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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Can AI Rebuild the Beis Ha-Mikdash? - by R. Gil Student Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing how we approach complex problems across a wide range of fields. From diagnosing rare diseases to...8 hours ago
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Tisha B'Av 5785: Tisha B'Av and Viktor Frankl and some Introductions to Kinnos - * Tisha B'Av and Viktor Frankl* *(and some Rav Dessler too!)* *Introductions to Selected Kinnos* From the *Kinnos *of Tisha B'Av 5785 at Cong. Ohaiv Y...
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Building The Beit Hamikdash Now - A Special Tisha B’Av Film; Featuring Rabbi Avi Berman, Executive Director of OU Israel, and Rabbi Shlomo Katz, Rabbi of Kehilat Shirat David, Efrat. Join u...
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Backsies or No Backsies - A week or so ago French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France would officially recognize a Palestinian State. Consistent with its historic commi...20 hours ago
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Principal of high school students who hurled abuse at Jewish students visiting Melbourne Museum breaks her silence - The principal of high school students who targeted young children on a school excursion in Melbourne has launched an investigation into the "completely dep...3 days ago
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Devarim – No Losses - It’s natural to feel disappointment when one loses – be it a court case, a job, a shidduch or an opportunity. But it’s a pointless sentiment, and not onl...6 days ago
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Can Orthodoxy Decide Its Own History? - Can Orthodoxy Decide Its Own History? Rabbi Shmuel Lesher The Making of a Godol In his 2004 review of Rabbi Nosson Kamenetsky’s controversy-sparking Makin...1 week 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...4 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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Rav Avigdor Miller on Olam Haba - My newest book just came out: Rabbi Avigdor Miller on Olam Haba.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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