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1. Details on Parsonage and Clergy Taxes November 19, 2009 Working for religious institutions is a service to God but to protect the interests of the ministers and rabbi, it is good to have financial information provided by the state. Most clergy including cantors, rabbi, priests and religious officers working in religious institutions have the right to get a waiver on some portion of the income. Usually home rent, furnishing and maintenance of the home are excluded from income tax and this is termed as Parsonage.. Due to the special tax waiver that is enjoyed by the clergy, ministers, cantors and rabbis have a special standing in the laws... (read more) Author: Jonathan Medows

2. Thing or Person November 18, 2009 I was called to perform an emergency Taharah – the ritual cleansing and preparation of a body for burial. I was the rabbi of a large congregation, and although I had participated in Taharot in this funeral home, I had never been summoned for an “emergency Taharah.” The manager of the funeral home, a friend, walked me to the door of the Taharah room but refused to enter with me. I peeked in and saw that there was a tiny body under the sheet, and assumed that the man, who had suffered the terrible loss of a son-in-law and grandchild in an auto accident, could not bear to see a dead baby. ... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

3. Apples and Oranges: The Comparison Game October 22, 2009 “Why can’t you be like other kids who behave perfectly?” is a refrain I often hear parents complaining to their children. Yes, there were and are certainly moments when I wish my children were as “perfect” as other kids, but those moments are rare. I am more than happy for my kids to be individuals, albeit imperfect. People do not do well when they are compared to other people. The damage increases when we begin to compare ourselves to others. “Why do other people have it so much easier than I?” “Why are they successful when I am not?” are not productive questions. It becomes even wo... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

4. Aravot Smashing October 16, 2009 In Honor of the Holy Breslaver’s Yahrtzeit Xerxes was furious. His engineers had constructed a bridge across the Hellespont in 480 BC, and an act of God had taken out the bridge. Xerxes blamed both the sea and the hapless engineers: “As soon as the strait had been bridged, a great storm fell upon it and cut the cables and broke them up. Xerxes commanded that the sea should be punished by lashing, branding, and cursing the water, and that the men who had supervised the bridging of the Hellespont should have their heads cut off.” (Herodotus, Histories 7.35) I know exactly how Xerx... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

5. Neighborhoods in the Sky: Succot October 12, 2009 My wife and I turned onto 26th street, between 6th and 7th, the New York City area known as ‘The Plant District’, and strange things began to happen. Storeowners ran outside and began to pull their security gates down, closing their stores. Others were rushing to cover all the plants on the sidewalk with sheets and blankets. People were staring at us with hatred and fear. We could hear strangers whispering, “Killer!” My wife’s reputation precedes her. People know what happens to plants in our home. The situation was ironic because we were looking for some artificial trees that could survi... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

6. The Security of The Succah October 08, 2009 The twelve-hour drive from Toronto for our annual Succot visit with my grandparents left me bruised, battered, and drained by all the fights my sister began with me. (I, of course, never started a fight.) We arrived in 1968, post riots Baltimore. Although I did not see burned out cars on my grandparents’ block, things were obviously different. There were no children playing on the street. There were bars on the windows of all the homes. My first direct experience with the new realities was when I wanted to cross the gravel path that separated my grandparents’ backyard from the Yeshiva gro... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

7. Out of Orthodoxy - Why This Former Orthodox Rabbi Will Officiate at Interfaith Marriages October 02, 2009 Many might ask, even accuse, how can I, a rabbi, who once was Orthodox, who served an Orthodox congregation, and at the helm of Orthodox educational institutions, be willing, nay eager, to help interfaith couples and (co)officiate at their weddings? Let me open with a family story. I remember a discussion my grandmother had with my great uncle in front of me. They had both moved from the East Coast to Portland, Oregon to be with their children and grandchildren. Neither was observant in the Orthodox sense of the word, but both had bought kosher meat back east. While my grandmother contin... (read more) Author: David Gruber

8. Succot Contradictions October 02, 2009 I love water. I love the ocean. I love waterfalls. I love to go whitewater rafting. I love to swim. I love the Mikvah – Ritual Bath. I hate water. I hate finding water on the floor of my study. I hate when our garage is flooded. I hate having my clothes soaked by rain. I was listening to a tape of Rav Soloveitchik zt”l as I was walking to shul. It was pouring rain, but I was so moved by the power of his thought and words, that I simply stood on the sidewalk with tears streaming down my face, feeling that I was being showered with the joy of Torah. I loved each drop of rain. I treasur... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

