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Anthony Fulgieri June 3, 2013 at 11:13 am
I would love to see more good places open up downtown. I am eager to see how the new Christianos…Read More turns out, maybe that will have an outdoor area.
Kipp Rue May 16, 2013 at 09:05 pm
Well, we can never be sure about all the things in the world and maybe that’s the beauty in…Read More life too, the surprise, the pains and failures so you could appreciate the happiness and success. Isn’t that what defines life, loving and getting hurt and pulling yourself back? It’s the cycle. The important thing is, learn from experience.
Hasse Honey May 17, 2013 at 05:05 am
Falling in love is overrated. Its for teens. And so is marriage, you are just looking for someone…Read More whom you can be with as a company when you grow old.
Dewz Mountain May 29, 2013 at 09:00 pm
Well, we can never be sure about all the things in the world and maybe that’s the beauty in…Read More life too, the surprise, the pains and failures so you could appreciate the happiness and success. Isn't that what defines life, loving and getting hurt and pulling yourself back? It’s the cycle. The important thing is, learn from experience.
RN April 20, 2013 at 09:21 am
Way to go Josh. Please continue the good work and keep us informed. We support you 100%.
Ann Darcy April 16, 2013 at 02:10 am
Hello Rabbi Huberman, Usually I give up TMZ for Lent, but then go back to it as it can be amusing…Read More at times. I don't even know who they are talking about, for example:. Ashley Tisdale.(?) Anyway, calling somebody a "rising nobody" is funny for a second but basically its just snark, or as you call it "dreque". You inspired me to give it up completely, forever. Thank you. Ann
Jen Thomas April 13, 2013 at 12:02 am
We should be teaching our daughters to love and respect themselves and pageants do not do that.…Read More Feel like a queen? How about a judge or an architect? As the mother of a disabled daughter, I am appalled by this.
P Shoshanamarie O'Hare April 14, 2013 at 04:08 pm
That is not true. Pageants open a door for girls/woman to speak out and help out. There are many…Read More different types of pageants to chose from. Not all are about beauty alone.
Miss Long Island 1997
Also a Lupus and domestic violence Survivor
P Shoshanamarie O'Hare April 14, 2013 at 04:09 pm
Ps: it also helps disabled girls have more confidence in themselves ..
Micah Danney (Editor) April 10, 2013 at 01:49 pm
Thanks for this article. There was a NYT op-ed on the subject of animal treatment published Monday:…Read More http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/09/opinion/open-the-slaughterhouses.html?_r=1&. Could how we treat "food animals," maybe the most rights-deprived sentient members of our society, relate to our sense of compassion, or lack of it, in other arenas?
Rabbi Irwin Huberman April 10, 2013 at 02:34 pm
The simple answer to your question is "the Bible says so." Leviticus 11:21 notes "you…Read More may eat all the winged swarmy things that will walk on all fours; all that have above their feet jointed legs to leap with on the ground" This includes bald locust, crickets and all varieties of grasshoppers.
As "counter intuitive" as this may appear to us living in the United States, especially during times of famine it was important set boundaries with regard to what people could consume. After all, Kosher actually means "fit" to eat. Although the Bible is vague on why it distinguishes between different types of insects, I am guessing that the law seeks to divide insects which spend all their time walking in the earth and dust, and those who were able to jump or fly.
It is interesting to note that last month, just prior to Passover, a rare infestation of locust occurred in the Middle East. The attached link documents the "invasion" and notes that this set off a fad of locust eating in various many countries.
http://news.yahoo.com/bible-comes-life-locusts-swarm-israel-190310435.html
Consuming locust may seem odd to us, but based on some of the fast foods or other items which we consume on the fly in North America, who are we to judge?
Thank you for the question.
Rabbi Irwin Huberman April 10, 2013 at 02:37 pm
Interesting article. It reinforces the point of the blog which stresses the importance of ensuring…Read More that animal rights, labor laws and environmental respected when we slaughter and prepare our food. It's also interesting to note that the Noahide law of respecting animal rights appears in the Torah many generations before the laws of Kashrut.
Right Here May 21, 2013 at 10:48 am
Maybe because once in the system, they see each additional baby as an additional check with more…Read More benefits?
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