Q: What do righteous, learned Torah scholars and newly observant Jews, or baalei teshuva, have in common?
A: The way they recite blessings.
No, it's not …
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By Rabbi Avi Shafran
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8/13/08
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Issue of August 15, 2008
Dear That's Life:
To all those who do not believe in the power of challah, read this:
A cousin of mine in Yerushalayim, making my challah recipe for the first …
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8/13/08
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Enjoy, enjoy!
By Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of August 15, 2008
The Talmud (Taanit 30b) quotes the Mishnah when it says there were no holidays (literally "good days") on the Jewish calendar …
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8/13/08
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Lightning kills 80 people each year, and injures 300 more, across the United States. Five men attending an athletic event in Nassau County were recently struck. A lightning strike can cause a …
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8/13/08
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For the week of August 15
Lawrence - The Par Group's Samuel Levine Memorial Golf Classic will be held on Monday, August 18 at the Seawane and Rockaway Hunting Club in Lawrence, to benefit Sunrise …
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8/13/08
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A Tisha B'Av exploration
By Judah S. Harris
Issue of August 8, 2008
Tisha B’Av all over the world is observed through fasting, expressions of mourning, the reading of Megillat Eicha …
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8/7/08
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By Moshe Weiss
Issue of August 8, 2008
From cradle to grave, in simcha and tza’ar, for most of us, music is more than just a byway of life. It is a guidepost to stages in the cycle of the …
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8/7/08
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of August 8, 2008
This optimistic/pessimistic outlook is an embodiment of what Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik would call a “dialectic.” Tisha B’Av is the …
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8/7/08
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A happy family shares the true story of a spontaneous decision
By Michael Orbach
Issue of August 8, 2008
Back in 2005, looking to make some extra money while I finished my great American …
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8/7/08
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Issue of August 8, 2008
Ehud Olmert's announcement that he will not compete in the upcoming Kadima elections, and will step down after they are concluded, certainly must have bolstered the …
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8/7/08
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