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Halacha Headlines: 4/25/26 – Shiur 558 – What's new with Chodosh II – Is there room for leniency? (audio) - ------------------------------------------------------ *Reach thousands of readers with your ad by advertising on Life in Israel* -------------------...3 days ago
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Vayikra Perek 23 Rashi on Pasuk 35 or 27 A “Misplaced” Comment of Rashi - Vayikra Perek 23 Rashi on Pasuk 35 or 27 A “Misplaced” Comment of Rashi Eli Genauer The 23rd Perek of Sefer Vayikra speaks about the festivals, and ends wi...6 days ago
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My Pesach In Federal Prison - By Rabbi Akiva Males In 2008, I spent part of Pesach in the oddest of places. At that time, my wife Layala and I lived in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania wher...4 weeks ago
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The Most Famous Ramban in Chumash – The End of Parshas Bo - The Ramban at the end of Bo is a classic work on Jewish philosophy and probably the most quoted Ramban in Chumash. It’s well worth seeing inside. Here’s ...3 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...5 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...7 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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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 ...11 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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