The Jewish Worker

Thoughts on Torah, working, living in Israel and how they go together.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Not a Zero-Sum Game

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Jonathan Rosenblum has printed some really interesting columns lately, Not a Zero-Sum Game is another one. For the record, I made a very ...
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Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Why did Yaakov say Shema when he met Yosef?

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It seems really strange that after 20+ years of not seeing Yosef, when he finally sees him he says Shema. I saw 2 very different approache...
Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Yosef's revelation to his brothers

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When Yosef reveals himself, he asks אני יוסף העוד אבי חי. It is a very strange question. After all Yehuda just finished telling Yosef the wh...
Monday, December 21, 2009

Is R' Shteinman one of the Gedolim?

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R' Shteinman recently met with the Rav Yoel Cohen, the Chozer, a prominent Chabadnik who was very close to the Rebbe. Because of this 2 ...
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Thursday, December 17, 2009

R' Herschel Shachter is on the front cover of the Mishpacha magazine - Updated

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There is a very long positive article about R' Shachter, RYBS and YU. They actually call YU a "fortress of Torah" and R' S...
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Different laining in חו"ל and ארץ ישראל on Chanuka?

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Believe it or not the answer is yes. Most people don't notice because the difference is not that great, but there is a difference. On Ch...
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Monday, December 14, 2009

If I break your window do I need to pay?

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At first glance the answer is of course, I damaged you and therefore I have to pay. However, R' Sternbuch and others point out that it i...
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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Some questions for Kollel only supporters

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These are not my questions, rather Yonasan Rosenblum asked them of the Kollel only crowd. (1) Do you think there are any differences of kin...
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Must read article by Yonasan Rosenblum

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In response to the comment that I quoted here Different messages for different people , Yonasan Rosenblum wrote a long response, Kollel is N...
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009

When should we daven Mincha this Friday?

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See this post from 3 years ago for a halachic analysis.
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Tuesday, December 08, 2009

Satmar Rebbe: Children should not be sent for music lessons

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The Satmar Rebbe at his yearly gathering (כ"א כסלו) announced to the Chasidim that children should not be sent for music lessons. He al...
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Monday, December 07, 2009

Different messages for different people - Updated 12/7

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Yonasan Rosenblum's latest column Living with the Tension , was published in 3 different venues, Cross Currents, Englinsh Mishpacha, Heb...
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Sunday, December 06, 2009

Kollel for everyone was a reaction to the Holocaust

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and a swing of the pendulum in one direction. These are not my words these are Yonasan Rosenblum's words in his latest column. Living wi...
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Friday, December 04, 2009

Santa Coke

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It seems that Coke bottles in the US have a picture of Santa on them (see below). Matzav.com is all worked up about this: ...Did you also k...
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Thursday, December 03, 2009

The West Bank Palestinians doing pretty well

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This article details how the Palestinians in the West Bank are doing very well now and have no real interest in having their own state. Rig...
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Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Are גמ"ח's a bad thing II?

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This weeks Mishpacha magazine in English published a letter which drives home the point about how גמ"ח's can destroy people. ...Whe...
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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Are גמ"ח's a bad thing?

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Sounds ridiculous at first, what could be bad about providing interest free loans to people who need them? However, in this past weeks Mishp...
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Thursday, November 26, 2009

I don't know whether to laugh or to cry ... Part II

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Here are some quotes from some well known Gedolim about this (http://www.kikar.net/22238.html): הגראי"ל שטינמן: אף פעם לא שמענו מכך, אב...
Tuesday, November 24, 2009

I don't know whether to laugh or cry ...

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after seeing this ad. They must be really desperate to be pulling completely unknown segulas out of a hat. Has anyone even heard of this sef...
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Very funny conversation

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http://conversationsinklal.blogspot.com/2009/11/words-we-use.html Girl #1: I'm so tired of dating! I wish I were married already! Girl #...
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