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Haftarah Emor: Good Kohanim vs. Bad Kohanim
Perhaps the special regulations in the haftorah (which caused so much controversy in the Talmud) are a reward for those kohanim who stayed loyal to t…
5 months, 1 week ago
The מֶשֶׁךְ חָכְמָה and the מַהַרַ"ל on גֵּר שֶׁנִּתְגַּיֵּר כְּקָטָן שֶׁנּוֹלַד דָּמִי
The interesting distinction between one who voluntarily converts vs. one who is forced to convert
5 months, 1 week ago
"פָּרָשַׁת אֱמֹר תשפ"ו "אֱמֹר וְאָמַרְתָּ
"Break the News to the Kohanim Gently. They are going to have even more marriage restrictions than those of regular Jews"
5 months, 1 week ago
פָּרָשַׁת (אַחֲרֵי מוֹת) קְדוֹשִׁים תשפ"ו Part Two - "You will be different!" or "You should be holy" ?
Shabbos as a powerful enforcer through mimesis of the Jewish Family unit, with the parents playing roles reflecting their exalted status in the fami…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת אַחֲרֵי מוֹת - קְדוֹשִׁים תשפ"ו - How are the Jews like Ethiopians?
The modern State of Israel already includes territory that is שְׁאֵרִית אֱדוֹם
5 months, 2 weeks ago
An interesting responsum from the חֲתַם סוֹפֵר re: the מִצְוָה of כְּבוֹד מְלָכִים. Is it a חֹק?
Do you have to give honor and respect to a bad king? an antisemitic king?
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Sober thoughts on Israel's upcoming 78th birthday
What mistakes has Israel made recently? How can they be fixed?
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim: Some thoughts about the consequences of the עֲרָיוֹת laws
Their crying over it was not simply a matter of petulance!
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Two Metaphors of שִׁיר הַשִּׁירִים: Individual spirituality and national chosennesss
The Left has tried to assimilate Jews, the Right to exterminate (because in their eyes assimilation does not work)
6 months ago
Some thoughts about "Schlissel Challah" (Really)
The Talmudic metaphor of מַפְתֵּחוֹת בְּיָדָיו שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא and its culinary application in 18th century Hasidic Practice
6 months ago