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Parshablog: Interesting Posts and Articles #236
Obama's home teleprompter malfunctions, from ONN:Hirhurim has a twist on the difficulty of Judaism by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.And the Jewish Worker has chinuch lessons from Yaakov and Esav, from Rav Shamshon Refael Hirsch.Down to our present day we have been...
Dateline: 2009-11-20 5:59am PT (271 words)
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Parshablog: Rivkah, just big for her age!
Last week, on parshat Chayei Sarah, I came up with a creative interpretation that involved a Rashi on parshat Toledot. And just to be clear that I was joking, I labeled my interpretation ridiculous. Subsequently, I discovered that Maharal takes a similar ...
Dateline: 2009-11-20 5:59am PT (4676 words)
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Parshablog: Melava Malka Concert this Motzaei Shabbos at Etz Chaim
Melava Malka ConcertFeaturingBen Tzion SolomonandMoshe ShurSat. EveNov. 21st 2009 @ 8pmCong Etz Chaim147-19 73rd AveKew Gardens Hills NYTIX ......... $15 Students ....... $10Families, including Children under 13 …. $20 ...
Dateline: 2009-11-19 8:45pm PT (32 words)
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Parshablog: Was Yitzchak poor?
According to Ibn Ezra, he was; according to Ramban, this is nonsense!There are so many pesukim to point to, but I might as well point to the one Ibn Ezra brings. In parshas Toldos, by the sale of the birthright:לב וַיֹּאמֶר עֵשָׂו, הִ...
Dateline: 2009-11-19 5:45am PT (3323 words)
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Parshablog: Was the kiss on the mouth, or elsewhere?
Ibn Ezra makes an interesting comment about two types of Biblical kiss. One is a kiss on the mouth, and the other is a kiss on the hand or cheek. Thus, when we have the kiss between Yaakov and Yitzchak:כו וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו, יִצְחָק...
Dateline: 2009-11-18 1:30pm PT (2161 words)
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Parshablog: Interesting Posts and Articles #235
Birth of a new species witnessed by scientists. Check it out at Wired.The Jewish Side has a list of segulos, from a class in segulos. Many of them appear to simply be medieval medicine, whether it works or not. E.g.:For ear infection, Put the mothers milk...
Dateline: 2009-11-18 6:00am PT (337 words)
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Parshablog: Cancellation of tonight's shiur at Etz Chaim
Update: Due to an unanticipated medical emergency, Rabbi Kellemer will not be able to give his shiur on Ketuba tonight. We wish him well and look forward to rescheduling at a time of mutual convenience....
Dateline: 2009-11-17 12:30pm PT (35 words)
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Parshablog: Did Hashem speak directly to Rivkah?
The pasuk in Toldos states that Hashem spoke to her:כג וַיֹּאמֶר ה' לָהּ, שְׁנֵי גֹיִים בְּבִטְנֵךְ, וּשְׁנֵי לְאֻמִּים, מִמֵּעַיִךְ יִפָּרֵדוּ; וּלְאֹם מִלְאֹם י...
Dateline: 2009-11-17 10:00am PT (1836 words)
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Parshablog: To whom does Avraham bow in Chayei Sarah?
Towards the start of Chayei Sarah, Avraham clearly bows down to the Bnei Cheis. As the pasuk states:ז וַיָּקָם אַבְרָהָם וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ לְעַם-הָאָרֶץ, לִבְנֵי-חֵת.7 And Abraham rose up, and bowed down...
Dateline: 2009-11-17 6:15am PT (1273 words)
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Parshablog: Shiurim tonight and tomorrow at Congregation Etz Chaim (of KGH)
Rabbi Willig tonight at 8:30 on the subject of Honesty in Financial Dealings Rabbi Yehuda Kelemer tomorrow night (Tuesday) at 7:30 on the subject of the Ketubah...
Dateline: 2009-11-16 5:45pm PT (28 words)
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Parshablog: Interesting Posts and Articles #234
According to reports in the New York Post, the chassan who died shortly after his marriage committed suicide, because he had been sexually abused earlier in life, and because he was therefore not able to cope with certain aspects of marriage. From the art...
Dateline: 2009-11-16 12:45pm PT (1189 words)
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Parshablog: Posts so far for parshat Toledot
2009Toledot sources -- links by aliyah and perek to an online Mikraos Gedolos, plus to over 100 meforshim on the parashah and haftara.My novel interpretation for the duplication of Betulah and veIsh lo yedaah, which I label ridiculous. Then it turns out t...
Dateline: 2009-11-16 9:00am PT (951 words)
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Parshablog: Posts so far for parshat Toledot
2009Toledot sources -- links by aliyah and perek to an online Mikraos Gedolos, plus to over 100 meforshim on the parashah and haftara.My novel interpretation for the duplication of Betulah and veIsh lo yedaah, which I label ridiculous. Then it turns out t...
Dateline: 2009-11-16 6:30am PT (951 words)
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Parshablog: Is the three-fold ambiguity of וְרַב יַעֲבֹד צָעִיר deliberate? Early theories of multi-valence
The Divine message to Rivkah in parshat Toldot:כג וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה לָהּ, שְׁנֵי גֹיִים בְּבִטְנֵךְ, וּשְׁנֵי לְאֻמִּים, מִמֵּעַיִךְ יִפָּרֵדוּ; וּלְאֹם מִלְאֹ...
Dateline: 2009-11-15 11:15am PT (938 words)
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Parshablog: Toledot Sources
by aliyahrishon (Bereishit 25:19)sheni (26:6), shlishi (26:13)revii (26:23)chamishi (26:30)shishi (27:28)shevii (28:5), maftir (28:7)haftara (Malachi 1:1)by perekperek 26perek 27perek 28meforshimRashi, in English and HebrewChizkuniShadal (here and here)Mi...
Dateline: 2009-11-15 7:30am PT (465 words)
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