Gil To me, the art of Talmud is a dual art: the art of investigation and the art of harmonization, woven together into an art of reading and creating culture. Rooted in the past history of Israel in exile, it is an art of the future, a social tool and human modality in which it’s possible … Read more
May it be willed in Your imminent will That the insights You give me become commitments That the commitments become actions That the actions become insights For the glory of the great idea of You In Your world Forever and ever
The standard by which we should evaluate all rabbis is “Are they qualified to sit on the national court of Israel?” 99% will fall short of this standard. 100% should never stop striving for this standard. The point is to keep your eye on the ball. In order to bring the halakhic system back to … Read more
Let’s Describe Post-Exilic… Minhag: Practicing Beyond Ashkenaz and Sepharad Din: From Textual Interpretation to Institutional Decision Sod: The Return to Prophecy, Gnosis, and Sacred Spacetime === When is your Judaism? The future is waiting.
As the brothers go down to Egypt… And the children of Yisrael are dramatically reunited (*chef’s kiss* prose)… You are obviously wondering to yourself – what do Egyptologists have to say about this story in particular and the biblical narratives in general? Well now. Surprise surprise it turns out there’s a legitimate debate between those … Read more
#biblicalZionism “The views of Radak, Ibn Ezra, and Abrabanel on the idiom בת/בנות ציון (bat/banot Tziyyon, “daughter/daughters of Zion”) reveal their distinct interpretive approaches to the significance of the phrase in the Sifré Nevi’im, particularly in Yeshayahu. Below is a more detailed exploration of their perspectives: — Radak (Rabbi David Kimhi) Radak’s Interpretation:Radak often interprets … Read more
Some controversial thoughts on a topic that came up over Shabbath lunch… The major denominations of Ashkenazi Judaism each capture a truth of the Torah. To put it roughly but reductively: – The Orthodox preserved the commitment to our legal system– The Conservative preserved the thorough academic analysis of our legal sources– The Reform preserved … Read more
– Why is there no minimum to be יוצא ידי חובה for על הנסים?– Because it’s a Geonic minhag not a חובה– Why does Rambam present it together with הזכרת שבת ומועד which is a חובה from the Gemara?– Because even the revolutionary against Geonic hegemony believed in التلمود لنا🤯🤯🤯Happy Hannukka my j00z
If the status quo continues, Hannukka will be the first of a new cycle of holidays which the hostages have now fully completed in the miserable captivity of Hamasniks, other militants, and crime families. Hannukka was their first holiday spent in captivity – may it also be their last. Scratch that. May it be their … Read more
Whenever you are sneezy Thinking clearly’s not so easy So the good Lord do we ask For some help with the task Amen