by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | May 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
Remember to vote for this blog in the JIB Finals forBest Torah Blog!!!What do Shavuot and Shemini Atseret have in common? A brief consideration of these holidays reveals that they bear an unmistakable resemblance to one another on a variety of levels:1) Both are...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | May 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
Two very exciting events are coming up for me this Sunday. The first is that Magen David Sephardic Congregation will be celebrating a hachnasat Sefer Torah – the welcoming of a new Torah Scroll to our community. The Sefer Torah in question is particularly...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | May 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
Two hours ago, Vesom Sechel was in the lead for Best Torah Blog in the Jewish-Israeli Blog Award (JIB) Finals, with over 170 votes.Moments ago, the number of votes to its credit was drastically reduced, leaving only 83. Vesom Sechel suddenly fell into a distant and...
by Rabbi Joshua Maroof | May 10, 2007 | Uncategorized
Remember to vote for this blog in the JIB Finals forBest Torah Blog!!!In Pirqei Avot last week, we read the famous Rabbinic dictum “Who is mighty? He who conquers his evil inclination.” Most people take this statement in a metaphoric sense. Really, they...
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