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Milk, Men, and Miracles
The Gemara below is a relatively famous one that play a key role in the long-running debate throughout the Talmud about the theological value of miracles. The dispute arises in many places and...
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YCT-Yated Ne’eman Dustup
Yated Ne’eman recently published a screed against Yeshivat Chovevei Torah. You can read the article over at Yeshiva World. By now many bloggers have weighed in with various comments, so I’ll keep my...
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Halachics of Hatred
Two pieces of business to attend to today: First, I’d like to coin the word ‘Halachics’ and define it as “the study of the application of Halachic categories to contemporary behaviors and situations.”...
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Rabbi Helfgot Responds to Yated Criticism
Given that my post on the YCT article in the Yated Ne’eman has been my most popular post, accounting for something like 20% of the total hits on this blog, I’m guessing you folks out there would want...
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Halachics of Kashrut
Another post in the Halachics series – perhaps I should organize them into some kind of category. Like most bloggers, I keep an eye on lots of blogs, but I only read a select few religiously (no pun...
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Jewish Economics – Interest
I’ve recently taken a renewed interest in economics and finance, and I find myself wishing that there was a good blog about Judaism and economics. I read plenty of Jewish blogs that are interested in...
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Agunah Update
Please make sure to refrain from doing business with www.succah.com or www.succah.safewebshop.com, as they are owned by Mr. Sam Rosenbloom, who continues to refuse to give his wife a get, leaving her...
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Dealing with Dweck
I’m not really a current events blogger, but the corruption scandal in NJ raises some interesting questions around a topic I am very interested in: the relationship between the US government and the...
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