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SHABBAT, MARCH 7, 2020 - ADAR 11, 5780 PARSHAT TETZAVEH (Pgs
SHABBAT, MARCH 7, 2020 - ADAR 11, 5780 PARSHAT TETZAVEH (Pgs. 464 & 1066) SHABBAT ZACHOR TORAH INSIGHTS FROM RABBI ELI BABICH You shall make holy garments for your brother Aaron, for honor and glory (Tetzaveh 28:2). Parshat Tetzaveh describes the eight priestly garments that the high priest wore while serving in the Mishkan/Tabernacle. As the garments were designed in an elegant and royal manner, they granted the high priest both “honor and glory.” Numerous commentaries questioned why such extravagant garments were necessary in a location dedicated to spiritual pursuits. The S’forno suggested that the priestly garments served a double function: (1) the high priest’s adornment of garments of splendor during the Temple service brought honor to the Almighty; and (2) the appearance of the other kohanim in vestments of glory facilitated their role as educators. The priestly garments inspired awe amongst the Israelites, enhancing the respect due to the kohanim. The Sefer HaChinuch, published anonymously in 13th century Spain, noted that the priestly gar- ments were meant to focus the kohanim on their service in the Temple. The adornment of the “royal uniform” served as a constant reminder for the kohanim to focus on their priestly responsibilities and to not be distracted from their holy work. The Malbim of- fered a novel interpretation and suggested that the elegant outer garments served as a sign for the kohanim that just as their out appearance was in beautified coverings, their inner character must be exemplary as well. Outer piety, explained the Malbim, must be matched with inner purity. Often, people outwardly display a heightened religiosity, but in private, they manifest a corrupt and crooked nature. -
1 Jews, Gentiles, and the Modern Egalitarian Ethos
Jews, Gentiles, and the Modern Egalitarian Ethos: Some Tentative Thoughts David Berger The deep and systemic tension between contemporary egalitarianism and many authoritative Jewish texts about gentiles takes varying forms. Most Orthodox Jews remain untroubled by some aspects of this tension, understanding that Judaism’s affirmation of chosenness and hierarchy can inspire and ennoble without denigrating others. In other instances, affirmations of metaphysical differences between Jews and gentiles can take a form that makes many of us uncomfortable, but we have the legitimate option of regarding them as non-authoritative. Finally and most disturbing, there are positions affirmed by standard halakhic sources from the Talmud to the Shulhan Arukh that apparently stand in stark contrast to values taken for granted in the modern West and taught in other sections of the Torah itself. Let me begin with a few brief observations about the first two categories and proceed to somewhat more extended ruminations about the third. Critics ranging from medieval Christians to Mordecai Kaplan have directed withering fire at the doctrine of the chosenness of Israel. Nonetheless, if we examine an overarching pattern in the earliest chapters of the Torah, we discover, I believe, that this choice emerges in a universalist context. The famous statement in the Mishnah (Sanhedrin 4:5) that Adam was created singly so that no one would be able to say, “My father is greater than yours” underscores the universality of the original divine intent. While we can never know the purpose of creation, one plausible objective in light of the narrative in Genesis is the opportunity to actualize the values of justice and lovingkindness through the behavior of creatures who subordinate themselves to the will 1 of God. -
Kol Hamevaser 2.1:Torahumadah.Qxd
