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My author copies of the book finally arrived and the book looks great!
I’m very excited about this publication.
I recently did a Q&A with the newspaper, The Jewish Vues. Links to order the book and read the Q&A to follow
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Tonight is the 105th yahrzeit of R. David Zvi Hoffmann, who represents my ideal of a broad-minded, farsighted, humble, rigorous, gadol ba-Torah.
You'll hear about some other yahrzeits this week. RDZH is basically the opposite.
Avraham negotiated G-d down from 50 righteous people to 10.
An 80% discount!
Unfortunately, Sedom still couldn’t afford the deal.
#ParshasVayeira #TorahHumor #JewishHumor
I love Rav Menachem Zupnik and I love Values Over Valuables valuesovervaluables.org/#lea…
Most people who see this headline will focus on the Netanyahu part. I'm just impressed that Israel can count its votes within days while the US takes weeks.
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From @ouisraelcenter: Rabbi Dr. Yitzchak Breitowitz on The Rambam's Introduction to the Oral Law! outorah.org/p/266217 #rambam #maimonides #orallaw #torahshebalpeh #mesorah #outorah #givetorahforward
A bris is a beautiful simcha. And for some guests, it’s also a chance to stock the refrigerator for the week. The caterer already knows to put out the aluminum foil.
Schoolyard trash talk, biblical edition.
When your mother gave birth at 90, you’d better have a good comeback. 😂
Put differently, part of what makes Mishneh Torah interesting is that it occasionally breaks free from the formal style to add color
The good thing with jokes about the Israeli election is that if you like them you'll hear the same jokes dozens of times
In honor of @rabbisacks’s upcoming fifth yahrtzeit torahmusings.com/2026/10/rab…
In a recently recorded interview, Rabbi J. David Bleich praises Rav Moshe Meiselman's book on Torah, Chazal and Science but disagrees with two major points in the book, particularly regarding Rav Avraham Ben HaRambam (and the Rambam) torahmusings.com/2026/10/rav…
Here is my review of the book. I am gratified that Rav Bleich agrees. jewishaction.com/science-tec…
