Candidates for Chief Rabbi Answer Questions
On Wednesday evening in Israel two new Chief Rabbis will be elected. Ynet has posted an article (Hebrew) that includes short bios of the candidates plus answers to a number of questions that they sent...
View ArticleThe Beginnings of Shas
Below is a short video (Hebrew) about the beginnings of the Shas party. The video includes some interesting interviews and footage. One thing that I didn’t know was that the beginnings of Shas are to...
View ArticleRabbi Ovadiah Yosef on Traveling to Uman
Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef graciously criticizes (Hebrew) those who abandon their families in order to go to Rabbi Nachman of Breslov’s grave on Rosh Ha-Shannah. For those interested in Rav Ovadiah’s place...
View ArticleRabbi Ovadiah Yosef on Withdrawing from Territories
As a result of both Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef’s illness, may he recover and live until 120, and the appearance of Shas MK Yitzhak Vaknin at the J Street Conference, a number of people have been speaking...
View ArticleProfile of Daniel Sperber
Haaretz has a short profile of Rabbi Prof. Daniel Sperber: Undoubtedly, says Sperber, the rise of feminism and the growing numbers of Orthodox women engaging in Jewish study have been catalysts for the...
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Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef zt”l
A thousand years from now probably none of us will be remembered. That’s just the truth. Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef zt”l is someone whose name and teachings will be on the lips of Jews through the next...
View ArticleA Halakhic Tribute to Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef
Ethan Tucker has written a thoughtful tribute to Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef zt”l. R. Ovadiah–A Halakhic Tribute by Ethan Tucker
View ArticleHalichot Olam-Introduction
As a way of memorializing Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef zt”l and his teachings, לעילוי נשמת מרן הרב הגאון עובדיה יוסף זצ”ל, during the coming year I will try to write a post every week bringing a teaching from...
View ArticleVideo-Rabbi Benny Lau on Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef
For those who want a very good introduction to the importance of Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef, this recent talk by Rabbi Benny Lau is worthwhile. It is in Hebrew and HT goes to Rav Tzair.
View ArticleMore Books from Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef
Today’s Yediot Aharonot has an article about the literary legacy of Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef. Apparently, another volume of Hazon Ovadiah-Hilkhot Shabbat will be published very soon. Also, another volume of...
View ArticleCorrespondence of Rabbi Ephraim Greenblatt
Since the recent passing of Rabbi Ephraim Greenblatt, a number of bloggers have published some of his correspondence. Musings of a Jewish Bookseller has posted correspondence between Rabbi Greenblatt...
View ArticleWho is a Rabbanit
For many people the Hebrew word רבנית (“Rabbanit“) is equivalent to the Yiddish word rebbetzin, referring to the (male) rabbi’s wife. I wanted to present a few observations about how the word rabbanit...
View ArticleTV Program with Rabbi Shlomo Goren
Below is a video of the Israeli TV program חיים שכאלה that featured Rabbi Shlomo Goren. I am not sure what year it is from. The video is in Hebrew.
View ArticleReviews of Mehalekhet Bedarkah
Below is a list of reviews or article about Malka Puterkovsky’s new book, מהלכת בדרכה, that I hope to keep updating as they are written. 1. Yael Levine in Kipa and INN (Hebrew): A critical review of...
View ArticleIn-Depth Radio Interview with Malka Puterkovsky
Below are videos from Youtube of an in-depth radio interview (Hebrew) with Malka Puterkovsky from Radio All for Peace. For previous posts on Malka Puterkovsky and her recently book, Mehalekhet...
View ArticleRabbi Nati Helfgot on Revelation Revealed
Rabbi Nati Helfgot teaches at our daughter’s high school, SAR High School. He is currently teaching a series of Adult Ed classes titled “Revelation Revealed: Traditional Conceptions of the Development...
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Are You a Mishnah Berurah or Arukh Hashulhan Person
One of my favorite footnotes in Haym Soloveitchik’s seminal article Rupture and Reconstruction is n. 6. First, the text on which the footnote is commenting: This dual tradition of the intellectual and...
View ArticleMicah Goodman on Israeli Judaism 2.0
Micah Goodman has written an interesting series of articles (Hebrew) in Musaf Shabbat on the future of Judaism, Religious Zionism, and Jewish law in the State of Israel. (Parts I, II, III) Hopefully...
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The Kotel Compromise: Good or Bad?
Much has been written and spoken about the “Kotel Compromise” both in favor and against. Two of the more interesting things that I heard were two interviews (Hebrew) with Israeli Orthodox women who...
View ArticleRabbi David Shlush z”l
Rabbi David Shlush z”l, the Chief Rabbi of Netanya, passed away yesterday. Rabbi Shlush studied at the Porat Yosef Yeshiva in the Old City of Jerusalem along with Rabbis Ovadiah Yosef, Hayyim David...
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