House Republicans Release Report on Antisemitism
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Yesterday, Speaker Mike Johnson and Republican leadership released the
42-page *U.S. House of Representatives Staff Report on Antisemitism*. (Full
text)....
No New Post Today
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Due to unforeseen circumstances which were beyond my control, I will be
involved in a personal matter for a good part of the day. I will therefore
not h...
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"Yosef Is Hanukkah"
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*19 Kislev 5785*
*Erev Shabbat Kodesh**Parashat Vayeshev *
(Reposting from notes taken on a *shiur* by Rabbi Sitorsky - *Kislev 5771*
...)
*Hanukkah* ca...
ask for us too
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US journalist Austin Tice has been missing for 12 years when he was
kidnapped in Syria
Vladimir Putin just agreed to ask deposed head of Syria Bashar Al As...
תזכורת על חג חנוכה / A Hanukkah Reminder
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י״ט לחודש התשיעי תשפ״ה
English follows the Hebrew.
עשר אגורות (2¢):
הרבה כתבות ומאמרים על חג חנוכה יוצאים עכשיו. וכרגיל, רוב כתבות מתעלמות מאחד
העיקרים של ה...
Bostoto88 Internet
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Anda siap untuk memasuki dunia pertempuran epik yang mendebarkan? Bostoto88
Internet menghadirkan pengalaman game MOBA esport 3D terbaik dengan grafis
me...
The Face You Make
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by Reb Gutman Locks
The Face You Make
The face we are born with is a result of what we did in our last
lifetime, and what we have been sen...
Yud-Tes Kislev - The Rosh haShanah of Chassidus
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The Alter Rebbe - Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi author of The Tanya The
18th of Kislev marks the completion of the annual cycle of daily readings
from the...
Kosher Sushi Primer For New Sushi Foodies
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In kosher restaurants across the US (and around the world), sushi has
become a staple, particularly over the last 25 years, with various styles
adapted t...
On That Day
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by Herbert Munshine (Great Neck, NY) It rained that day. The gray sky
matched everybody’s mood and as my face was pelted with large, heavy drops
that hur...
Trump Advisors, Israeli Leaders Urge Iran Attack
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After yesterday’s post reporting that the IDF is preparing battle plans for
an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities,
The post Trump Advisors, Israeli Lead...
leitzan and mukion
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Let's look at two Hebrew words for clown - לֵיצָן *leitzan* and מוּקְיוֹן
*mukion*.
*Leitzan *is the more common of the two, so we'll start by examining...
November 2024 Books #MyLifeInBooks
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The Frindle Files by Andrew Clements - I *loved* this modern-day follow up
to the 25-year-old Frindle. If you haven't read it, find a fifth grader and
sh...
Hamas/Gaza War Musings #36- Dangerous Surrender!
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As a student of the Bible/Tanach, most recently Prophets/Navi, that's the
message. Gd will save us if we do the right thing. That's how we won the
1967...
אום אַני חומה Om Ani Khoymo
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*אום אַני חומה*
לאָמיר דערצײלן, לאָמיר דערצײלן די מעלות פֿון די ייִדישע קינדער
לאָמיר דערצײלן, לאָמיר דערצײלן די מעלות פֿון די ייִדישע קינדער
אײן ...
October 7th by the Numbers and as a Sign
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The tragedy and catastrophe of the October 7th Massacre, like everything
else, is hinted to in the Torah and Tanach. For example, as we're in the
Bein H...
Sim Shalom
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Rav Dovid Lifshitz zt”l (whose 31st yahrzeit is today) often spoke about
the connection between shaleim as wholeness, and that of another
conjugation, “s...
The Bais Ephraim Revisited
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As I have written on numerous occasions the argument that the *Bais Ephraim*
maintains that *pirtzos esser* [breaches of ten *amos* wide] is on a
*d’O...
Kovetz Hilchos Xmas – A Parody for the Rest of Us
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Humor has always been a staple for Jewish survival. Through our millenia of
tragedies and overall reasons to be sad, humor has been a way to raise the
sp...
Cum am scapat de insecte
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Insectele au constituit intotdeauna o problema in cartierul in care
locuiesc, motiv pentru care a trebuit intotdeauna sa gasesc diverse
solutii. Pentru ...
