Monday, January 12, 2015

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Hebrew:

If you believed in yourself more then you would believe in G-d more.

Can people with homosexual tendencies change? What is the correct approach towards them? What is the root of the problem? Here, here, here and here.

Was Rav Kook a prophet? From the Mashgiach Ruchani of Yeshivas Kol Torah.

What do we mean when we say in the bracha on the Haftorah - הבוחר בתורה. Choosing implies multiple options. How Torah's were there to choose from?


Deep Torah on the famous-famous-famous sugya of יאוש שלא מדעת from Miami Beach.


English:

Note - Whenever I link anything my intention is the main article - not the comments which I don't read and often are filled with loshon hara so please don't read them either....

Newsweeks Top Fifty Rabbis. Reminds me of one rabbi who is often branded by the secular press as the worlds greatest Torah scholar. Hardly. Another who is called "Americas Rabbi". Ditto. It also reminds me of the elections for Israel's chief rabbi where the electoral comittee is composed of many secular people who understand Torah like I can speak Chinese and therefore their vote is based not on worthiness but on political considerations alone. A shanda. [Nothing against the Chief Rabbis-  both fine talmidei chachomim and yirei shomayim but a comment on the electoral process].


Communication without connection.

Are Kohanim a nation unto themselves as we say כהנים עם קדושך?  [See also Shu"t Maharatz Chayes Simman 18, Igros Pachad Yitzchak (whose daughter's doctorate from Columbia was on the Mahratz Chayes) page 15, Rinas Yitzchok on the siddur page 252].