Sometime over the High Holy Days, Rabbi Scheinberg suggested to check out Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks‘ weekly podcast Covenant & Conversation. In general Rabbi Scheinberg’s reading suggestions are spot on and I had no doubt that a podcast referral would also we worthwhile. A simple synopsis of the references in this week’s commentary should [...]
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 ✡ Nathan wrote this entry on Thursday, 27th of December 2007 at 12:30:34 AM ✡ Nathan wrote this entry on Wednesday, 13th of June 2007 at 09:03:25 AMFrom YNet this morning, an uplifting and thoughtful decision on gender roles: …prominent Zionist-religious leader explained that women are allowed to study specific verses from the Gemara, which deal with “subjects related to them,” but they “shouldn’t study Gemara like men.” What is there to say about this? I do indeed believe in family roles, [...] ✡ Nathan wrote this entry on Thursday, 15th of February 2007 at 12:06:17 PMMost know some of these, but they were delineated at the end of the last Tractate. 17th of Tamuz – 5 bad things: Tablets were broken by Moses upon seeing the Golden Calf Tamid offering discontinued Jerusalem city wall was breached Roman military leader Apostumos burned the Torah in the temple He also placed and [...] ✡ Nathan wrote this entry on Friday, 12th of January 2007 at 04:44:59 PMIt has been a while since I found a Talmud oddity that was worth posting about. The last couple of tractates have been a bit dry. I am fully versed in the number of doves I am allowed to kill for a Yom Tov and what to do if when I decide they are for [...] |
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