus Carlsen in November.
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ON BRINK OF A DEAL: Reports Spell Out Ceasefire-Hostage Details - Negotiations for a ceasefire and a possible hostage exchange deal between Israel and Hamas were moving forward seriously on Tuesday, with officials from al...5 hours ago
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Davening Ma’ariv “Early” on Motzaei Shabbat - by R. Daniel Mann Question: My neighborhood has a minyan that begins Ma’ariv of Motzaei Shabbat (=MS) 15 minutes before the time for the end of Shabbat in ...6 hours ago
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'I'm a soldier in the Jewish army:' Hasidic Rebbe's son shares excitement at joining IDF - Hasidic musician and singer Mendel Roth posted a video summarizing his first hours as a new IDF recruit in the new haredi "Hashmonaim" brigade."I am a Jewi...18 hours ago
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The Prohibition on Eating Before Tefillah for Women and Girls - *The Prohibition on Eating Before Tefillah for Women and Girls* A recording for the BHP daily Halachic Whatsapp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/Gz8rrxqRcfy...
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A World War II Liberator’s Letter to his Hometown Rabbi - A World War II Liberator’s Letter to his Hometown Rabbi By Rabbi Akiva Males I recently realized that this year, January 26th will correspond to the 26th o...1 day ago
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Yearning on the Tenth of Teves - Yearning on the Tenth of Teves Asarah B’Teves marks the beginning of the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash, a tragedy that concealed Hashem’s presence in...5 days 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...3 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 ...5 years ago
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Olam Haba - My newest book just came out: Rabbi Avigdor Miller on Olam Haba.5 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...5 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...9 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 ...9 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...10 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...12 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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