Facebook Status of the Day
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My translation:
*I just heard about the new shameful incident of a rav that say "yimach
shemo" - his name should be blotted out - about the IDF Chief of ...
The Miracle of Money
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Q: My Rosh Yeshiva once told me that I should pick up a penny from the
ground because it’s a davar chashuv. Can you explain this? Now, I don’t
know what yo...
Breaching the Walls of History with Postscript
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Breaching the Walls of History By Dan Rabinowitz This essay first appeared
in the Jewish Review of Books (Spring 2026) and is republished here. Its
postscr...
Something Is Missing
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Your life is working. You have people you care about. You have work that
gets done. You have things you enjoy. And still, more often than you admit,
some...
Extended Family #3 – No Comparison, No Excuses
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If ever there was a need for Extended Family, it is for the current issue.
One article, specifically. The one reporting on the tales of woe of
bochrim, a...
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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...
Lag Baomer and Chinuch -ל”ג בעומר ומצות חינוך
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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 ...
Dvar Torah - Titzave - Rabbi Yitzchok Wolpin
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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...
Tikun Olam vs. Tikun Hameuvas
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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...
Why Do Orthodox Women Need Female Yoatzot?
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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 ...
TTT :: Sois Osis • Dovid Gabay
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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...
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...
This Blog Has Moved
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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 ...
It was very nice for CC Sabathia, Yankees star pitcher to come and visit Jewish children in Camp Simcha.
My only wish is that the "People of the Book" should treat their religious leaders with similar pomp, and should honor them with police escorts and chorused cheering.
Some of the most simple things in life come along with annoyances. For example, ever since I can remember, underwear came with sewn on tags that scratched and itched the wearer.
Bless the person who came up with the idea of having the info indelibly inked onto the garment itself.