9. Timeless: Precious Moments October 01, 2009 The Chafetz Chaim had an interesting approach to the Talmudic statement that “Whoever forgets the Torah he has studied has forfeit part of his eternal life.” (Chapters of Our Fathers 3:8) It is commonly understood to refer to someone who does not constantly review what he has learned. The Chafetz Chaim once visited a Polish village and met an 85-year-old man, who had witnessed a royal visit more than 80 years earlier. The elderly man could not remember much of his life, but he recalled each and every detail of the king’s visit. He described the royal clothes down to the smallest detail. H... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

10. Speed Dating Events Methods October 01, 2009 Speed Dating Events have been growing in population since early 1999. Wondering where you go to meet people with the same interests as you? Tired of the bar scene and weary of blind dates, speed dating offers a fun and safe alternative. Rabbi Yaacov Deyo established speed dating in 1999, based on a Jewish tradition of chaperoned gatherings of young Jewish singles. Originally intended as a way of keeping Jewish singles from marrying outside the faith; the speed-dating movement is now flourishing in communities throughout the world. The old speed dating methods: How it works- a group of single... (read more) Author: ansaar memon

11. Some Proper Golf Club Cleaning Tips... October 01, 2009 Speed Dating Events have been growing in population since early 1999. Wondering where you go to meet people with the same interests as you? Tired of the bar scene and weary of blind dates, speed dating offers a fun and safe alternative. Rabbi Yaacov Deyo established speed dating in 1999, based on a Jewish tradition of chaperoned gatherings of young Jewish singles. Originally intended as a way of keeping Jewish singles from marrying outside the faith; the speed-dating movement is now flourishing in communities throughout the world. The old speed dating methods: How it works- a group of single... (read more) Author: ansaar memon

12. Something To Explain September 24, 2009 I was putting the final touches on my first Yom Kippur sermon in my new synagogue. I wanted to begin with an acknowledgment that I hurt people even though I had only been there for a month or two, and I wanted people to learn to ask for forgiveness. I was writing, “Request for Mechilah – forgiveness – on my notes and the phone rang. A friend was calling: “Rabbi, it is the custom that the rabbi begin his Yom Kippur sermon by asking everyone in the congregation for forgiveness.” I thanked him and hung up. I stared at my sermon notes, wondering what to do. When I decided to ask for Mechilah ... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

13. Rosh Hashana: Shades of Light September 09, 2009 It was pitch black when I arrived in the park this morning for my daily walk. Each park bench was occupied by a homeless person. Skunks were rifling through the garbage cans. None of the usual walkers were crazy enough to be there in those conditions. It was also freezing and I considered sitting in the warm car until the sun rose and more people were present. The homeless didn’t scare me; I know many of them, the way Reb Shlomo taught me on our Thursday all-nighters. I was scared of the skunks. OK, I said it! I had a miserable confrontation with a skunk in 1966. It won. I lost.... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

14. Asking the Right Questions September 03, 2009 When the crowd saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into these boats and went to Capernaum to look for Jesus. When they had found him on the other side of the sea, they asked him, "Rabbi, when did you get here?" Jesus replied to them, "Truly, truly I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate the loaves and were completely satisfied. Do not work for the food that perishes but for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his seal." Then they said... (read more) Author: manny deejay

15. Timeless: The Timeless Soul September 02, 2009 “When my soul fainted within me, I remembered (zacharti) God. My prayer came to You in Your Holy Sanctuary.” (Jonah 2:8) The Midrash (Shocher Tov 62) on the verse “Every breath shall praise the Lord,” (Psalm 150:6) teaches that with every breath the soul attempts to escape the confines of the body. But it perceives the Divine Presence – as the “Earth is full of His glory.” (Isaiah 6:3) Thus, it remains in place. It is natural for all things to yearn for their home. The soul of a person, being a part of God, rejects the materiality of the body, aspiring to return to its heavenly ori... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

16. Speed Dating UK August 03, 2009 The rising trend in dating has been taken to a different point. Thanks to a Jewish rabbi who organized an event that encouraged Jewish unmarried to mix with each other. Since then, different groups have followed suit and before we know it, speed dating events are being made in stylish bars and fashionable pubs. The English people, who have a huge appetite for socializing, are no exclusion. Speed dating UK is now very fashionable among single individuals, getting in revenues for organizers who are only too anxious to supply to singles the need of getting the ideal pair. When speed dating ... (read more) Author: Heinz Golz

17. Marc Gafni - Adult Development and Growth July 27, 2009 One of the important phenomenons in the American Jewish community has been the development of Jewish Studies departments at various universities. Clearly these departments have made an important contribution to American Jewish thought. At the same time, they have contributed the shifting of the center of intellectual excitement and creativity from the synagogue to the academy. Too often, the synagogue becomes a place which fulfills ritual and life cycle needs and does important counseling, but is fundamentally arid and uninspired when it comes to challenging the minds and flaming the soul of i... (read more) Author: Marc Gafni

