Issue of September 11, 2009 / 22 Elul 5769
Defending Kennedy
To the Editor:
I am writing to comment on the Kosher Bookworm’s article: “The Kennedy legacy: American tragedy or …
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9/9/09
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In the context of thoughts on why “Tisha B’Av precedes Va’etchanan,” I raised the halakhic discussion point that Nitzavim is always read before Rosh Hashana (Shulchan Arukh 428). The Pri …
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9/9/09
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
The imaginative among us will conjure up a scene of the curse that appears in 27:14: “‘Cursed is he who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ All the people shall say, …
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9/2/09
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When you ask a question sometimes you get a very good answer. And sometimes you get two very good answers from two prominent rabbonim.
My thanks to Rabbi Kenneth Auman and Rabbi Natan Slifkin. …
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9/2/09
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of August 28, 2009 / 8 Elul 5769
Here is a contradiction for you. The Torah commands that if a person happens to come across a bird nest with a mother bird sitting …
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8/26/09
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of August 21, 2009 / 1 Elul 5769
There are many behaviors which the Torah describes as to’evot, translated as abominations or perversions. Other than in Acharei …
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8/18/09
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of August 14, 2009 / 24 Av 5769
With all the discussion about healthcare in this country, we can make the argument that Jews have valued human life more than anyone …
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8/12/09
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of August 7, 2009 /17 Av 5769
Abe and David were long-time study partners (chavrusas). One day Abe asked David to sign a document as a witness and was shocked when …
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8/5/09
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of July 31, 2009 / 10 Av 5769
Halakhah can be defined as “Jewish law,” “a way of life” or, perhaps,
“the way we do things.” In one example of the …
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7/29/09
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By Rabbi Avi Billet
Issue of July 24, 2009 / 3 Av 5769
One of the major ills of our times is our inability to accept people for who they are. We often tend to judge people based on exteriors …
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7/22/09
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