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Kol BeIsha Erva – Teshuva by R David Bigman
In a recent thread on a private listserv with an Orthodox Jewish orientation, I mentioned the Jewish People’s Philharmonic Chorus (www.thejppc.org) and was questioned about its propriety because of traditional strictures against women singing in the presence of men. In … Continue reading
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Lech Lecha – comparing 3 versions of the Ur Kasdim midrash
I learned something interesting from Rabbi Azarya Berzon of the Toronto YU Kollel this week. The midrashic story of Avram’s brother Haran is well-known. It is based on the term ‘Ur Kasdim’, (‘Ur of the Chaldeans’) in Genesis 11:28. In … Continue reading
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DJC Shabbat Shuva Drasha – Yonah & Yom Kippur
Perhaps the point of the whole story is that Yonah erred in thinking that disagreeing with God necessitates severing the relationship – rather, God prefers to keep the conversation going. Yonah had believed that the relationship is predicated on obedience and submission – the book is about God correcting this idea. Continue reading
Some thoughts for Yom Kippur
From Rabbi Hyim Shafner at Morethodoxy: Yom Kippur will arrive this week and thousands of Jews will attend synagogues. Why is it that so many attend synagogue on Yom Kippur, but not the rest of the year? What is it … Continue reading
The Local Iranian Shul
I just found out about a shul literally above my head (on the 12th floor of my office building – I’m on the 11th) housed at Studio One, an Iranian Jewish Garment District company. Mincha daily at 4:00, so I … Continue reading
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Shelach – the Woodcutter
The Shabbat woodcutter at the end of Parashat Shelach is anonymous – at least in the text (later sources attempt to identify him). There are a few other anonymous characters in Chumash, also identified as “Ish” – the man who … Continue reading
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Birkat HaChamah – Here Comes the Sun
Erev Pesach this year marks the once in 28 years opportunity to recite Birkat HaChamah. For those who have managed to ignore the endless discussions on the Jewish blogosphere, let me summarize. The gemara says that one who sees the … Continue reading
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