Jewish Journal ForumsJewish Journal ForumsMcCain vs. Obama the final showdown- September 14, 2008 Lets set the stage: Im a little confused. Let me see if I have this straight..... If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, youre exotic, different. Grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers, a quintessential American story. If your name is Barack youre a radical, unpatriotic Muslim. Name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, youre a maverick. Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable. Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, youre well...http://www.jewishjournal.com/forums/viewthread/1730/ Parshat Ki Teitze (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19)- September 12, 2008 Just Injustice Parshat Ki Teitze (Deuteronomy 21:10-25:19) By Rabbi Haim Ovadia http:www.jewishjournal.comtorah_portionarticlejust_injustice_20080910 As we draw nearer to the High Holy Days and lists of classes, seminars and workshops pop up on synagogues bulletins and Web sites, a saying of a very wise man comes to mind. He said that it is easier to study Talmud for 70 consecutive years than to change one character trait. In this weeks parsha, Ki Tetze, this concept is taken to the...http://www.jewishjournal.com/forums/viewthread/1729/ Parshat Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9)- September 5, 2008 Moving beyond charity Parshat Shoftim (Deuteronomy 16:18-21:9) By Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater http:www.jewishjournal.comtorah_portionarticlemoving_beyond_charity_20080903 One of the biggest misnomers in the Jewish vocabulary is the translation of tzedakah as charity. This mistranslation has gone on for so long in the American< Jewish community that its a hard habit to break. Most Hebrew school kids will give this answer when asked, much as they will say that mitzvah means good deed...http://www.jewishjournal.com/forums/viewthread/1728/ |