The Shape of Love — A Story
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Haim Watzman Natalie chose the right side of the bench in the Train Track
Park. The sun wasn’t blocked there by the jacaranda tree in the corner of
the sma...
Gay Glamping season all-year long
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The first part of our look at Gay Camping (and we mean living under canvas
and not screaming oh! There’s a sale at Ikea darling’) finished with a
quick loo...
Twenty-Eight
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Every time I see this photo of Léah sitting on that bench with their Barney
and Annie dolls, my heart jumps out of my chest. I have so many memories of
Léa...
Attending my 6th AJS Conference, AJS 2022
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It was great connecting with fellow rabbis over beers Sunday evening
I was in the fortunate position to attend the 54th conference of the Association
for ...
It's been a while...
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I've been blogging a bit on Substack, at Scribal Error. While focused more
on gemara and girsaot, I just had a post on Rationalism and Midrash. Check
ou...
A Collection Of Quotes About Thanking God
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Feature Image Source Being thankful to the Almighty is one of the best
habits you can develop at any stage of your life. It doesn’t require much
effort, bu...
Weekend Roundup
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Archaeologists believe that a well-preserved complex at Horvat Tevet, near
Afula in the Jezreel Valley, served as a royal estate for Israel’s kings.
Arch...
James J. Zogby, lies and fauxtography
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James J. Zogby is a respected public figure in the USA, and a known critic
of Israel. Recently the blog Elder of Zion caught him tweeting a lie. He
publish...
Intercision
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I've been watching the HBO rendition of "His Dark Materials," an adaptation
of the series of books written by Phillip Pullman. I've just finished
episode 1...
Midtown Manhattan Coffee Reviews! Part 1
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Since I last posted in August, my professional life has changed
dramatically. I am no longer a full-time day school teacher. I now work
half-time as an off...
Erev zikaron for Rivka - 5780
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We will be holding an *erev zikaron* (memorial evening) for Rivka, on the
evening of the ninth anniversary of her passing.
Yael Unterman will be giving ...
"Одесса" и "Любовь" Валерия Тодоровского
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- Маша, мальчик еврей?
- Нет, бабушка, он русский. Разве ты не видишь, что он русский?
* * *
- А что я совсем не подхожу?
- Саша, что вы здесь делаете?
- П...
Израильские боевики
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Хотел написать небольшой обзор на мини-сериал "Шпион", который вышел
недавно на Нетфликс, но в итоге получился неплохой такой список фильмов и
сериалов ...
When Jewish and Muslim Holy Days Clash
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Despite hostile attention from Arabs along Sultan Suleiman Street, this
year's erev Tisha B’Av march around the walls of the Old City by several
thousand ...
Flax/Chia Vegan Challah
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Since our previous post, 1 year ago, we made another attempt at Vegan
Challah with pretty good results. This one uses flax meal and chia seeds
instead of e...
New Jewish Music Video- Uri Davidi: Nu Nu
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Singer Uri Davidi has just released a music video. Featuring a new song
written by Uri Davidi & Yitzy Waldner from his upcoming album set to
release on Lag...
Goodbye, Professor Keene
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Professor Donald Keene was one of the founders of Japanese Studies in the
US and the larger western world and a cultural icon in Japan. He became a
Japanes...
Unreasonable virtual data room Tips
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Outrageous Files Room Strategies When you actually available your own
personal living room regarding required research that doesn’t imply that
the software...
Never assume you know what you are looking at!
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This picture has you fooled, I am sure of it.
You might say, “It’s so sweet!”
Or think, “Look how comfortable you both look.”
Or, “You’re both so relaxed...
Here’s to 2018!
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The other day, my family and I were all sitting around in our apartment in
Florida and my sister-in-law asked us what our best memory of 2017 was. We
all b...
Video of Sessions from the WCJS 2017
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The WUJS has posted to Youtube a number of sessions from this past summer’s
WCJS in Jerusalem. In the video below (8:00) you can see that I am not a
Russia...
