Prohibited foods that may not be consumed in any form include all animals—and the products of animals—that do not chew the cud and do not havecloven hoofs(e.g., pigs and horses); fish without fins and scales; the blood of any animal; shellfish (e.g., clams, oysters, shrimp, cra...
The argumentative jerking of the hands, the singing tone of voice, and the nose, that physiognomic principium individuationis, which writes the individual’s peculiarity on his face.’ I think when people are outraged by political hypocrisy – why do you condemn our side’s bad actions, but...
Why do Jewish people eat kosher? How did Judaism start? Why was the Old Testament written? What is a Bat/Bar Mitzvah important? Why does the Jewish religion do circumcision? How much of the Old Testament is in the Torah? Why is Rosh Hashanah celebrated?
Tigers are a beautiful species, and are also in great risk of being extinct. Which is why I opened up this site, to try and raise money for Tigers. They have as much, if not more right to live on this earth than we do. But, Tigers are being threatened with the risk of extinction...
bar mitzvahs, he's been the only adult on the dance floor of kids, leaving when the music stops and he's covered in sweat. He shows up for people who matter to him; when his college teammate Tommy Kron died, the family walked into the church that morning to find two people: the ...
I’m a retired rabbi living in Atlanta. I officiate part-time at a small congregation in Huntsville, AL; I am there for the High Holidays and one weekend a month. Mostly older people. They have zero full-time staff. They do everything themselves, including all the prayers (except when ...
Knowing that, some intellectuals have kept the New Testament intact but embraced ametaphoricalinterpretation of it. When this “spiritual, but not religious” crowd compliments religion, they do it backhandedly. Religion is a “useful lie,” they say. The argument goes like this: Even if religio...
Jobani and Perez imagine an “ungoverned” Western Wall in which “all matters of religious decision making at the site would lie with the individual rather than with the state.” But this is precisely what a Jewish statedoesnotdo. Just as soldiers in the IDF have no choice but to eat ...
Yes some people have taken it too far. Some people do and say ridiculous things in the name of ‘feminism’. But true feminism – fighting for women’s rights to vote, the emergence of women being allowed to do “men’s” jobs (circa world war 2), etc – has little to nothing to...
Of course, we knowexactlywhy it’s happening – that’s what one must do in order to rise to the top of the jewish leadership hierarchy. It makes one wonder: Just what kind of explosive material does the Mossad possess that can potentially put Tucker into big trouble if he doesn’t...