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Beyond BT: Some Life Questions for BTs (and FFBs)
1) Do you have a Rav to discuss life issues?
2) Does your spouse have someone to talk to?
3) For men – do you have a seder of some length every day?
4) Are you still focused on growing in your Yiddishkeit?
5) Are you integrated into your community?
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Dateline: 2013-06-19 3:06am -07:00T (100 words)
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Beyond BT: UnInspired
Thirteen years ago, The NY Times ran a puff piece on the Weddings page about me. A unique angle for their “Vows” column–anti-establishment editor burns her Ms. Magazines and ties the knot in all-concealing gown. Driven by the kiruv fever...
Dateline: 2013-06-18 3:21am -07:00T (562 words)
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Beyond BT: Financial support of kiruv – a categorical imperative. Right?
For years after I first became observant it was obvious to me that I should devote more than a token amount of my tzedakah money to kiruv organizations.
Live and learn.
I have lived a lot since that proposition was obvious to me, and I’ve learned a ...
Dateline: 2013-06-17 3:06am -07:00T (986 words)
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Beyond BT: Links for 6/13: My Brother’s Spiritual Keeper; Summer Safety; I, Charedi
Am I My Brother’s Spiritual Keeper?
School’s Out – for the Summer!
I, Charedi and Other Free Audio’s from Ohr Somayach’s Recent Yom Iyun...
Dateline: 2013-06-13 7:35am -07:00T (23 words)
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Beyond BT: Major Problems Facing the Jewish People – 2008 and 2013
This post is from 11/18/2008. From the comments back then it looks like we’re facing many of the same problems. Which is not so surprising, since 5 years is not really a long time from a Jewish History point of view.
What are the Major Problems Fac...
Dateline: 2013-06-12 3:51am -07:00T (99 words)
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Beyond BT: My Intolerance of the Faithful
The moment the rabbi walked through the door all the students jumped to their feet… and I looked about desperately for a way out of the room.
The rabbi wore a long coat, a wide, antiquated black hat, an untrimmed beard, Coke-bottle spectacles and, ...
Dateline: 2013-06-11 6:51am -07:00T (874 words)
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Beyond BT: Facebook, Transparency and the Next World
With the recent allegations about data mining, it’s a good opportunity to repost the Facebook moshol from a favorite Beyond BT author, Kressel Housman.
Like everybody and his old chum from 10th grade biology, I’m on Facebook. Thanks to Facebook, ...
Dateline: 2013-06-10 5:36am -07:00T (585 words)
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Beyond BT: Links for 6/6 – Where Everybody Knows Your Name, The Frum Whiskey Market, Orthodox Comics
http://www.shulpolitics.com/2013/06/06/the-ups-downs-when-everybody-knows-your-name
Whiskey Makers Court Jewish Market
Kosher Comedy: The Rise of the Orthodox Comic...
Dateline: 2013-06-06 3:21am -07:00T (12 words)
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Beyond BT: Rabbi Mayer Schiller on Orthodox Achdus – mp3
With his penetrating insight, Rabbi Schiller gets to the heart of the question of Orthodox Achdus.
It’s worth a listen (or a repeat) in our troubling times.
You can listen and download here. (To download the audio file to your computer, click with ...
Dateline: 2013-06-05 7:36am -07:00T (62 words)
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Beyond BT: From Healing the Hip to Strengthening the Soul
What does spiritual side development, learning pedagogies, a post high school year in Israel, and hip pain have in common? Perhaps you can come up with an answer, but for me it’s sparked the development of a set of useful ideas, strategies and speci...
Dateline: 2013-06-04 7:36am -07:00T (403 words)
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Beyond BT: Unconditional Love and Keeping OTD Kids at Home
Unconditional Love and Keeping OTD Kids at Home
Rabbi Shneur Aisenstark’s Essay in Mishpacha Magazine
By: Rabbi Yakov Horowitz
Note To Readers: We are b’h getting excellent feedback on the just-released Volume II of our skills-based Bright Beginnings ...
Dateline: 2013-06-03 4:36am -07:00T (2512 words)
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Beyond BT: Links for 5/30 – Tables Over Benches, Major Ultra-Orthodox Achievements, Leaving Lady Gaga
Why People Prefer Tables Over Benches in Shuls
Ultra-Orthodox Bring Pride, Charity and Vitality Back to Jewish People
Leaving Lady Gaga...
Dateline: 2013-05-30 6:06am -07:00T (19 words)
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Beyond BT: The Pain of Being Attacked
It seems there’s a bigger cultural war going on between Torah Observant Americans and the Israeli Long Term Learning community, then there is between Non-Observant Israelis and the Israeli Long Term Learners. On the blogs and the comments we’v...
Dateline: 2013-05-28 10:21pm -07:00T (1356 words)
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Beyond BT: BTs Rediscover an Ancient Secret – Continual Spiritual Growth is Hard
Perhaps you’ve been there. After many many years of Torah observance, you’re still committed to improving your davening. You review Derech Hashem on the Shema, where the Ramchal explains in a fairly straight forward manner that you should have...
Dateline: 2013-05-27 10:21pm -07:00T (503 words)
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Beyond BT: Memorial Day – Hakaros HaTov
Today is Memorial Day here in the United States. It is the day that we mourn those soldiers who gave their lives so that we can enjoy the freedoms offered by this great land.
Although we are still in Golus, it’s incumbent upon us to appreciate all o...
Dateline: 2013-05-26 10:06pm -07:00T (112 words)
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