Is anyone else as impressed as I am at the scholarly resourcefulness of our rabbi? I have always admired his ingenuity, creativity, and capacity to bring a text home to the heart-mind, but this side of my rabbi---this capacity for digging in and bringing to us the fruits of his research-- is new for me. And, while I am at it, let me say that the discipline required to sustain this enterprise is an order of magnitude beyond anything I personally could imagine taking on. I am moved by this dedication.
Peter - thank you for this touching tribute. It is a lot of discipline!! yikes.. but mostly a labor of love, curiosity, and lots of learning. So lucky and happy to do it in such good company. Onwards!
YES, Peter. What comes to mind is that our Rabbi wrote so eloquently while he was also conducting high holiday services!!! The posts are becoming part of the fabric of my everyday life. And my dreams at night. Wondering if others feel the same way?
Thanks for the videos. Big time educational. They didn't teach us how to do it at HUC and it's not in the Jewish Catalogue. A pity the chassidim wouldn't allow the woman to be filmed doing the deed. The Sefardim allow the delicacy of her spitting on the floor rather than in his face. At least I now know what a bet din looks like. Given Rabeinu Tam's temporary prohibition of polygamy for us Ashkenazim, chalitzah is moot unless the chaluts (!) is unmarried. Perhaps the truly ancient gesture could be reworked as honoring family rather than shaming family.
Is anyone else as impressed as I am at the scholarly resourcefulness of our rabbi? I have always admired his ingenuity, creativity, and capacity to bring a text home to the heart-mind, but this side of my rabbi---this capacity for digging in and bringing to us the fruits of his research-- is new for me. And, while I am at it, let me say that the discipline required to sustain this enterprise is an order of magnitude beyond anything I personally could imagine taking on. I am moved by this dedication.
Peter - thank you for this touching tribute. It is a lot of discipline!! yikes.. but mostly a labor of love, curiosity, and lots of learning. So lucky and happy to do it in such good company. Onwards!
Happy huts and joyful season.
YES, Peter. What comes to mind is that our Rabbi wrote so eloquently while he was also conducting high holiday services!!! The posts are becoming part of the fabric of my everyday life. And my dreams at night. Wondering if others feel the same way?
Definitely!
Yes, yes, 💯%! Yasher koach, Amichai! It’s a privilege to study and learn with you.
Thanks Marilyn! Likewise!
Thanks for the videos. Big time educational. They didn't teach us how to do it at HUC and it's not in the Jewish Catalogue. A pity the chassidim wouldn't allow the woman to be filmed doing the deed. The Sefardim allow the delicacy of her spitting on the floor rather than in his face. At least I now know what a bet din looks like. Given Rabeinu Tam's temporary prohibition of polygamy for us Ashkenazim, chalitzah is moot unless the chaluts (!) is unmarried. Perhaps the truly ancient gesture could be reworked as honoring family rather than shaming family.