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Since so many people are asking, on and off list, about Har HaBayit (The Temple Mount), i will break my own rule and describe the issues briefly. Yes, according to all views (except RAAVAD) the prohibition of entering the site where the Temple...
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As I have discussed many times, the Torah consists of a Written and Oral element. One is meaningless without the other. I often give the analogy of the relationship between the U.S. Constitution and American law. All U.S. law is based on the...
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RAMBAM (1138-1204) was well aware of the controversy concerning the Aggadic (non halachic, narrative) parts of Talmud. Perhaps the strongest defender of the Oral Torah until his time (Karaite heresy had been around for 400 years, denounced, but...
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In RAMBAM's monumental legal code, the Mishnah Torah, his ideas expressed in his philosophical works come into practical expression. His total rejection of both demons and angels, as conflicting with uncompromising monotheism, is evident in not...
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We have seen how RAMBAM's works were greeted in the Ashkenazi lands of France and Germany with great derision. They were seen as heterodox and dangerous. They were condemned, banned and burned everywhere. With time, however, it began to be...
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Rabbi Nachman of Breslov (1772-1810) was a very deep thinker, who, ironically, instructed his students and followers to be simple and unsophisticated. He taught that simplicity brings happiness, while sophistication only brings suffering. He was...
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Back to Tractor Supply. Well, we buy feed a couple times a month so, this is a regular occurrence. Trouble every time too! We tried getting another Kiwi tree, or two - but the plants left on the shelves are already sickly. I'm so glad we grabbed...
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Herbology
I love spring. A bit of sun, a bit of dirt, and the world is a beautiful place. How do I merit this blessing? This land? Sometimes I forget. It is lonely out here, and I dare to complain. But that is another topic. In spring, I am...
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One of the driving ideas in Survival is the “ First Night .” While we have 24 hours for a spin around our axis, Minecraft is slimmed down to a 40 minute cycle (20 day and 20 night). It’s easy to get side-tracked when you start out: seeing what’s...
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So, 2 days ago on Saturday my big brother Kurt turned the big 15!!!!!! Our church did a little "birthday party" for him. Then yesterday, on Sunday, we got my uncle, Kurt's friend Asher Woods, his dad and cousin, and all went to the Monster Jam in...
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