09 Jun A Religious Response to Social Equality

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Over the past three months, the corona medical crisis has induced a worldwide upheaval. The social protests in the USA surrounding the death of George Floyd has launched a social...

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09 Jun Yeshiva Tuition and Corona Virus

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To our great sadness, the societal shutdown due to Coronavirus also closed yeshivos. The government rightly insisted that all schools cease in-class teaching. Schools transitioned to remote learning for abbreviated...

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09 Jun Dating and Relationship Advice

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Dear Rabbi and Shira, Ok, so I have never been someone to write on internet forums, the thought of communicating anonymously never really appealed to me. But I am desperate, unfortunately...

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09 Jun Tropical Quinoa Fruit Salad

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INGREDIENTS: 1 cup uncooked tricolor quinoa 1 large mango 2 kiwis 1 can (15 ounces) mandarin oranges well drained 1 cup fresh blueberries DRESSING 1 large orange - 2 tablespoons juice and 1 teaspoon zest 1 large lemon...

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02 Jun Covid-19 Business Halacha: Q&A With Rabbi Chaim Weg

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PROPER PRECEDENCE IN PAYMENTS  What are the general parameters for a business, regarding paying employees vs. paying the company’s bills? Does COVID-19 affect the halacha in any way?  The general halacha is...

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02 Jun All People are Created in Hashem’s Image

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Our rabbis taught (Avos 3:18) “Chaviv Adom she’nivra b’tzelem, Beloved is man for he was created in G-d’s image.” R’ Yisroel Lipschitz (Tiferes Yisroel) comments, notice it doesn’t say beloved...

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02 Jun Stop and Smell the Roses

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We finally resumed minyanim at BRS this week, albeit outdoors. As I wrote about last week in anticipation, I indeed missed the sanctity of the sanctuary and the comfort of...

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02 Jun The Narcissist and the Nazirite: Narcissism in Greek Mythology and the Talmud

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THE GOLFERS  A rabbi, a teacher, a millionaire, and a narcissist were golfing together. As they walked the course, they came up behind a foursome that was moving very slowly, and...

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02 Jun Yerushalayim is the Ir Melucha

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The Rambam (Hilchos M e l a c h i m 1:10) rules that only a king of malchus Beis Dovid has the right to use Yerushalayim as his capital...

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02 Jun A Long Hot Summer: Corona Diary 9

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The Table is set and history beckons! The Jews are primed to enter the land of Israel, construct a Temple, and usher in utopia for themselves and for all mankind....

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