Pesach Sheini

“But it takes so little to help people, and people really do help each other, even people with very little themselves. And it’s not just about second chances. Most people deserve an endless number of chances.” ― Will Schwalbe, The End of Your Life Book Club

Wednesday, December 4, 2019

Secrets From the Shadow of God- A review of Rav Bezalel Naor's The Legends of Rabbah Bar Bar Hannah with the commentary of Rav Kook

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With the book launch for Rav Bezalel Naor’s “The Legends of Rabbah Bar Bar Hannah” based on Rav Kook’s commentary, coming up on Decemb...
Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Hashkafic Man- An open letter to Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz about producing the next generation of rabbis

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Dear Rabbi Lebowitz, I recently read an interview you did after you were hired as the director of the semicha program at RIETS...
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019

What's In A Name (Part V)- Am I Still Pesach Sheini?

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From time to time (although it's been a long time since the last one), I will be writing about my reasons for choosing "Pesach...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Daughters of Queens- On producing the next generation of religious women

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There was something powerful, and disconcerting (in a positive way) about watching 93 Queen as one of only a handful of men in a room ...
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Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Ilu Haya Li- My pilgrimage to see Rav Dov Zinger

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אילו היה לי רבי כמו שלכם הייתי הולך אליו ברגל, ובחזרה הייתי רץ לעבוד אותו יתברך עם מה שקבלתי מרבי If I had a Rebbe like yours, I ...
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Thursday, November 8, 2018

Can MO High Schools learn From The year In Israel? Some thoughts on the movie Unorthodox (Part III)

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[This is the third part of a three-part series on the movie “ Unorthodox ”. In this post, I address ways for Modern Orthodox high sc...
Thursday, November 1, 2018

Finding God in the Lincoln Tunnel- a brief thought on my daily commute

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I was astounded upon doing the math, to realize that I spend nearly 20 full DAYS a year driving to and from work. I'm in the c...
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