Responding to Charlottesville
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Montgomery County, MD, like all of the DMV is diverse. MoCO, is
particularly diverse, and so Charlottesville hit people here hard. Here is
the faith res...
The Subversion of the Ninth of Av
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On a phone call with my father, he commented that the 9 Days are now the
days when Orthodox Jews …
Continue reading →
Letter to My Daughter - Thoughts on Jewish Feminism
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Dearest Zehara,
When you were born we made a huge catered party because we wanted to be
sure that it was clear that our celebration of the birth of a girl ...
Happy Purim - Purim Satire
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In the spirit of Purim we offer the following news briefs….. 1: After being
rocked by hundreds of FBI agents visiting a number of Yeshivas and homes in
Mon...
“Older” Girls at 22
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So, by now you’ve probably all seen the widely excoriated article in which
an old Flatbush rabbi states that girls expire at age 20. “If we didn’t
tell the...
The top five views of Jerusalem's Old City
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The rabbis of the Talmud wrote it, and every guidebook and tour operator
repeats it: "Ten measures of beauty descended on the world; nine were taken
by Jer...
Family Sukkah Project 2015
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I realized this year that I've been labeling each year "Sukkot 20XX"... and
it dawned on me that all I needed was the year. After all, it's not like
we're ...
Thank you for your support!
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Thank you very much for supporting our work at The Muqata. We appreciate
your contribution and hope to be able to keep bringing you the most up to
date ...
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Dear Roger Waters
We don't need your
Education
We don't need your
Vitriol
Your calls for sanctions
Concert boycotts
Roger leave us
Yids alone
Hey, Roger! ...
Care.com is the new Jdate
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I pretty much just said it all with that heading.
For the last couple of weeks, I've been looking for a new nanny to take
care of my mini maidels. Yup - I'...
Rosh Hashanah - A Day of Great Mirth!
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(Note: although I am no longer actively blogging, I have some old pieces
from a few years back and decided to post them for posterity rather than
having th...
Avoid FORD Focus With Defective Transmission
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In case you are shopping for a late model Ford Focus I am here to urge you
to reconsider. The car looks good inside and out and given the popularity
of the...
The Temptation of Chauvinism
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The Temptation of Chauvinism
[First delivered as an address on April 28, 2002
at the First Presbyterian Trinity Church
in South Orange, NJ, in the after...
Kiruv-Proof Your Kids, Or Else...
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If the message you send your kids - consciously or unconsciously - is that
Orthodox Judaism is the truth, and the only reason you aren't Orthodox is
lazine...
A fi sau a nu fi scriitor la Bookfest
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Scriitor se numește persoana pe care atunci cînd o văd prietenii o
întreabă: cînd mai scrii o carte. Există stereotipul că scriitorii scriu
neapărat cărți,...
Bibi’s Brilliant Media Campaign
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I wanted to write this post throughout the past election season in Israel,
but I was busy with work, Pesach preparations, etc. After the Likud’s
victory at...
I Don't Like What I've Become
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As I'm finishing up *Shacharis*, the two dollar bills, tired and worn from
circulation lay on the table in front of me.
I put those bills there before *dav...
Spawns of Satan, Children of Cain
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One of the least known but very persistent Jewish folkloric beliefs is
that of “changelings,” that there are human-appearing demoniods, offspring
of human...
Tracing the Tribe is now on Facebook!!!
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Hi, everyone.
This post is a long time in coming - sorry about that.
Tracing the Tribe - The Jewish Genealogy Blog is on hiatus
Most of the wonderful acti...
The Old Man and the Academy
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When searching for a way to procrastinate, I often read, which is absurd,
because my procrastination is supposed to help me avoid reading. I'm
preparing fo...
Egypt
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Two-and-a-half years ago, I wrote the following in a post on the uprising
in Egypt:
Unless higher-level officers in the Egyptian army turn against the
go...
Rabbi Zev Farber's "Crime" and religious hypocrisy
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There are a lot of issues that need addressing, but moderation won't allow
some of them to be addressed in the proper forum.
1) I see lots of people throw...
Help Wanted: Seeking New Home Waters
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*Help Wanted: * Fly fishing rabbi seeks new home waters near central New
Jersey. Beautiful stream a must. Large trout preferred. Harmony and peace
desire...
