Free Will to Believe in G_d
The Question To Atheists Atheists fascinate me. In my most secular days, I was an agnostic because even if you are right that there is no Creator, you can’t know that. I recently found...
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Shabbat.com – Find a Place for Shabbos
What is Shabbos (Shabbat)? Torah observant Jews spend 1/7 of their lives disconnected from active manipulation of the physical world. Not only do we avoid all electronic devices, but we also avoid building structures,...
Men in Marraige and Child Raising – A video explanation
Intro Okay, so this blog already includes articles on mikveh and men and woman in relationships, woman and men in Judaism (part 1 and part 2), and so forth. Now for something different –...
Meaning of Words – My Conversation with an Athiest Scoffer
Character Traits of the Arguing Athiest Recently, I stumbled upon a message group filed with mostly formerly Torah observant Jews. I am a formerly atheist leaning Jew (I called myself agnostic only because I thought you...
Medical Issues According to Jewish Law – Rav Yitzchak Zilberstein, Book Review
Medical Issues in Jewish Law Dr. Fred Rosner, former Professor of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine put together an excellent translated collection of the answer to medical questions. These answers, or “halachic...
Women of the Wall: Part II – Jews for Kant
Historian View of Judaism as Fossil In the past, I wrote about why Torah observant Jews give no credence to groups like ‘Women of the Wall’. This is an addendum to that post, as...
Catskills, New York: Jewish Travel
Catskills Jewish History (The short, short version) Growing up a secular Jew in the 1980s and 90s, the Catskills was a place mentioned by our grandparents, where Jews used to go en masse to...
Siyum HaShas: Media Covers 90,000 Jews at Giant’s Stadium
(Click on the Pictures for Larger Images) What is a “Siyum HaShas” (Completion of the Entire Talmud)? Started in 1923 in Poland, Rav Meir Shapiro began the practice of a daily learning schedule of...
Women in Judaism, Part II: Woman ≠ Man (so I learned)
This post is a continuation of “Women in Judaism, PART I: Woman = Man (so I was taught)” – read that first. A Logical Framework to the Discussion Let me preface by saying I’m...
Women in Judaism, Part I: Woman = Man (so I was taught)
“Feminist beginnings”, or “Orthodox Judaism’s Oppression” I grew up in a very liberal home, and went to secular public schools with almost all leftist teachers where we learned that traditional values discriminated against women,...