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Written by Rabbi Levi Brackman
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Friday, 05 February 2010 12:01 |
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The Ukraine holds the final round of its Presidential election this coming Sunday. For those who have not been following the frontrunner to win the presidency is Viktor Yanukovych, the same person who was ousted from power due to allegations of voter fraud and corruption during the Orange Revolution in 2004. What in 2004 was seen as a peaceful revolution, a powerful display of democracy and a move towards the directions of freedom quickly became a nightmare of inefficiency and political infighting. So now the Ukraine has lost faith in that type of democracy and seems to be reverting to the type of leadership that harkens back to authoritarianism.
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Last Updated on Friday, 05 February 2010 12:06 |
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Written by Rabbi Levi Brackman
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Friday, 11 June 2010 17:30 |
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Watching the world standing impotently by as Iran races towards acquiring nuclear weapons is terrifying. And seeing how humanity if unable to overcome the oil well it drilled in the Gulf of Mexico is humbling. In the later case we are confronted by human limitation and in the former by human idiocy—the common denominator however is arrogance.
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Written by Rabbi Levi Brackman
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Friday, 23 July 2010 13:33 |
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The great religious-secular divide amongst Jews in Israel and to a lesser extent in America threatens not only the future of Israel but it also puts the entire Jewish people in jeopardy. There is surely enough blame to go around—but as a religious person I must begin by looking inwards and critiquing myself and my community.
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Last Updated on Friday, 23 July 2010 16:19 |
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Written by Rabbi Levi Brackman
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Friday, 18 June 2010 15:47 |
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After concluding a rabbinic ordination test the examining rabbi asked his student to name the fifth volume of Shulkhan Arukh (Code of Jewish Law). The student was surprised and answered that the Code of Jewish Law only has four volumes. The rabbi responded that common sense and good judgment is the fifth volume explaining that, “Without these all your rulings will be useless no matter how well versed you are in the other four volumes.”
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Last Updated on Friday, 18 June 2010 15:51 |
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Written by Rabbi Levi Brackman
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Friday, 13 August 2010 14:19 |
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If you visit any religious neighborhood throughout the world during this time of year you will find that a certain level of seriousness has descended upon the residents. This is because we are in the month of Elul which is the four week period prior to the Rosh Hashanah the Jewish New Year. Traditionally this month is used for deep introspection, repentance and spiritual preparation for the High Holidays.
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Last Updated on Friday, 13 August 2010 14:21 |
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