Torah Musings

Article summaries generated by AI: • Chief Rabbi David Yosef: Secular Jews are our brothers – Israel’s Sephardic Chief Rabbi urges an end to baseless hatred following contentious elections, emphasizing Jewish unity, mutual respect and love for all Jews re…

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Article summaries generated by AI: • RM Taragin – Elections in Israel: What a Vote Cannot Decide – democracy safeguards individual freedom, but Jewish identity, communal responsibility and covenantal commitment provide the enduring values necessary to pre…

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Article summaries generated by AI: • RP Dunner – The Lesson That Abraham Teaches Us for Today – Avraham’s hospitality, contrasted with Sodom’s cruelty, teaches the obligation to welcome strangers and appreciate generosity, illustrated by Newfoundland’s re…

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by Joel Rich Rabbi Hershel Schachter-NCSY Kollel: Menachos Perek HaTechiles https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1184391 #1 Review of the history and philosophy of tcheilet and lavan.

Article summaries generated by AI: • RE Finkelman – I think voting resembles prayer: I could be wrong – voting resembles prayer: both express our hopes despite limited influence over outcomes, requiring humility about our judgment and acceptance of result…

Just release: Amri B’Maarava Vol. 4 [Newman Edition, 5787] from the Jack and Gitta Nagel YU Kollel in Los Angeles, includes many exciting divrei Torah on Inyanei Nevuah (in Rambam, machshava, and Halacha) from the Rosh Kollel and guest contributors includ…

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by Joel Rich One’s morning wakeup schedule is such that, without setting an alarm, 75% of the time they will wake in time to attend a 7 o’clock minyan and 25% of the time they would wake up in time to make an earlier 630.

Article summaries generated by AI: • N Diament – Government Money, Secular Strings – Colorado excludes religious schools from state funding if they enforce religious admissions standards.

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Article summaries generated by AI: • RES Weisz – Let there be no strife: The future of Torah life in Israel is at stake – ahead of Israel’s elections, religious parties must avoid unnecessary divisions that could weaken their ability to protect Torah educ…

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In honor of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks’ fifth yahrtzeit, 20 Cheshvan 5787, which falls on Shabbos Parashas Vayeira, I would like to explore his argument for the highest priority charity and support it from the responsa literature.

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Article summaries generated by AI: • RM Taragin – The Courage to Stand Alone – Avraham Ha’Ivri’s courage to stand alone offers a model for Jews facing renewed antisemitism and pressure to compromise Jewish identity for social acceptance • After years stud…

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Watch the episode here How do you teach a class where every child learns differently?

Article summaries generated by AI: • RDZ Feldman – Conversion and the Acceptance of Mitzvot – conversion requires sincere acceptance of mitzvos; authorities debate how ignorance, anticipated transgression and theological misunderstandings affect validity,…

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by Joel Rich Rabbi Jonah Steinmetz- The Rav on https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/1184444/ Kavod and Oneg Shabbos How do we understand the Rambam on the force of Kavod and Oneg Shabbat?

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by Joel Rich Sitting looking at har habayit’s current architecture on erev Tisha bav and thinking that I pray for the day that klal yisrael realizes that Ben Franklin got it right when he said ‘We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we sha…

Article summaries generated by AI: • Meet the Orthodox rabbi taking Christian leaders to Israel – the OU brings Christian leaders to Israel to deepen understanding of Jewish ties to the land, strengthen alliances and address religious misunderstandings • A

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Article summaries generated by AI: • M Helfand – Supreme Court hears case from beit din, civil courts – a nursing home dispute raises constitutional questions about civil courts’ authority to halt beis din proceedings and compel withdrawal of a seruv. • H…

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Article summaries generated by AI: • RM Taragin – Many Roads, One Homeland – from Terach to modern Zionism, Jews have reached Israel through religious conviction, national identity and family devotion, reflecting an enduring attachment to their homeland •…

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by Joel Rich Rabbi Hershel Schachter-NCSY Kollel: Menachos Perek HaTechiles https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1184391 #1 Review of the history and philosophy of tcheilet and lavan.

Article summaries generated by AI: • Did We Fail If They Don’t Make Aliyah?

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Light up your winter learning with the VHP This Sunday, October 11th, the Virtual Halacha Program begins a 6-week limmud on Hilchos Chanuka — with structured, high-level halacha learning you can do from anywhere.

Article summaries generated by AI: • RDZ Feldman – Bereishit: Creation, Israel, and Moral Clarity Three Years After October 7 -Rashi’s explanation of Creation establishes Israel’s moral claim to its land, while Rav Soloveitchik’s interpretation emphasizes…

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by Joel Rich Rabbi Hershel Schachter-NCSY Kollel: Sefer HaMitzvos https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/1184482 #1 Begins with the purpose and construction of the Rambam’s sefer hamitzvot (shorashim and mitzvot) and comparison to Bahag, Ramban and…

Article summaries generated by AI: • RM Hauer in 2023 – Eternal Nation, Eternal Truths – Torah provides the framework for understanding Israel’s wars: replace frustration with study, recognize recurring Jewish history and fight for one another • I Will Not

The Self Esteem Trap Why Focusing on Yourself Keeps you Stuck – and Focusing on Your Actions Set You Free by R.

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by Joel Rich Is there any algorithm when the Rama adds something that the Shulchan Aruch doesn’t mention, as to whether they disagree or whether the SA just didn’t feel it worth mentioning?

Article summaries generated by AI: • RDZ Feldman – On the Faith of Sukkot, a Rainy Sukkah, and the Flight from Dubai – Sukkah faith means recognizing that human prudence cannot control outcomes.

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Article summaries generated by AI: • This is an astounding development – Why today’s global advocacy demands investment in Torah learning – Jewish advocacy is stronger when rooted in Torah literacy; advocates should deepen Jewish learning, while Torah com…

Dina De-Garmi: Ramban’s Treatise on Liability for Consequential Damage tr. by R.

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