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…urvival. The weight of law and tradition, I would assert, supports such an order. Some have complained that “Animal Rights” activists are at best “ahead of their time” or at worst placing animal “rights” ahead of human life. How can they worry about a few laboratory rabbits or a bunch of uncomfortable farm chickens while children (and adults) are literally starving and dying from easily preventable and treatable conditions? Would not their efforts…
…y other. This distinction makes it clear that one is performing the act in order to fulfil a specific mitzva. It is an old custom but not a requirement. Dear Rabbi, Why is the Keser Israel Memorial Park (cemetery) all the way out where it is? Similarly, the Beth El Memorial Park (cemetery) must also have been way out when it was dedicated. Signed, Dying to Know Dear Know, Long ago when the sites were obtained, land was cheaper outside the city….
…Conservative/Masorti movement of Judaism as represented by its constituent organizations listed below has issued the following statement regarding the executive order President Donald Trump signed barring many refugees and immigrants from entering the United States: Deeply rooted in our tradition, faith, and values, we are a people of immigrants. Throughout our history we often were the stranger in a strange land and were persecuted and attacked s…
…Conservative/Masorti movement of Judaism as represented by its constituent organizations listed below has issued the following statement regarding the executive order President Donald Trump signed barring many refugees and immigrants from entering the United States: Deeply rooted in our tradition, faith, and values, we are a people of immigrants. Throughout our history we often were the stranger in a strange land and were persecuted and attacked s…
…much more in this collection than can be presented in this brief essay. In order to facilitate access to other tales that demonstrate nonviolent values and approaches, and in order to encourage the reading of the texts, a “Nonviolence Motif Index” is appended for selected stories. Nonviolence Motif Index to Selected Tales Tale number in Ben-Amos & Mintz/Beginning page number in Horodezky. Repentance 12/48 Accepted from anyone 24/119 Urged by Bes…
…gone astray sacrificing with harlots. Unable to rely on the changing moral order, the halakha chose the rights of women. Was the halakha hostile to the mitzva of the sota ceremony? Never! However, the sages of the Mishna, the inventors of the ketuba, saw the sota ceremony very differently than we do today. As recorded in Sifra BaMidbar, the view of the sages is clearly stated by Rabbi Ishmael as follows. Rabbi Ishmael said: Great is peace, for the…
…God tells him. The fish belches him out onto the shore, and God renews the order to go to Nineveh. This time Jonah obeys, proclaiming that the city will be destroyed in 40 days. The king of Nineveh orders universal fasting and penitence. And God, in an appearance of that crucial root nhm from the end of the Book of Job (translated in Job as “repent,” “recant” or “comforted”), decides not to punish Nineveh. Jonah is furious and cries out to God. “I…
…eekly study of the Mishna, leading to Gemara study, will be held in the Beit Midrash on Thursday mornings 10a–11a with Rabbi Tilsen. The Talmud, based on an oral text, has no beginning or end. One can begin study at any point; now is the best time. No prior knowledge is required, but basic facility in English is helpful; students with all backgrounds are welcome, beginner to advanced. Coffee and tea are available in the room. For information conta…
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