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Swapping Selichos: why should it make a difference?
As many of you have probably noticed, there’s a widespread custom to switch the selichos designated for the fourth day of עשרת ימי תשובה with those…
Sep 29
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Should You Learn (and Practice) Kabbala?
I suppose it might be useful to have an opinion about whether or not the Zohar is an authentic Torah source or whether or not the Ari’s innovations…
Jul 20
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Is Mishna Berura the "Posek Acharon"?
I’m not sure where the idea started, but I’ve heard how the Mishna Berura is somehow the final authority in halacha from more than one talmid chochom.
Jul 6
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L'shem Yichud: Do You Understand What You're Actually Saying?
Some days you just can’t open a regular Artscroll siddur without falling down a deep rabbit hole of theological controversy.
May 8
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Must One Believe That the Zohar Is Authoritative?
In the spring of 1914, around 125 Jerusalem Ashkenazi and Sefardi Jews (most of them presumably rabbis) signed a document containing violent curses…
Apr 15
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Strange Stories and Reverse Allegories
Through the course of my 20-year yeshiva high school teaching career, my style evolved.
Mar 2
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Just What Are You Singing About?
For as long as I can remember the songs accompanying Simchas Torah dancing in yeshivas and kollelim have included:
Jan 12
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How Should We Think About Halacha?
An illustrative example of the fault line between the modern kabbalists and traditional halacha
Oct 23, 2022
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Why Did Ramchal Write Mesilas Yesharim?
Perhaps it really is nothing more than a magnificent guide to Torah perfection
Aug 30, 2022
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