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Continuing on my Tanya-reading project, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi starts off chapter 7 of his ספר של בינונים by contrasting with the end of the previous chapter: the animalistic attribute of the soul of a Jew, as well as … Continue reading
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Despite its brevity, season six of Star Wars: The Clone Wars managed to squeeze in some memorable elements, primarily concerning the clones and their relationship to the Sith and the Jedi. Having posted about my five favorite episodes last week … Continue reading
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In a categorical statement, the Mishnah proposes that “כל מצות עשה שהזמן גרמה–האנשים חייבין, והנשים פטורות – All positive commandments that time causes: men are obligated; women are exempt” (mKiddushin 1.7). However, there are some exceptions (there are always exceptions…). … Continue reading
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Last month, a new Jewish magazine in Southern California launched into existence with its first issue, following up this month with its second. Tomorrow, its third issue will be coming out. The new magazine, Long Beach Jewish Life, began with … Continue reading
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Last week, I took part in helping to beautify a public park as part of a national conference of young adult Jews. On Monday, March 17th, I was one of many dozens of TribeFest participants who came to New Orleans … Continue reading
So far, in this series, we have seen סדר זרעים, סדר מועד, and סדר נשים – half of the entirety of the Tosefta, looking for the frequency of this mystery group, חכמים. The main finding of interest is that Rabbi … Continue reading
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These past couple of days, I have had the pleasure of being with hundreds of other young adult Jews here in New Orleans and there is such a great amount of energy to being with them. It makes one wonder … Continue reading
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Last week, Sefaria launched a contest for the translation of a part of the important 16th century work, the Shulhan Arukh (“Set Table”). The contest is for translating Even HaEzer, the section that deals with marriage, relationships, sex, and more. … Continue reading
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As part of my ongoing “Foregoing Fridays” series, here are some posts from my original blog related to Purim (very timely, since Purim is this weekend!): Purim Drinking II: Which Beverage(s) to Drink? [11 January 2012] Purim Drinking I: Prolegomenon … Continue reading
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As part of my ongoing series in exploring the Clone Wars, I wanted to kick off my exploration of Star Wars: The Clone Wars with the recently-released season 6. In this post, I wanted to share my five favorite episodes. … Continue reading
