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Yair S posted on the forum topic Koren Sacks siddur in the group Orthodox Judaism: 2 days, 11 hours ago · View
I am late to the game here, but I am also going to order this siddur. I love the commentaries of Rav Sacks on the parsha, and I previewed this siddur and think it looks great. Re: the birchot hashachar language (egal or not) I find that for myself, I prefer what’s in Sim Shalom [...]
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Yair S joined the group Orthodox Judaism 2 days, 11 hours ago · View
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Yair S posted on the forum topic Israel must ensure it doesn’t single out converts as second-class citizens in the group Israel, Zionism & Conversion Issues: 4 days, 13 hours ago · View
Usuario, you are correct in your perception of the Yisrael Beiteinu base. What is in the bill that helps them is the part that calls for local (municipal) rabbis to be able to perform conversions. This would allow Russian Olim who are not halakhically Jewish to undergo conversions overseen by their local rabbis, rather than [...]
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Yair S posted on the forum topic Just beginning. in the group Conversion: 5 days, 4 hours ago · View
LOL… if Salt Lake City is “rural,” Duluth must be an abandoned wasteland
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Yair S posted on the forum topic Just beginning. in the group Conversion: 5 days, 5 hours ago · View
No problem Avi. I am a member of a dual-affiliated synagogue Mike. We were Reform-Conservative for a long time, and are now Reform-Reconstructionist. There is a broad range of observance in my community, with many being quite traditional, and others less so. It works. I would definitely encourage you to check out the shul you [...]
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Yair S wrote a new blog post: Getting a New Rabbi… in Northern Minnesota. 5 days, 23 hours ago · View
Hi all, Recently my congregation, Temple Israel in Duluth, Minnesota, completed a many months long process of searching for our new rabbi. Our current rabbi is headed to another community in a part of the country that is decidedly warmer and has a significantly larger Jewish community, and her decision to move on left us (ok, I will [...] -
Yair S wrote a new blog post: Yair Dalal – Connecting Jews and Arabs Through a Shared History 6 days ago · View
Hi all, I thought I would share with readers an artist who many have probably heard of before, and whose music is some of my very favorite. His name is Yair Dalal , and he is an Israeli Jew born to parents of Iraqi extraction. His music ranges from Jewish prayers to traditional Iraqi Jewish music to his [...] -
Yair S commented on the blog post URGENT ACTION REQUESTED regarding Knesset Conversion Bill 6 days, 4 hours ago · View
I emailed Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office… will do Ambassador Oren’s next….
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Yair S posted on the forum topic New bill would make conversion insufficient for Israeli citizenship in the group Israel, Zionism & Conversion Issues: 1 week ago · View
Avigdor Lieberman has totally sold out to Shas in this bill. There is NOTHING here that provides his constituents what they want – LESS power for the Chief Rabbinate. I also imagine support for Israel among non-haredi Jews worldwide would plummet at an astounding rate if this becomes the policy adopted long term by the [...]
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Yair S commented on the blog post Hello! My Name is Justin 1 week, 2 days ago · View
I second Avi’s thoughts Justin, it will be great to have you involved!
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Yair S commented on the blog post One Great Big Family 1 week, 2 days ago · View
I don’t think you’re a troublemaker Kathy, and I largely agree with you! My point with the piece was not Rabbi Rabinowitz’s perspective on the Kotel and mixed groups, or on non-Orthodoxy in general, but on his broader message. He does have a point though that it was decided there would be no teaching allowed [...]
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Reb Zalman is an amazing man. I would love to meet him some day, or hear him speak in person. His teachings have been meaningful to me, and his open-heartedness is very moving and compelling. Thanks for posting this!
In reply to - Avi M posted an update in the group Jewish Audio & Video: This is for you Yair (and there rest of you of course)! I thought you might enjoy it! http://vimeo.com/7583701 Hard not to LOVE Reb Zalman! · View -
Yair S joined the group Israel & Zionism 1 week, 3 days ago · View
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Yair S wrote a new blog post: One Great Big Family 1 week, 5 days ago · View
One thing which becomes obviously to anyone who studies Judaism for more than about five minutes is that we are a people seemingly rife with disagreements, arguments, and often outright bigotry aimed at one another. Secular Jews often lambaste haredim as fanatics, and the haredim often dismiss out of hand non-Orthodox Jews as heretics. The pages [...] -
Yair S posted on the forum topic Introduction in the group Conversion: 1 week, 6 days ago · View
Hi there Dena, My wife does not have another religion. She is one of those people who has a spiritually fulfilling existence without organized religion… I would describe her using Karen Armstrong’s own description of herself: “freelance monotheist.” She has a lot of respect for Judaism, she just felt that personally she did not want [...]
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Yair S posted on the forum topic Introduction in the group Conversion: 2 weeks ago · View
Hi Dena, Thanks for checking out the site, and for sharing your background with us. Your situation sounds difficult, but I can tell you from first hand experience it is possible, as I am a Jew who made my conversion nearly seven years ago as a person married to a supportive non-Jew, and we are [...]
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Yair S commented on the blog post Back in the Saddle… 2 weeks ago · View
Hi again Christopher, You make several really good points in your post. I like your first paragraph, and I really think the point made there is so true – the three-legged thing is so obvious in any study of Jewish history and the development of Jewish culture and communities. The exchange between the three makes [...]
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Yair S commented on the blog post Back in the Saddle… 2 weeks ago · View
No problem, glad I could help! I agree it is a complicated issue, but it is definitely one that needs to be wrestled with by people who decide to join the Jewish people. For the record, I don’t think J-Street is anti-Israel, and AIPAC is full of blowhards, so I understand what you are saying. [...]
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Yair S commented on the blog post Back in the Saddle… 2 weeks ago · View
One more thing Christopher… here is an interesting piece about Zionism/Jewish sovereignty:
http://www.azure.org.il/article.php?id=239
Enjoy!
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Yair S commented on the blog post Back in the Saddle… 2 weeks ago · View
Hi Christopher, By “pragmatic Zionist” I mean that I firmly believe in both the connection to the land/place, as described in my Halevi post, and in the political idea that the Jewish people have a right to control their own destiny by expressing territorial sovereignty, just as any other cultural group has, including the Kurds [...]
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