Rabbi Arian's Ruminations
Friday, June 28, 2013
Two-Minute Torah: Early Israelite Feminists
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According to Torah law, inheritance of land and property went only to sons and not daughters. Presumably, the daughter would be supported b...
Friday, June 7, 2013
Two-Minute Torah: Holiness Throwdown
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The Food Network has a show called "Throwdown" where chef Bobby Flay shows up, unannounced and unexpected, to challenge another c...
Friday, May 31, 2013
Two-Minute Torah: Espionage Fail
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When I studied international relations as an undergraduate a long time ago, I learned that there are two different aspects of foreign intel...
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Two-Minute Torah: Learning by Doing or Seeing
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There is a curiosity in this week's Torah portion, B'haalot'cha, right at the beginning. God instructs Moses concerning how th...
Friday, May 3, 2013
The Paranoia Gap
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A few weeks ago I started teaching our 10th grade Confirmation Class. It’s a real privilege and a lot of fun. One of the things that strik...
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Two-Minute Torah: Missing A Day's Count
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Every evening towards the end of minyan at this time of year we “count the Omer.” The source of this practice is in this week’s Parasha, L...
Friday, April 19, 2013
Two-Minute Torah: Rebuke
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Again this week we read a double Torah portion. The second portion, Kedoshim, contains Leviticus 19 which is known as the “Holiness Code....
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