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The Delusion of Alienation-Parshat Emor 2013
A lot of people are trying to understand how could it be that two American teenagers could do what the Tsarnaev’s did in Boston. I believe believe both sides are equally concerned with trying to stop it, but taking it … Continue reading
Posted in current events, torah portion
Tagged Bible, boston bombing, campus, college, education, G-d, islam, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, orthodox, parsha, parshah, politics, rabbi, religion, spiritual, spirituality, Tanakh, terrorism, Torah, tsarnaev, university
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Profiteering off of Jewish Ritual
I am well aware by now that many Christian groups have reversed the traditional anti-Jewish position that the various Churches have taken over the centuries. I am even aware that some have started Judaizing, which is the practice of adopting … Continue reading
Posted in countermissionary, current events, Uncategorized
Tagged christian, college, G-d, Israel, jesus, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, rabbi, religion, Torah, university
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Righteousness of an ‘Entitled’ Girl’s Rant
Maybe Suzy Lee Weiss was whining. That’s really not for me to evaluate. Her message was nonetheless stinging and insightful: the college admission process has made the tafel ikar and the ikar tafel (the secondary primary and the primary secondary). … Continue reading
Posted in current events, Uncategorized
Tagged college, education, ivy league, rabbi, racism, suzy lee weiss, university, wall street journal
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Hands off the Big Gulp!
Rabbis shouldn’t encourage gluttony, and I’m not. I would never tell anyone to go pound a 32oz and certainly not a 64oz Coke, not as a rabbi and not as someone who considers themselves relatively fit. I can definitely bench … Continue reading
Posted in current events, Uncategorized
Tagged ban, bloomberg, rabbi, soft drinks, tingling, Torah
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The Toxicity of the Israeli Elections-Parshat BeShalah 2013
Breitbart nailed in on the head when they said the elections in Israel were a reflection of a bad Jewish joke: 10 Jews and 12 opinions. A reported 7% of votes cast were thrown in the garbage because the votes … Continue reading
Posted in current events, torah portion, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, campus, college, education, elections, G-d, Israel, jerusalem, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, moral education, orthodox, parsha, parshah, politics, rabbi, religion, spiritual, spirituality, study, Tanakh, Torah, university
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Dead Egyptians Make Bad Laws-Parshat Bo 2013
I remember awhile ago reading an article about how dead children make bad laws. Idea is simple enough: people used the misfortune of children who were murdered to pass laws whose unintended consequences may have a major negative rip effect. … Continue reading
Posted in current events, torah portion, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, campus, college, education, G-d, gun control, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, moral education, orthodox, parsha, parshah, politics, rabbi, religion, sandy hook, shooting, spiritual, spirituality, study, Tanakh, Torah, university
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National Geographic’s Palestinian Propaganda
I won’t argument that I wasn’t captivated by the story of the Gaza tunnels and the adverse conditions by those involved in digging and running them. The major problem is the fact that who these people were and what they … Continue reading
Posted in current events, Uncategorized
Tagged anti-semitism, Bible, campus, college, Israel, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, moral education, national geographic, palestinian, politics, rabbi, religion, terrorism, Torah, university
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Waiting for the End-Parshat V’Yehi 2012
Everyone should have known by how chilled out all of the descendants of the Maya were in Chiapas that not a thing was going to happen to us last Friday. I bet all those people who went for that last … Continue reading
Posted in current events, torah portion, Uncategorized
Tagged armaggedon, Bible, campus, college, education, end of the world, G-d, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, maya, moral education, orthodox, parsha, parshah, rabbi, religion, spiritual, spirituality, study, Tanakh, Torah, university
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Sticking up for Kim
This video may be going up late but I don’t care. It needs to be seen. Kim Kardashian did right by the people of Israel and we need to get her back no matter how late in the game.
Posted in current events, Uncategorized, video
Tagged anti-semitism, Bible, college, education, Israel, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, kim kardashian, orthodox, politics, rabbi, religion, Tanakh, Torah, university
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Squish Your Kids
I have to speak more as a parent than a rabbi now, because I am personally touched by the events in Connecticut. Not that I knew anyone who knew anyone who was there, but because I’m a parent. I’m a … Continue reading
Posted in current events, personal, Uncategorized
Tagged adam lanza, children, newtown, sandy hook, shooting
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