Author: Telz Angel
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Jewish Life
Customs for the menuvalim this holiday.
Merry ChanOOka. The following customs apply during this festive week. We call viagra pills "dreidels" since by both we say nes gadol hayah sham. Some are makpid…
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Food & Kashrus
Trip notes from the Kashrut conference.
Last week I attended a conference for the Rabbinical leaders of the many "out of" towns in the US, hosted by the Star-K. There I…
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Israel
YCT concerned, Agudath Israel is too inclusive.
In response to today's condemnation by the Agudah, a representative of Yeshivas Chatichei Torah challenged Agudath Israel for being too inclusive in their philosophy.…
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Sukkos & Simchas Torah
What to do with a used Lulav?
It's the day after, we are tired. The Sukkah is put away (I hope). We survived Tishrei, barely. And for the first time in…
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Tisha B’Av & Fast Days
Why this was the best Tisha B’av ever.
Every year Tisha B'av seems the same to me. It's a mixed feeling of manufactured sadness and confusion about what the sadness is really…
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Tisha B’Av & Fast Days
3 weeks and the 4th.
This is one of those years where it is very important that you do not watch this video. So don't watch this. If you…
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Food & Kashrus
Not Safe For Kashrus (NSFK)
[Image missing from the archive (was hotlinked from another site)]The Star K joined a collection of no-name hechsherim in creating a new criteria for…
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Jewish Life
Why Rabbi Avi Weiss is Wrong
Logic, that's what it is. Rabbi Avi Weiss explains the logic behind his ordination of women to be halachic authorities and leaders. In this post…
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Shul Life
The Great Minyan Day.
It's about two weeks before Pesach and Rabbis across the country are emailing their shul members with the chometz sales forms. I'm not going…
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Jewish Life
I’m going clubbing with this guy.
I'll see you at Club Shelter in SoHo this Motzei Shabbos between 2:00 AM and 3:00 AM. I'm bringing my new chavrusa, Yoss'le i…
