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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Addressing the Toulouse Shooting
The Jewish community has been hard hit by the murders that took place in Toulouse but at some level we have been at a lost on how to deal with it, besides the usual articles bemoaning the state of the … Continue reading
Posted in current events, Q & A, Uncategorized
Tagged anti-semitism, campus, candidate, college, education, four questions, G-d, hillel, holocaust memorial shooting, Israel, israel apartheid week, jew, jewish, jews, Mrs. Chava (Eva) Sandler of Toulouse, orthodox, Passover, Pesach, politics, president, rabbi, religion, riverdale bombing, study, Torah, toulouse, treyvon martin, university, vet
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Parshat Tzav 2012-Jewish Numerology
I remember my sophomore year my suite mates and I all went over to a place that sells Tarot cards and we each got a deck. Mine was kind of cartoony but nice and proper whereas the other guys got … Continue reading
Posted in torah portion, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, campus, college, education, G-d, gematria, jew, jewish, jews, numerology, orthodox, parsha, parshah, rabbi, religion, spiritual, spirituality, study, Tanakh, Torah, university
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Question: Should Jews Leave France?
After the recent tragedy in France, many people are saying that Jews there should leave and move to Israel. Is there a value to staying in France and trying to improve the situation, or do Jews have an obligation to … Continue reading
Posted in current events, Q & A, Uncategorized
Tagged campus, college, education, france, G-d, Israel, jew, jewish, jews, ketubot 110b, Mrs. Chava (Eva) Sandler of Toulouse, orthodox, rabbi, religion, shooting, study, Tanakh, terrorism, three oaths, Torah, university
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A Heartfelt Plea for Increased Light by Mrs. Chava (Eva) Sandler of Toulouse -Republished
A Call From the Heart by Mrs. Eva Sandler A Heartfelt Plea for Increased Light by Mrs. Chava (Eva) Sandler of Toulouse My heart is broken. I am unable to speak. There are no ways for me to be able … Continue reading
Posted in current events, Uncategorized
Tagged college, france, G-d, islam, jew, jewish, jews, Mrs. Chava (Eva) Sandler of Toulouse, muslim, orthodox, prayer, rabbi, religion, shooting, study, Torah, university
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Parshat Vayikra 2012-A Place for Meat at the Table
I remember when I was a kid there was the whole war against eating meat. The diet fads were all veggie-centric and although the term vegan was already around, it was becoming much more common. There were many reasons for … Continue reading
Posted in torah portion, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, campus, college, education, G-d, Israel, jew, jewish, jews, moral education, orthodox, parsha, parshah, PETA, rabbi, religion, study, Tanakh, Torah, university, vegan, vegetarian
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Moving Home With Mom?!!!
A truly frightening article has just been published. Almost a third of young adults are moving back home after moving out: http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2012/0315/Three-in-10-young-adults-live-with-parents-highest-level-since-1950s This has serious implications as far as our country is concerned, and in general is an uprooting of … Continue reading
Posted in current events, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, campus, college, education, financial, G-d, jew, jewish, jews, jobs, money, moral education, moving home, orthodox, rabbi, recession, religion, Tanakh, Torah, university
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Parshat Vayekel-Pekudei and Parshat Parah 2012-Preparing for Pesach
When we run into difficult parshiot such as Vayekel-Pekudei, it’s nice to have a fall back such as parshat Parshat Parah to talk about. Parshat Vayekel-Pekudei enumerate all of the offerings brought to build the Mishkan (Tabernable) and all of … Continue reading
Posted in holidays, torah portion, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, campus, college, education, exodus, G-d, Israel, jew, jewish, jews, orthodox, parsha, parshah, rabbi, religion, sabbath, spirituality, study, Tanakh, Torah, university
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The Shmuley Debate
This was one of those rare occasions that I went off a bit on the Twitter, an app I have yet to figure out what to do with. The Shmuley Boteach debate with arch-missionary Mike Brown started painful. Mike Brown … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, campus, christianity, college, education, G-d, jesus, jew, jewish, jews, kosher jesus, mike brown, orthodox, philosophy, rabbi, religion, shmuley boteach, Tanakh, Torah, university
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Purim 2012-Coming Out on Top
This Purim so far has been surreal-we were all sick last week with the flu and haven’t 100% moved past it. We’re all cranky and I have to say I can’t remember the last time tissues were actually an expense. … Continue reading
Posted in holidays, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, campus, college, education, G-d, Israel, jew, jewish, jews, moral education, parsha, rabbi, religion, study, Tanakh, Torah, university
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