Stick It To Darkness: Shine Your Light!
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This week's Torah Portion is Balak, one of the most extraordinary passages
in the Torah. The Midrash says that certain things were created during
Shkiah, t...
More Israel-bashing at European Parliament
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European Parliament calls for investigation into death of Palestinian
prisoner in Israel
BRUSSELS (EJP)---The European Parliament said it is “extremely con...
Did Someone... Go OTD???
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These past few days have been really sad ones for most people living in an
area where news from New York reaches their radio stations and their TV
channels...
A Prophet For Our Times
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*A rare photo of MLK addressing a crowd of chassidim. *;)A few weeks ago
the US celebrated Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which commemorates the
birthday of...
This Blog is moving to WORDPRESS
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B"H
*No further articles are going to be posted on this Blog, as I have moved
to WORDPRESS !!!*
*I am sorry for all the inconveniences but Blogspot has a ...
Making Amends
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Sitting in Hadassah Ein Kerem right now is a lovely and dignified mother
who, like me and countless other Jewish women, was on her way to the Rami
Levy su...
The Blog Has Moved
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You can find all my recent writing on +972 Magazine. The direct link to the
Promised Land Blog is: http://972mag.com/author/noams/ See you there, Noam
Palestinian Collaborators
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Jamming with South African musicians...an extraordinarily tuneful
association. Hat tip to Angela for
this link out of Israel. No more apart-hate anywher...
The little cherry tree on Woodmere Blvd.
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At 321 Woodmere Blvd., in the Five Towns of Long Island, New York, there
stands a mansion-like building. It is an attractive, red bricked edifice
with a la...
“The Nation Demands Social Justice” – For All
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Event Poster for Beer-Sheva Rally that Reads, “The Negev Demands Social
Justice” I’m forgoing my perfectionist leanings because I want to tell you
about th...
Dog Days
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"*Dog Days*" are the hottest, most sultry days of summer...usually
fall[ing] between early July and early September... Dog Days can also
define a time pe...
School Advice
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Every year the stress and aggravation parents face getting children into
the Mosdos schools seems to get worse and worse.There doesn’t seem to be
any solut...
It Gets Besser
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Pretty incredible. Even though I grew up Modern Orthodox, I found myself
feeling a visceral sense of freedom when I saw the "after" pictures.
Before, the...
Teaneck Tirtzah Event
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This Sunday, July 10, at 2:00pm Tirtzah members will meet in Teaneck New
Jersey for an informal gathering and Torah study. The event is
child-friendly and...
Support...?!
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The following article is about 2 Chassidish Borough Park guys. They owned
an auto collision shop and were purposely ruining the cars even more, by
hammer...
TIMPUL POTRIVIT
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*Motto:* „La miezul nopţii apăru o vedenie de iad. Pe terasă ieşi un bărbat
de o rară frumuseţe, cu barba ca un pumnal, îmbrăcat în frac şi aruncă o
privir...
Farewell! God Knows When We Shall Meet Again
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Today I officially lay *The Wet Sprocket* to rest. It's been a great run: 5
1/2 years of on and off blogging from January 2006 until the present. To be
hon...
The farce of prohibiting music on the omer
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The omer is a tough time for me because music is so important to me. To go
40 days without music and then not long after another 3 weeks is difficult,
espe...
Massacre of Truth
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The vile, wretched media elites continue to demonstrate unconscionable bias
and bigotry against the Jews, while shamelessly providing tacit approval of
the...
French PM calls for stronger sanctions on Iran
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French Prime Minister Francois Fillon called in Saudi Arabia on Saturday
for stronger sanctions against Iran over its controversial nuclear
programme.
“I...
Women Of Valor (אשת חיל מי ימצא)
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22 of the Tenth Month 5771
אֵשֶׁת-חַיִל, מִי יִמְצָא; וְרָחֹק מִפְּנִינִים מִכְרָהּ. מִשְׁלֵי לא,י
A woman of valor who can find? for her price is far abov...
A Year's Update
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It's been a year and a half since my last post. There's so much to tell
about what has happened to me since I started telling people I was an
atheist. The ...
