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Hirhurim: Is Blogging Tzniusdik?
There's a question going around the Jewish social media (blogs, Twitter, Facebook): Is blogging tzni'usdik?* It seems to me that the question shows a misunderstanding of blogging but a good understanding of tzeni'us.Blogging is a generic term for a medium...
Dateline: 2009-11-19 8:00pm PT (592 words)
 
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Hirhurim: Audio Roundup LXVIII
by Joel RichQuestion: If one has a choice between davening with a minyan of his own nusach which requires travel or with one of a different nusach next door, how does one evaluate how much extra effort (if any) must be extended to daven with the minyan of...
Dateline: 2009-11-19 8:00pm PT (1394 words)
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Hirhurim: The Bible In Brief II
The Jewish Press on the publication of the second volume of The Nach Yomi Companion by OU Press (my employer) (link):How do you make the most popular book in history even more accessible? Many people own a Bible and even start reading it, but only a small...
Dateline: 2009-11-19 10:00am PT (185 words)
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Hirhurim: Parashah Roundup: Toldos 5770
by Steve BrizelYitzchak and Rivkah, Yaakov and EsauR Michael Rosensweig and R Avraham Gordimer explore the legacy of Yitzchak Avinu: link 1, link 2R Ezra Bick discusses where Yitzchak and Rivkah differed in how the Birkas Avraham would be transmitted and ...
Dateline: 2009-11-18 8:15pm PT (583 words)
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Hirhurim: Kitniyos III
R. Yosef Tzvi Rimon writes about the Ashkenazic custom to refrain from eating kitniyos on Pesach (link):Do The Various Rationales Apply Today? At first glance, one might have thought that all of the reasons mentioned above for forbidding kitniyot on Pesac...
Dateline: 2009-11-18 7:00pm PT (305 words)
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Hirhurim: Difficult Judaism
I remember hearing or reading that R. Moshe Feinstein blamed the mass defections from Jewish observance in America during the first half of the twentieth century on a simple phrase: "S'iz shver tzu zain a Yid – It is difficult to be a Jew." Because pare...
Dateline: 2009-11-17 7:45pm PT (387 words)
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Hirhurim: Audios – Special Edition
by Joel RichAudios – Special EditionRenewing Our Spirit: Eighth Annual Conference In Memory of Nathan (Noteh) Krauss z"lFree audios: link, details about the program: linkThe TIM Seminar was outstanding. If you are looking for thought provoking Torah dis...
Dateline: 2009-11-17 6:30pm PT (1115 words)
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Hirhurim: E-Shiur Reminder
Just a reminder that my e-shiur through Torah in Motion begins tonight at 9pm EST. The series is called "Recent Books You Should Care About".Tonight we will discuss outreach books, including This Is My God, The Eye of a Needle, A Letter in the Scroll, Jud...
Dateline: 2009-11-17 7:30am PT (65 words)
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Hirhurim: JM in the AM Emergency
Since I truly believe that Nachum Segal's JM in the AM radio show is a major source of religious inspiration in the Jewish community, and Nachum was so generous with his time when he had me on the air a few months ago (link), I have given money to help hi...
Dateline: 2009-11-17 6:15am PT (86 words)
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Hirhurim: Using the Title "Rabbi"
By: Rabbi Ari EnkinA rabbi is often faced with some uncertainty as to how he should introduce himself. One option is to introduce himself by saying "Hello, my name is Rabbi So-and-so". However, perhaps introducing oneself with one's rabbinic title is over...
Dateline: 2009-11-17 12:30am PT (873 words)
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Hirhurim: Weekly Links
Rules: link (Note that this post will move every day until the end of the week)MondaySALT today: linkPalestinians want to declare State, Israel might move unilaterally as well: linkThe whole story about Intel in Jerusalem: linkBloomberg loses support amon...
Dateline: 2009-11-16 7:00am PT (47 words)
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Hirhurim: Announcements #120 OU "Cooking on Shabbos" Webcast
OU to Present “Cooking On Shabbos” Webcast On November 17On the heels of the success of and feedback from previous OU Kosher webcasts to which thousands of listeners have tuned in, OU Kosher will present “Cooking on Shabbat — A Hot Topic — News ...
Dateline: 2009-11-16 7:00am PT (237 words)
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Hirhurim: Rabbinic Boundaries
I. The Rabbi as MasterThe rabbi of a town is called a mara de-asra, "master of the place." This title is reminiscent of the Gemara (Mo'ed Katan 6a) that all matters of the town are the rabbi's responsibility. Today, in the US, most rabbis serve congregati...
Dateline: 2009-11-15 6:45pm PT (771 words)
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Hirhurim: Has the Messiah Arrived?
From R. Shlomo Aviner (link):Q: Is it true that the Messiah has already arrived?A: No, since the Messiah is the King of Israel who is involved with Torah, leads the Nation according to the Torah, and leads us in war (Rambam, Hilchot Melachim 11:4), and we...
Dateline: 2009-11-13 9:30am PT (71 words)
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Hirhurim: The Sharm Al Sheikh Kedushah
This is what I think about during kedushah when the chazzan sings it to the following song about Israel's recapture of Sharm Al Sheikh in 1967, presumably thinking that it is an old Chassidic melody (see this related post: link). I have a vague memory of ...
Dateline: 2009-11-13 7:00am PT (90 words)
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