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It’s a Boy, and other eighth day ideas-Parshat Shemini 2013
This will probably be the last of a blitz of things I’ve written/posted… about having a son, which is a big deal for me. I really thought after 2 girls that was it for having a boy. It is different. … Continue reading
Posted in personal, torah portion, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, campus, college, education, G-d, Israel, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, moral education, orthodox, parsha, parshah, rabbi, religion, spiritual, spirituality, study, Tanakh, Torah, university
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30 Days before the Festival
Everyone I know, Jew and Gentile alike, can’t stand how Christmas has become a two month celebration starting basically right after Halloween. It’s OD. For almost a solid month some radio stations play nothing but Christmas music, though I noticed … Continue reading
Posted in holidays, personal, torah portion, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, campus, college, education, G-d, holiday, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, moral education, orthodox, parsha, parshah, rabbi, religion, study, Tanakh, Torah, university
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Giving and Giving-Parshat Terumah 2013
I’m tired. I’m fried. I’m burned. My wife is having pregnancy complications now and on top of everything else I’m doing I’m now part-time nurse and Mr. Mom, and I have no bedside manner. It’s a problem and I’m working … Continue reading
Posted in personal, torah portion, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, college, education, G-d, Israel, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, orthodox, parsha, parshah, rabbi, religion, spiritual, spirituality, study, Tanakh, Torah, university
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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
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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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Shove-a-what Parshat V’era 2013
This week has been very difficult as I have basically sacrificed everything else in my life for this one two-week intensive class. From the standpoint of the Jewish calendar though, this really isn’t the time to do it. We are … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible, campus, college, education, G-d, Israel, jew, jewish, jews, moral education, orthodox, parsha, parshah, rabbi, religion, spiritual, spirituality, study, Tanakh, Torah, university
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A Difference in Beginnings-Parshat Shemot 2012
Happy New Years! I’m late I know. I also know the change of the calendar really means absolutely nothing. Just like the change of the Mayan calendar, not a thing has changed from 2012 to 2013. Change is a result … Continue reading
Posted in holidays, torah portion, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, campus, college, education, G-d, Israel, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, moral education, orthodox, parsha, parshah, Passover, rabbi, religion, spiritual, spirituality, study, Tanakh, 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
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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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The “Holiday” Experience
Guess what I’m doing today? Substitute teaching, what else! Growing up on Long Island in the 1980’s, I really couldn’t imagine Christmas being a regular day. It really doesn’t matter that I’m Jewish. I grew up in an Italian neighborhood … Continue reading
Posted in holidays, personal, Uncategorized
Tagged campus, christmas, G-d, holiday, jesus, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, Judaism and Christianity: A Contrast, rabbi, religion, spiritual, spirituality, study, Tanakh, Torah, university
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Book Review: Judaism and Christianity: A Contrast
I’m proud to say that my colleague and friend R’ Stuart Federow has just released his long awaited book Judaism and Christianity: A Contrast. I want to wish him a hearty mazal tov on joining the ranks of Shakespeare, Stephen King, … Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, countermissionary, Uncategorized
Tagged Bible, campus, christian, college, education, G-d, jesus, jew, jewish, jews, judaism, Judaism and Christianity: A Contrast, missionaries, moral education, orthodox, parsha, parshah, philosophy, rabbi, religion, spiritual, spirituality, stuart federow, study, Tanakh, Torah, university
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