Tag: tradition
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Dating & Marriage
What would you do if you caught your wife wearing tefillin?
Hey Hesh, Been reading your blog for years, biggest fan, love your work, etc, etc...I'll save the ass kissing for another time. Since you've…
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Dating & Marriage
My Rav told me not buy my wife flowers this past erev shabbos
My Rav is a nice guy, but he's firm in his p'sak and although I don't always like the answer I usually abide by…
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December Dilemmas
Eating Chinese Food on Christmas is not frum
I didn't know from this Chinese Food Christmas minhag until I first met non-religious Jews. All I can remember from the Christmas of my…
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Jewish Life
So you’re like, into Kabbalah, man?
I'm not quite sure how I feel about chabad marketing chassidus as kabbalah and throwing around the "kabbalistic sources" thing to attract a more…
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Jewish Life
Interesting Rabba Sara Hurwitz interview
The debate can go on forever, I myself see the good and the bad, but I think the good far outweighs the bad.
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Kol Koreh against flying – it’s not mentioned in any seforim
From YWN: I, along with many prominent and well-known askonim, am currently circulating a kol koreh among many rabbonim, gedolim, and roshei yeshiva to…
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Rabbis, Bans & Chumras
Sara Hurwitz speaks out and my thoughts of Jewish feminists
Sara Hurwitz and Jewish feminism bugs me a bit: If she is all about keeping the tradition why go and screw with it? Any…
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Jewish Life
Too much tolerance seems to make people intolerant
At what point does tolerance make people intolerant?This is a question I have been pondering more than ever as I am exposed to some…
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Food & Kashrus
Black Hats are just like Kugel
Guest Post By E. Fink Post stolen from the Dov Bear Blog Please don't take this post too seriously. It's partly written tongue in…
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Jewish Life
Mohel gets lambasted on You Tube
I posted a simple video of the local Mohel telling a funny story and the anti-bris milah people chimed in. Its kind of expected…