Torah, OpinionPARKING SPOT

Posted: Jun 11th, 2012 6:00 PM
Yankel drove with his wife to the Yeshiva's Annual Dinner. "I hope we'll be able to find parking," she said. When they arrived, Yankel circled the block twice looking for parking, but had no luck. "I'll wait on the block until a spot opens," he said. He pulled up by a driveway in the middle of the block and waited ... Read More

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Torah, ReligionA TORONTO RABBI Harassing A Proselyte

Posted: Apr 2nd, 2012 1:07 PM
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TorahTNT (Thursday Night Torah)

Posted: Jun 30th, 2011 9:34 PM
Short Version:  How proper is it to be Mkarev people who are not Jewish.  Is it appropriate to consistently and regularly host Non-Jews at your family’s Shabbos table just because their spouse/significant other is Jewish?  And Why is Parah Aduma so much more of  a “Chok” than other seemingly unexplainable Mitzvos? and ... Read More

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TorahVideo: Davening With Hishtapchus Hanefesh

Posted: Jun 20th, 2011 1:32 PM
SOME SFARD GUY PRAYING IN ISRAEL, I LIKE THE RYTHEM THIS GUY HAS A SHMONE ESRA TO REMEMBER his name is sebag he is a very enthusiastic induvidual. Read More

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TorahA Review Of iTalmud For iPad

Posted: Mar 7th, 2011 2:43 PM
This is a review by Dov Bear, at dovbear.blogspot.com In 2009 @efink reviewed the iPhone version of iTalmud by Crowded Road. He liked it very much. For the last few days, I've been testing the iPad version of the same software, and I share his enthusiasm. This is one neat little app. For starters, iTalmud gives you three ... Read More

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TorahTNT - Thursday Night Torah By Rabbi Shalom Rubanowitz

Posted: Feb 24th, 2011 9:27 PM
Capsule Version: Whose fault is it that no one calls with Shidduchim (dates) for our daughters? Should parents have to turn into full time matchmakers for their own kids or risk their kids never getting married? Doesn't Hashem make the matches anyway? Dear Friends, Writing (on Blackberry) from Dallas, Texas (will be home ... Read More

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Torah, ReligionRav Ovadia Yosef’s Son: Women Can’t Teach Boys Beyond 4th Grade

Updated: Feb 10th, 2011 12:56 PM
Chief Rabbi of Holon and son of Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Abraham Yosef, issued a ruling in recent days forbidding women from working as teachers to children over the age of 9. The younger Rabbi Yosef said that "if it was slightly over age 9, I would still look the other way, but beyond 4th grade, in 5th ... Read More

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TorahSpecial Tu B SHVAT TNT By Rabbi Shalom Rubanowitz

Posted: Jan 19th, 2011 7:00 PM
Tonight's TU BISHVAT discussion: Vegetarianism, veganism--how come it seems that these "isms" are the domain of the more secular world? How many frum Vegans do you know? How many kosher vegetarian restaurants stay/are in business? When was the last time your heard a Shmuess (sermon, if you will) on the importance of living a ... Read More

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Torah, ReligionMaybe rabbi Miller would like to respond to the PSAK of three BOTTAY-DINIM

Updated: Jun 7th, 2012 10:03 AM
While Toronto achieved the degree of SODOM when accepting the GEYORES they just forgot to smear on honey before they started stinging  her from all sides. Perhaps rabbi miller might want to explain to us how exactly he got involved in this case and what were the motives which led him to execute the current terror on the ... Read More

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Politics, Torah, Religion"TUL KOIRO BAIN EINECHO"

Updated: Jan 9th, 2012 3:41 AM
There has been a lot of talk lately about Bes Din, 'unauthorized Bes Dins' 'improper acting Bes Din' etc. In Lakewood of the late. Leading the charge against Rabbi Knoflers Bes Din is Rabbi Gavriel Finkel of the 'Vaad HaDayanim', a once popular and now basically defunct Bes Din. So it would be worthwhile to see how Rabbi ... Read More

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TorahBORUCH DAYAN EMMES: Petirah Of Harav Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz ZT"L

Posted: Jun 27th, 2011 3:25 PM
BORUCH DAYAN EMMES: The Ponovez Rosh Yeshiva, Harav Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz ZT"L was niftar at the age of 97. Rav Michel Yehuda ZT"L, was Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Ponovezh for more then 50 years and a member of the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of Degel Hatorah. Read More

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TorahTNT (Thursday Night Torah)

Posted: May 19th, 2011 8:38 PM
Dear Friends, Short Version of Topic(s) for the time-starved:  How can so many people be worried and makpid about Chalav yisroel but do not seem to have any problems with the (biblical?) issur and prohibition of Chodosh? Also, how come the Torah  seems to focus on fear and punishment as the main factor and motivational ... Read More

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TorahTNT (Thursday Night Torah) By Rabbi Shalom Rubanowitz

Posted: Mar 3rd, 2011 10:10 PM
Capsule "Shaila": Is it possible to truly fulfill the Mitzva of Emuna, the obligation to have faith in Hashem without our Emuna ever truly being tested? In other words, do we need to go through Tzaros before we can prove our faith in Hashem? If yes, why do we all daven that we never have tzaros? If not, then how do we ever ... Read More

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Torah, ImpactAUDIO: Rav Mattisyahu Salomon Shmues About Girls Going To College

Updated: Feb 22nd, 2011 2:24 PM
Audio: Rav Mattisyahu Salomon weekly Shmues Ki Sisa 5771 Shmuess to Bochrim Read More

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Politics, TorahTNT Tonight with Rabbi Rubanowitz- Should We Try To Look Like Something We Are Not?

Updated: Feb 4th, 2011 2:46 AM
Dear Friends, Short Version of Topic: Shall you feel empowered to discipline other people's children who might be involved in making a public Chilul Hashem? And ... is there any place for insincerity and "two-facedness" when practicing Yiddishkeit? (In other words-is it ok to look like a Tzaddik even though you are clearly ... Read More

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