Archive for April, 2008
Spotted: at the Chabad Jewish Center of Clark County - The Columbian - WA
The traveling Model Matzah Bakery came to town April 13, allowing some 45 participants at the Chabad Jewish Center of Clark County to manufacture their own Passover matzah.Original post by ATR
Rabbi’s New Role - Wentworth Courier - Sydney, Australia
For Rabbi Kastel, the desire to guide humans through their difficulties is a strong one. A natural networker, he thinks that being a fourth-generation rabbi has instilled these characteristics in him. “My father was an outreach rabbi who was always organising programs. As a child, I helped him organ…
Web-Footed Birds
Question: Are web-footed fowl considered kosher or unkosher? I was undoubtful that I had read in Scripture that they are unclean, but now I cannot find it again. Do I remember incorrectly?
Answer: The Torah does not give signs by which to identify acceptable birds, so we
rely on tradition. D…
Middle East Reporting
The Western media has been compromised.Tomorrow will be Holocaust Remembrance day and the view that the Jewish State is so often compared to the Nazi fiends who tormented us, and the notion that Palestinians are now undergoing some kind of holocaust is simply beyond outrageous.The fact that the medi…
The Golan Heights Peace Plan
I am a huge fan of Moshe Feiglin…I believe that he is the very best solution for the future of Israel. that is a recent talk he gave regarding the suicidal policy of Ehud Olmert to give up the Golan for the empty promise of peace. Olmert is such an idiot, and I pray every loner day that Hashem wo…
Reverend Wright and your Rav’s Drasha
As discussed all by, Senator Obama has sat through Reverend Wright’s sermons for 20 years without complaining. I wonder whether I would ever need to take responsibility for Drasha’s that my Rov gave. Though Hilchos Pesach and Hilchos Brechos probably wouldn’t be to controversial, neither would the P…
Conflicting Customs Based on Locale
I am an Orthodox, Ashkenazi Jew. However, I find it hard to understand why, in assured cases, whether an Ashkenazi is forbidden to act one way, it would be permitted for a Sefardi? For example, a Sefardi who consumes kitniyot on Pesach is not committing a wrong due to the fact that his minhag all…
Going Nowhere Fast
The following is an interesting composition written by an interesting person who heads an interesting oganization. go here to learn more Rabbi David Bar-Hayim and Machon Shilo.Going Nowhere FastClueless LeadersIsrael is lost and directionless. Its political leaders lack vision and aspire to nothing….
Palestinians Talk Truce on the Nile
Thirty members of various Palestinian factions will hold talks in Cairo with Egyptian mediators to discuss a comprehensive truce with Israel and the lack of unity among the divided factions, ash Sharq al-Awsat reports. Mohammed al-Baba of the Popular Resistance Committees says that the groups will m…
Organ Transplantation
Question: Is organ transplantation permissible for the prolongation of human life?
Answer: Organ transplantation is an crucial, yet complicated, part of Torah law. There are many details and nuances, and each specific case must be dealt with accordingly.
Conceptually, organ transplantation is…