Kol Hamevaser Contents Volume 2, Issue 1 Staff September 20, 2008 Managing Editors Alex Ozar 3 Editorial: On Selihot Ben Kandel Rabbi Shalom Carmy 4-5 On Optimism and Freedom: A Preface to Rav Gilah Kletenik Kook’s Orot Ha-Teshuvah Alex Ozar Emmanuel Sanders 6-7 Levinas and the Possibility of Prayer Shaul Seidler-Feller Ari Lamm 7-9 An Interview with Rabbi Hershel Reichman Staff Writers Rena Wiesen 9-10 Praying with Passion Ruthie Just Braffman Gilah Kletenik 10 The Supernatural, Social Justice, and Spirituality Marlon Danilewitz Simcha Gross 11 Lions, Tigers, and Sin - Oh My! Ben Greenfield Noah Greenfield Ruthie Just Braffman 12 Lord, Get Me High Simcha Gross Joseph Attias 13 Finding Meaning in Teshuvah Emmanuel Sanders Devora Stechler Rena Wiesen Special Features Interviewer Ari Lamm Gilah Kletenik 14-15 Interview with Rabbi Marc Angel on His Recently Published Novel, The Search Committee Typesetters Yossi Steinberger Aryeh Greenbaum Upcoming Issue In the spirit of the current political season and in advance of the pres- idential elections, the upcoming edition of Kol Hamevaser will be on Layout Editor the topic of Politics and Leadership. The topic burgeons with poten- Jason Ast tial, so get ready to write, read, and explore all about Jews, Politics, and Leadership. Think: King Solomon, the Israel Lobby, Jewish Sovereignty, Exilarchs, Art Editor Rebbetsins, Covenant and Social Contract, Tzipi Livni, Jewish non- Avi Feld profits, Serarah, Henry Kissinger, the Rebbe, Va'ad Arba Aratsot, and much more! About Kol Hamevaser The deadline for submissions is October 12, 2008. the current editors of Kol Hamevaser would like to thank and applaud our outgoing editors, David Lasher and Mattan Erder, Kol Hamevaser is a magazine of Jewish thought dedicated to spark- as well as Gilah Kletenik and Sefi Lerner for their efforts to- ing the discussion of Jewish issues on the Yeshiva University campus. -
Sanctity As Defined by the Silent Prayer Benjamin Blech Sanctity Isn't
145 Sanctity as Defined by the Silent Prayer Sanctity as Defined by the Silent Prayer Benjamin Blech Sanctity isn’t meant to be an esoteric subject reserved solely for rabbis, theologians, and scholars. It is a theme that has been accorded a blessing that is to be recited by every Jew three times a day as part of the Amidah, the Silent Prayer composed by the Men of the Great Assembly, in order to give voice to our collective desire to communicate with the Almighty. The Amidah is the paradigm of prayer. It is what the Talmud and rabbinic commentators refer to as “[the] t’fillah.” It is the one prayer at whose beginning and ending we take three steps backward followed by three steps forward, indicating our awareness of entering and then subsequently leaving the presence of the supreme Sovereign. The wording and structure of this prayer are profoundly significant. Its text carries the spiritual weight of authorship by saintly scholars imbued with prophetic inspiration. All this is by way of introducing the reader to the importance (as well as the practical relevance) of the insights of the Amidah regarding the theme of holiness. It is within the context of the words chosen for our daily conversations with God that we will discover how the concept of sanctity helps us resolve two of the most pressing problems of life: How can we be certain that God exists? And if indeed there is a God, what does that mean for our mission here on earth? 146 Benjamin Blech Can We Ever Prove God’s Existence? Philosophers throughout the ages have debated this issue without coming to a universally agreed-upon resolution. -
Presenter Profiles
PRESENTER PROFILES RABBI KENNETH BRANDER Rabbi Kenneth Brander is Vice President for University and Community Life at Yeshiva University. He served as the inaugural David Mitzner Dean of Yeshiva University Center for the Jewish Future. Prior to his work at Yeshiva University, Rabbi Brander served for 14 years as the Senior Rabbi of the Boca Raton Synagogue. He oversaw its explosive growth from 60 families to over 600 families. While Senior Rabbi of the Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS), he became the founding dean of The Weinbaum Yeshiva High School, founding dean of the Boca Raton Judaic Fellows Program – Community Kollel and founder and posek of the Boca Raton Community Mikvah. He helped to develop the Hahn Judaic Campus on which all these institutions reside and as co-chair of Kashrut organization of the Orthodox Rabbinical Board of Broward & Palm Beach Counties (ORB). Rabbi Brander also served for five years as a Member of the Executive Board of the South Palm Beach County Jewish Federation, as a Board member of Jewish Family Services of South Palm Beach County, and actively worked with other lay leaders in the development of the Hillel Day School. Rabbi Brander is a 1984 alumnus of Yeshiva College and received his ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary in 1986. During that time he served as a student assistant to the esteemed Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik. He also received an additional ordination from Rav Menachem Burstein the founder and dean of Machon Puah and from the Chief Rabbi, Mordechai Eliyahu, in the field of Jewish Law and Bioethics with a focus on reproductive technology, He is currently a PhD candidate (ABD) in general philosophy at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). -
