Monthly Archives: ‍‍ Teves / Shevat 5771 - January 2011

Brisk and Telz

Posted on ‍‍19 Shevat 5771 - January 23, 2011 by micha

(Published in the December 2010 issue of Kol Hamevaser, “The Jewish Thought Magazine of the Yeshiva University Student Body”. The issue’s topic: “Derekh Ha-Limmud”. (Two additions not in the published version are added in this sans-serif font.) At some point … Continue reading →

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Glory and Egalitarianism

Posted on ‍‍6 Shevat 5771 - January 10, 2011 by micha

I want to share, with permission, the following exchange I had with Ellen Rosen, a member of The Mussar Institute. On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 09:15:00AM -0800, Erosen1@aol.com wrote: I have a question that perhaps Rabbi Berger might consider. … Continue reading →

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Halakhah and Phenomenology – Addendum: Placebos

Posted on ‍‍2 Shevat 5771 - January 6, 2011 by micha

One more thought about my “Halakhah and Phenomenology” series…. A basic assumption behind the series is that what justifies looking at the world as experienced and as it could be directly experienced is the idea that this is what shapes … Continue reading →

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Halakhah and Phenomenology – The Unknown and Bitul

Posted on ‍‍28 Teves 5771 - January 3, 2011 by micha

The Yerushami (Challah 3:5) discusses the case of when bread which didn’t have challah taken (or flour which didn’t have terumah taken from it), fell into a quantity of already separated bread. The gemara says the cases are different whether … Continue reading →

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