It's Time For Me To Fly Away
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Oh boy, this is much harder than I thought it would be.
I haven't posted here in a long time and that is because I have been trying
to figure out how to s...
Pierogies Yay!
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I don't know about you but to me, sour cream and potatoes are major comfort
food. Wrap those yummy potatoes in dough and wow what a tasty meal. I've
always...
This Blog Has Moved
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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 ...
Making the minyan* (prayer quorum)
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In general, the only time I go to prayer services is on Shabbat and that is
really only for social reasons. With work keeping me busy during the week,
I li...
Best Bar Slogan on Earth
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Next time you have to market a bar, keep in mind the greatest ad slogan
ever, for Herlinger, in Tel Aviv: Check out Herlinger on Facebook.
And the police were just laughing
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Some 300 people, both Palestinian and Jews, marched from the Clock Tower
square in Jaffa to the Yiftah police office on Salameh Street, protesting
against ...
Is IMHJO Dead?
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In a sense, yes. I don't plan to delete it anytime soon, but I don't feel
as strongly about it as I did a few years back. (Obviously)
A recent date made me...
Diplomatic niceties
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Zion Evrony, Israel's ambassador to Ireland isn't the most liked man in the
Emerald Isles, it would seem.
Putting aside the passport theft business for a m...
Switching from Blogspot to Wordpress
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I have not been blogging a lot lately, and I don't know when I will write
again. I have, nonetheless, been deleting spam comments on a regular basis
(appro...
Please join me in my study.
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I think by many standards this blog has been a great success. I originally
set out to tell my story to clarify my own feelings and I was quite
pleasantly s...
Sevivon si Hannuka
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Titirezul(sevivon) nelipsit de la nici o sarbatoare de Hannuka, are o
istorie frumoasa in spate.Aparut initial in India Antica ca si joc de
noroc, ajunge d...
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If you have ever been concerned about the security of your synagogue during
the high holy days, fear not. Community leaders like American Rabbi Gary
Mosk...
Sefer Ha-Bloggadah: week 47
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This is it! The end of year 1! And what a climax it is! We'll formally
complete year 1 with a siyyum next week at the NHC Summer Institute. Post a
comment ...
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somehow i started to get emails from "InTORAHnet,"* I have to admit to not
reading most of them. For whatever reason I recently opened the "dvar
torah" on ...
Children of Hamas
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"Bastards", I shouted in a rare display of road rage as a couple of cars
ran over a crossing narrowly missing a school child. Then I realized with a
small ...
Internship Visit this Past Weekend
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This past weekend, I went up to Boston for my internship. This time
consisted of two elements: speaking at the Tremont Street Shul (as I've
done previously...
Blog Trek: Run Silent, Run Deep
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CYBERSPACE, THE FINAL FRONTIER...
THESE ARE THE VOYAGES OF THE *UCS WEBLOG*...
ITS MULTIYEAR MISSION...
TO EXPLORE STRANGE NEW SITES...
TO SEEK OUT NEW F...
What's in a Name?
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e-kvetcher points out in the comments of my previous post:
It's funny that the term "depression" was invented by Hoover to try to find
a more uplifting ter...
Twitter Us, Facebook Friend Us
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22 Tevet 5769
You can now follow the Avodah Ivrit Blog on....
Get the Twitter Widget widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox
!
...as well as...
Yom Iyun on Talmud and Torah She-Ba'al Peh
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Yeshivat Chovevei Torah will be holding a Yom Iyun on Talmud and Torah
She-Ba'al Peh on Sunday 1 February 2009 in Riverdale, NY at SAR High School
(5900 Ne...
The Best Intermarriage Discussion Ever
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Between Ta-Nehisi Coates and Jeffrey Goldberg. It makes me really sorry I
didn't go to a socialist Zionist summer camp.
new blog address
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i'm not posting on this blog so much anymore, instead, i'm posting at
israel-and-beyond as i begin my year of study and adventures in israel.
come visit wi...
Как же это понимать?!
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Litush спрашивает: …”множество чудес Моих” … как понять - и в какое время
это всё произойдёт - если глаза видят совершенно другое? Ответ:..
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