Pesach to Go - 5773.Pdf
1 Yeshiva University • The Benjamin and Rose Berger Torah To-Go Series• Nissan 5773 Richard M. Joel, President, Yeshiva University Rabbi Kenneth Brander, The David Mitzner Dean, Center for the Jewish Future Rabbi Joshua Flug, General Editor Rabbi Michael Dubitsky, Editor Andrea Kahn, Copy Editor Copyright © 2013 All rights reserved by Yeshiva University Yeshiva University Center for the Jewish Future 500 West 185th Street, Suite 413, New York, NY 10033 • [email protected] • 212.960.5263 This publication contains words of Torah. Please treat it with appropriate respect. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Genene Kaye at 212.960.0137 or [email protected]. 2 Yeshiva University • The Benjamin and Rose Berger Torah To-Go Series• Nissan 5773 Table of Contents Pesach/Yom Haatzmaut 2013/5773 Rabbi Akiva’s Seder Table: An Introduction Rabbi Kenneth Brander . Page 7 Reflections on Rav Soloveitchik zt"l Growing up in Boston An Interview with Rebbetzin Meira Davis . Page 11 Insights into Pesach On the Study of Haggadah: A Note on Arami Oved Avi and Biblical Intertextuality Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik zt"l . Page 15 Use of the Term Makom, Omnipresent, in the Haggadah Rabbi Yosef Adler . Page 19 What Is Judaism? Rabbi Reuven Brand . Page 21 Why Don’t We Recite Shehecheyanu on Sefiras ha-Omer Rabbi Menachem Genack . Page 29 The Dual Aspect of the Four Cups: A Core Idea of Pesach from the Rav zt”l Rabbi Hershel Reichman . Page 33 Charoses: Why Don’t we Recite a Beracha? Rabbi Hershel Schachter . Page 35 Insights from the Rav on the “Maggid” Section of the Haggadah Rabbi Michael Taubes . -
The Rebbe and the Yak
Hillel Halkin on King James: The Harold Bloom Version JEWISH REVIEW Volume 2, Number 3 Fall 2011 $6.95 OF BOOKS Alan Mintz The Rebbe and the Yak Ruth R. Wisse Yehudah Mirsky Adam Kirsch Moshe Halbertal The Faith of Reds On Law & Forgiveness Yehuda Amital Elli Fischer & Shai Secunda Footnote: the Movie! Ruth Gavison The Nation of Israel? Philip Getz Birthright & Diaspora PLUS Did Billie Holiday Sing Yo's Blues? Sermons & Anti-Sermons & MORE Editor Abraham Socher Publisher Eric Cohen The history of America — Senior Contributing Editor one fear, one monster, Allan Arkush Editorial Board at a time Robert Alter Shlomo Avineri “An unexpected guilty pleasure! Poole invites us Leora Batnitzky into an important and enlightening, if disturbing, Ruth Gavison conversation about the very real monsters that Moshe Halbertal inhabit the dark spaces of America’s past.” Hillel Halkin – J. Gordon Melton, Institute for the Study of American Religion Jon D. Levenson Anita Shapira “A well informed, thoughtful, and indeed frightening Michael Walzer angle of vision to a compelling American desire to J. H.H. Weiler be entertained by the grotesque and the horrific.” Leon Wieseltier – Gary Laderman, Emory University Ruth R. Wisse Available in October at fine booksellers everywhere. Steven J. Zipperstein Assistant Editor Philip Getz Art Director Betsy Klarfeld Business Manager baylor university press Lori Dorr baylorpress.com Interns Kif Leswing Arielle Orenstein The Jewish Review of Books (Print ISSN 2153-1978, An eloquent intellectual Online ISSN 2153-1994) is a quarterly publication of ideas and criticism published in Spring, history of the human Summer, Fall, and Winter, by Bee.Ideas, LLC., 745 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1400, New York, NY 10151. -
Shomrei Torah