18. My Problem With Globalization July 22, 2009 The problem occurs at this point: I must recite a second blessing after “Who creates fruit of the trees”: “Shehechiyanu”: The blessing we recite over a new fruit. The problem, specifically because of globalization is this: The fruit on the left is a Noni. Just a glance at this fruit and its flowers and buds catches my attention, even before I consider its taste. I want my “Shehechiyanu” to be on the best fruit in front of me, and the Noni certainly offers serious competition to the Mangosteen. You have small, light-green buds, and slightly larger white buds that have yet to unfold, and th... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

19. Does God Love You? July 08, 2009 God loves them. Most respond,"Yes!"; I then ask the more challenging question: "How do you know?"; That's when it becomes interesting. I invite you to join me in raising a toast to God, Who made it very clear to me, once again, that He must really love me: I met my son for coffee late last night, and in the course of our conversation he told me that he decided to randomly ask people whether they have ever experienced God in their lives. I felt that God was hugging me. One of the most important goals in my life is for my children to experience God's Presence in their lives, and my son was ... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

20. How to Pray? June 26, 2009 I need help understanding Moshe’s prayer at the end of Beha’alotecha: “Moshe cried out to God, saying, “Please, God, heal her now!” Rashi offers two explanations for this concise prayer: 1) Moshe did not want Israel to criticize him for spending too long in prayer while his sister suffered. 2) Moshe did not want Israel to complain that he spent more time praying for his sister than he did praying for them. I took a poll this past Shabbat, asking people; “If, God forbid, someone close to you was seriously ill, would you pray concisely, as in, “Please God, heal her!” or, would you pray a m... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

21. Korach and Bullies: A Question June 19, 2009 Having been the poster child of the 99lb weakling for all those Charles Atlas ads in the back of my childhood comic books, I feel that I must inform my friends, and for that matter, my enemies as well, of my brute strength. My pinky can counteract the gravity of an entire planet that weighs over six trillion kilograms! It’s true. I do it every time I lift a feather with my finger. I sense that you are not impressed, and that you are considering sending me back to the Atlas ads. So why are so many of you impressed with the “power” displayed by bullies? I pray with a wonderful group of peop... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

22. Success Romance - Fix Modern Dating's Broken With a Classic Pursuit of Love? June 11, 2009 Modern dating is broken because we have moved away from the traditional and likely progression of romance. Learn how to use the classic pursuit of love to spark enduring chemistry in happy relationships, with America's favorite Rabbi and relationship expert as your romantic guide. What is the best way to spark firm chemistry in a dating relationship? Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, best-selling author of 20 books on inspired relationships, explained the ideal dating process during an interview by the President of JDate, a premier online dating service. Rabbi Shmuley's advice transcends religi... (read more) Author: Candy Lim

23. Loving God 8 June 10, 2009 The verse tells us that we are challenged by false prophets; “for God, your Lord, is testing you to know whether you love God, your Lord with all your heart and all your soul.” Nachmanides explains that God wills to measure our love for Him, in order that we can realize the intensity of our love. Rabbi Simcha Weinberg describes two important applications of this concept: 1) We are not always aware of how much we love someone else. There are moments when a husband and wife look at each other and experience the full passion of their love with an intensity that is often clouded by the daily c... (read more) Author: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg

24. Asian speed dating -Compared to other speed dating May 11, 2009 Speed dating is an organized matchmaking affair at the beginning created by Rabbi Yaacov Deyo of the Aish HaTorah to assist single Jews to meet and sooner or later choose someone to get married. It was then adopted by other societies and popularized by the media. Speed dating now is arranged and held often in all places around the world. Based on the plan of the Jewish people, people from Asia whose traditions and religion order them to wed someone of the same origin or religion can make use of the Asian speed dating services offered by certain sites in order to meet their fellows near ... (read more) Author: Heinz Golz

25. Jewish Synagogues in Oklahoma City April 20, 2009 Jewish synagogues in Oklahoma City are the link that keeps Jewish communities in the city together and well-connected. Temple B’nai Israel and the Emanuel Synagogue are sister synagogues and two of the most prominent in OKC. The Reform Jewish congregation of Temple B’nai Israel, located at 4901 North Pennsylvania, Oklahoma City, is the oldest active Jewish congregation in the state of Oklahoma. Formed in May 1903, the congregation was led by Rabbi Joseph Blatt from 1906 to 1946, Rabbi Joseph Levenson till 1976, and Rabbi A. David Packman till 2004, and is currently led by Rabbi Barry Coh... (read more) Author: Shane Wauhob

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