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Category Archives: Hashkafa
Blessing the Trees
Birkat Ha-ilanot 5773 Today is Rosh Chodesh Nisan. Rosh Chodesh Nisan has a special place in Jewish history. We read at the end of Shemot (Judaica Press translation): Shemot 40:17 It came to pass in the first month, in the … Continue reading
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To Turn In a Thief
To Turn In a Thief Two prominent rabbis in Israel have recently made statements about tax evasion and turning in those who cheat. Here’s the article from Arutz Sheva: Rabbi of HaShimshoni Community in Modi’in Haim Navon is of the … Continue reading
Haveil Havalim 396
Haveil Havalim 396 Founded by Soccer Dad, Haveil Havalim is a carnival of Jewish blogs — a weekly collection of Jewish & Israeli blog highlights, tidbits and points of interest collected from blogs all around the world. It’s hosted by … Continue reading
Bitachon and Hishtadlut
Beshalach 5773 Earlier this week Lisa and I had the privilege of attending sheva berachot for newly weds David and Tova. I volunteered to say a davar Torah. I’m sharing the part of it that ties in with Parashat Beshalach. … Continue reading
Cleaning Up
Cleaning Up Today it happened. The city cleanup crew arrived to take away the debris from the recent snow storm. I was sitting in my study when I suddenly heard strange sounds. I ran to the front window in time … Continue reading
Saying Thank You
Saying “Thank You” Ten days ago Israel was in the middle of a major winter storm. There was lots of rain. So much that reports of the Kinneret raising double digits in one day became old hat. There was snow … Continue reading
Fleeing the Draft
The other day it was reported that former Chief Rabbi Rav Ovadia Yosef said that yeshiva students would be better off to leave Israel rather than be drafted into the IDF. I waited to comment on this. I was wondering … Continue reading
Thoughts About Secular New Year
I’m not going to make a New Year’s resolution. I’ll tell you why, but first let’s talk about diets. The Losing Battle According to the National Center for Health Statistics, 69.2% of U.S. adults (aged 20 or over) were overweight … Continue reading
Bibi Brown
It’s a difficult time here in Israel. Israel entered into a cease fire with Hamas Wednesday night.. As one resident of Sederot put it, “We cease and they fire.” The newspapers are filled with headlines about how disappointed people are. … Continue reading
Thinking Torah on Jewish Blog Carnival
A new milestone. Thinking Torah has been featured on the Jewish Blog Carnival – Haveil Havalim. Each week a different blogger provides a summary of recent blog posts related to Judaism and Israel. This week the Carnival was hosted by … Continue reading