Shomrei Torah Parshat Ha’azinu 13 Tishrei, 5778 / September 22, 2018 Benjamin Yudin, Rabbi Andrew Markowitz, Associate Rabbi Parsha/Haftorah: Artscroll: 1100/1205 Hertz: 896/904 The Living Torah: 1024/1251 Shabbat Schedule MAZAL TOV Erev Shabbat - September 21 Naomi and David Nussbaum upon the birth of their grandson born to their children Bracha and Ari Nussbaum in Carmiel, Israel. Candle Lighting 6:38pm Mincha/ Kabbalat Shabbat 6:43pm HAKARAT HaTOV Ba’al Kriah Upstairs - Daniel Krich Shabbat - September 22 Ba’al Kriah Downstairs - Ari Mayefsky Morning Kiddush Downstairs- Sponsored by Zvi and Sari Goldstein In honor of the minyan: it's organization, it's organizers Sof Z’man Kriyat sh’ma 9:46am and attendees. Daf Yomi - Menachos 43 8:15am Thank you to Rosh Hashana Ba’alei Kriah– Upstairs:Joseph Jarashow; Downstairs: David Robin, Daniel Krich. Shacharit Thank you to Yom Kippur Ba’alei Kriah– Upsatairs: Zach Schreiber; Downstairs: Daniel Krich Downstairs* 8:15am The Break-Fast for the upstairs minyan was sponsored by Drs. Patrice and Marc Schoenbrun, in honor of the * Downstairs includes Beit Medrash Minyan birthday of their son Jason. Shiur by Zvi Fischer: The Break- Fast for the downstairs minyan was sponsored by the Slominsky and Wertman families. “The First Night of Sukkot” Main Shul 9:00am CONDOLENCES .Shiva was terminated by Yom Kippur .ז''ל Preceded at 8:45am by Rabbi Yudin’s shiur Adrienne Kuperberg, on the passing of her father, Benjamin Segal- Shabbat Afternoon Pre-Mincha Shiur 5:35pm KOL NIDRE AND YIZKOR APPEAL Mincha 6:25pm Thank you to all of the generous donors who participated in our annual Kol Nidre and Yizkor appeals. -
Rav Soloveitchik on the Jewish Family
MORE CHOICES F A L L 5 7 7 9 / 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 CONTENTS HOW TO REGISTER .................................................................................................................................... 2 EMUNAH: • Section I: Modern Jewish Thought .............................................................................. 4 • Section II: Classical Jewish Thought ............................................................................. 7 • Section III: Personal Growth ...................................................................................... 11 HISTORY AND SOCIETY ............................................................................................................................ 21 SHANA BET LEADERSHIP PROGRAM .......................................................................................................... 24 TANACH: • Section I: Topics in Tanach ......................................................................................... 25 • Section II: Parshat Ha-Shavu’a ................................................................................... 29 • Section III: Chumash ................................................................................................... 35 • Section IV: Sefarim in Nach ........................................................................................ 37 HALACHAH: • Section I: Contemporary Halachah ............................................................................ 41 • Section II: Classic Topics in Halachah ........................................................................ -
OF 15Th 2003 Rabbinic and Lay Communal Authority.Pdf (934.2Kb)
Rabbinic and Lay Communal Authority edited by Suzanne Last Stone Robert S. Hirt, Series Editor THE MICHAEL SCHARF PUBLICATION TRUST of the YESHIVA UNIVERSITY PRESs New York forum 15 r08 draft 7b balanced.iiii iii 31/12/2006 11:47:12 THE ORTHODOX FORUM The Orthodox Forum, initially convened by Dr. Norman Lamm, Chancellor of Yeshiva University, meets each year to consider major issues of concern to the Jewish community. Forum participants from throughout the world, including academicians in both Jewish and secular fields, rabbis,rashei yeshivah, Jewish educators, and Jewish communal professionals, gather in conference as a think tank to discuss and critique each other’s original papers, examining different aspects of a central theme. The purpose of the Forum is to create and disseminate a new and vibrant Torah literature addressing the critical issues facing Jewry today. The Orthodox Forum gratefully acknowledges the support of the Joseph J. and Bertha K. Green Memorial Fund at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary established by Morris L. Green, of blessed memory. The Orthodox Forum Series is a project of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, an affiliate of Yeshiva University forum 15 r08 draft 7b balanced.iii ii 31/12/2006 11:47:12 Copyright © 2006 Yeshiva University Press Typeset by Jerusalem Typesetting, www.jerusalemtype.com * * * Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Orthodox Forum (15th : 2003 : New York, N.Y.) Rabbinic and lay communal authority / edited by Suzanne Last Stone. p. cm. – (Orthodox forum series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-88125-953-7 1. Rabbis – Office – Congresses. -
