Sunday, 26 January 2014

What's an Eruv and do Sephardim use them?

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Last Friday, an hour before Shabbat, the Seward Park Eruv went down. I suddenly received many calls asking for clarification of what Shabba...
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Sunday, 19 January 2014

Wearing Tzitzit

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What are the origins of the mitzvah of Tzitzit? Why do men wear Tzitzit? Do they always need to be worn? Should they be seen? Why are there...
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Sunday, 12 January 2014

Tu Bishvat and Fruticas: What's it all about?

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I've always enjoyed Tu Bishvat and everything that it represents. Tu Bishvat is probably the lowest ranked Jewish Holiday and certain...
Monday, 6 January 2014

Seattle Seahawks and Shabbat

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After spending 10 years outside of England, I no longer speak English with the accent I grew up with instead it's morphed into an Engli...
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Sunday, 5 January 2014

Arms Sales and Gun Control in Halakha

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This past Shabbat I gave a 20 minute presentation on arms sales and gun control in halakha. Here's the source sheet . Admittedly, I mus...
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Thursday, 2 January 2014

Deceiving Pharaoh - Do the ends ever justify the means?

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This blog post is a summary of a great shiur by Rabbi Elchanan Samet. Click here to read it . Throughout the process of taking the Jews out...
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Sunday, 29 December 2013

Thoughts on Celebrating New Year and Sylvester Day

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A lot of people have been asking me, "Is it ok to celebrate New Year and go to New Year parties?" and  "Why in Israel is the ...
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