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Tag Archives: jerusalem
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
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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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Explaining the Current War in Israel
The current situation in Israel is horrible. I am praying for Israel even as I sit in the comfort of America. I hope to never have to deal with those types of living conditions. The problem is that people don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-semitism, Bible, campus, college, cuny, education, G-d, hamas, Israel, jerusalem, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, moral education, orthodox, palestinian, parsha, parshah, politics, qcc, queens community college, rabbi, religion, spiritual, spirituality, Tanakh, terrorism, Torah, university
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Parshat Toldot 2012-Meltdown in Israel
Some people must be really scratching their heads at why the Middle East just decided to blow up. The elections are over, Barack Obama is still president, and things should not have been a whole lot different from beforehand. Clearly … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, campus, college, education, G-d, Israel, jerusalem, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, moral education, orthodox, palestinian, parsha, parshah, politics, rabbi, religion, spiritual, spirituality, study, Tanakh, terrorism, terrrorists, Torah, university
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Book Review-Jews for Nothing
Although clearly dated, this 1984 Jewish classic written by Ahroni Dov Fisch is must-read. It gives a very broad overview of the problem of Jewish alienation, where it had led to up to its publication date, and some suggestions about … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, campus, college, education, G-d, holocaust, Israel, jerusalem, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, rabbi, religion, spiritual, spirituality, study, Tanakh, Torah, university
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Jerusalem’s Not-So-Silly Deletion
This is the first time I’ve read anything by Aaron David Miller, but I sincerely hope that he thinks twice about poo-pooing semantics before he writes his next piece. I’ll illustrate why. Miller asserts in his CNN article that the … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-semitism, college, DNC, DNC party platform, elections, G-d, Israel, jerusalem, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, politics, rabbi, religion, Torah, university
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Parshat Devarim 2012-The End of the Trip
Parshat Devarim is the beginning of the end, a bunch of ends actually. The entire book of Devarim takes place over one day, the last day of Moshe’s life. It is the beginning of his last advice and rebukes to … Continue reading
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Tagged beit hamikdash, Bible, campus, college, education, G-d, holiday, Israel, jerusalem, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, orthodox, prayer, rabbi, rav eliyashiv, religion, spiritual, spirituality, summary of parshat devarim, Tanakh, Temple, tisha b'av, Torah, university
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The Kollel Question
Is the true Jewish ideal to sit and learn Torah all day? What about when it’s at the expense of earning a living and, in Israel at least, defending your country? When did the “kollel life” become the norm and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, campus, charedi, chazon ish, college, david ben gurion, education, G-d, haredi, Israel, jerusalem, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, kollel, moral education, orthodox, politics, rabbi, religion, spiritual, spirituality, study, Tanakh, Torah, university
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Parshat Pinhas 2012-Stand Our Ground
Right and wrong seem to be subjective these days. Read different newspapers and find different enemies. Yet there’s a persistent trend: the person or people who take the high ground are the ones who get slammed the most. Take the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, campus, college, education, G-d, gaza, golan heights, Israel, jerusalem, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, levy report, parsha, parshah, politics, rabbi, religion, spiritual, spirituality, study, Tanakh, Torah, university, west bank
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Parshat Behar-Behokutai 2012-The Sanctity of Jerusalem Day
Not quite on everyone’s radar as holidays go is Yom Yerushaliyim, Jerusalem Day. Because of the fact that Shavuot happens so soon after and people make such a big deal over Yom Ha’Atzmauot (Israeli Independence Day), Yom Yerushaliyim gets lost … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, campus, college, education, G-d, holiday, Israel, jerusalem, jew, jewish, jews, orthodox, parsha, parshah, rabbi, religion, spirituality, study, Tanakh, Torah, university, yom yerushaliyim
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New Find Sheds Light on the Temple
In the rabbinic community, we like to preach that one should accept Judaism based on the weight of tradition and our own historical reports. However, it’s always nice to get outside confirmation, not to mention the fact that any new … Continue reading
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Tagged archaelogy, archaeology, Bible, campus, college, education, G-d, hebrew university, Israel, jerusalem, jew, jewish, jews, king solomon, orthodox, rabbi, religion, shlomo hamelech, Tanakh, Temple, Torah, university
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