REVIEWS September/October 2014 Volume IV, No
Association of Jewish Libraries REVIEWS September/October 2014 Volume IV, No. 3 Editor’s note: From this issue and forward we will be alternating the order of our review sections. Adult reviews will be starting on the first page in the September-October and January-February issues, while Child & Teen reviews will be first in line in the November-December and May-June issues. Reviews of Nonfiction Titles for Adults EDITED BY DANIEL SCHEIDE AND REBECCA JEFFERSON Ackerman-Lieberman, Phillip I. The Business of Identity: Jews, Muslims, and Economic Life in Medieval Egypt. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2014. 446 pp. $65.00 (9780804787161). The “Documentary Genizah” is a term referring to the pages found in the Cairo Genizah that are not fragments from copies of literary works such as prayer books or volumes of Talmud, but rather unique documents, written for a specific purpose. It includes personal letters, noteBooks and scribbled notes, court records, and business contracts, most of which were written in Judeo-Arabic. Ackerman-Lieberman took on the task of studying the partnership contracts preserved in the Genizah, which reflect the commercial practices of Jews in Egypt and the region in the eleventh and twelfth centuries. His main finding was that these contracts reflect Jewish legal norms, and that they differ from the rules of partnership law found in Islamic law books of the time. The central question in The Business of Identity is what conclusion should be drawn from that fact. Were the Jews of medieval Egypt a self-contained group whose economic practices differed fundamentally from the larger society around them? If so, was S. -
Convention Program
Convention Program The 48th Annual Convention of The Rabbinical Council of America April 29th - May 1st 2007 Museum of Jewish Heritage Battery Place, New York, NY Concluding with Parallel Yemei Iyyun at The Wilf Campus, Yeshiva University The Orthodox Union The Center for Jewish History Rabbi Daniel Cohen Chairman Convention Program Tearoom: Sunday/Monday 2.00pm – 5.00pm in the Events Hall Time Sunday Events Sunday 1-3pm RCA Executive Committee Meeting Sunday 2pm Convention Registration Sunday 3pm Opening Keynote Plenary Welcoming Remarks Rabbi Daniel Cohen, Convention Committee Chairman The Rabbi’s Pivotal Leadership Role in Energizing the Future of American Jewish Life Richard Joel, Yeshiva University Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb, Orthodox Union Edmond J. Safra Hall Sunday 4 PM Talmud Torah Track Leadership Track Networking Track Part 1 Prophetic Leadership: Guided Workshop: Forget the Lone Ranger: Yirmiyahu as a Man of Emet in a Finding Your Leadership Style Best Networking Practices Within World of Sheker and Maximizing your Personal and Beyond the Synagogue. Rabbi Hayyim Angel, Power within your Shul Chairman: Rabbi David Gottlieb, Cong. Shearith Israel, NY Dr. David Schnall, Shomrei Emunah, Baltimore MD Azrieli Graduate School of Rabbi Reuven Spolter, Jewish Education and Young Israel of Oak Park Administration Rabbi Kalman Topp, YI of Woodmere Shomron Yehudah Chevron Sunday 5 PM Talmud Torah Track Leadership Track Networking Track Part 2 Communication or An IDF Officer’s Leadership Best Networking Practices Excommunication?: An Analysis Insights as Related to the Rabbi Eli Weinstock, of Two Rabbinic Policies Contemporary Rabbinate Cong. Kehilath Jeshurun, NY. Prof. Yaakov Elman, Rabbi Binny Friedman, Rabbi Ari Perl, Congregation Bernard Revel Graduate School Isralight Shaare Tefilla, Dallas TX Rabbi Chaim Marder, Hebrew Institute, White Plains, NY Shomron Yehudah Chevron Sunday 6 PM Mincha Edmond J.