This is the story of the making of the book, “Search Engine: Finding Meaning in Jewish Texts.” I don’t normally talk about myself but I find it hard to refuse a request from …
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Guest column by Rabbi Gil Student
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1/24/18
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One of the most charismatic young rabbis in education today is Rabbi Aryeh Cohen, the Mashgiach Ruchani at the DRS High School in Woodmere. Rabbi Cohen has assembled in book form (“From The …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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10/18/23
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The Kosher Bookworm
by Alan Jay Gerber
Issue of April 30, 2010/ 16 Iyar, 5770 With the warm weather of the spring season now upon us, walking tours of some of the most historic communities in …
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4/28/10
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One of America’s premier Jewish publishers, Feldheim Publishers, recently reissued, in a revised edition, its famed “Tehillim Eis Ratzon and Aneni: Zichron Yocheved,” all in one …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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6/21/17
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In what will be one of this season’s most popular commentaries, Rabbi Moshe Weinberger of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere has written a translation of Rav Avraham Yitzchak Kook’s “Orot Teshuvah.” Entitled “Song of Teshuvah Volume One” [Penina – Urim Press, 2011] this new work is the result of over seven years of a shiur that Rabbi Weinberger gave on Friday mornings at his shul.
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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9/22/11
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This week’s review will focus on a very interesting anthology of rabbinic insights and practical advice for daily living. It was compiled by a Woodmere native, born and bred on the South Shore.
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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8/16/12
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Learning by example and anecdote is a surefire way to get a lesson’s message through. In his just-completed series of commentary on the Chumash, “Unlocking The Torah Text: An …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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11/26/14
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The untimely passing of Elie Wiesel, z”l, a month ago prompts this week’s sheloshim tribute that is based on several hespeds (eulogies) by those who knew him best. I will focus on the …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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8/3/16
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Recently a new translation of the ‘’Ben Ish Chai on Megillas Rus’’ by Rabbi Yerachmiel Bratt was published in Israel. The hallmark of this commentary on Ruth, according …
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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5/16/18
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With the commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the founding of the State of Israel this coming week, we are once again faced with the annual rants concerning whether to say Hallel with a blessing, or not to say Hallel at all.
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By Alan Jay Gerber
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4/11/13
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