Showing posts with label Judaism: Humility/arrogance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Judaism: Humility/arrogance. Show all posts
Monday, April 25, 2016

A generation that does not know how to ask

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A bit of a depressing thought (which is why I didn’t publish it before Pesach). I should develop further, but this is not the time of year f...
Thursday, May 31, 2012

Challenging our predecessors

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This is a new experience for me: An entire night of inability to sleep, with a full day of meetings and shiurim ahead. I am going to be an a...
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Monday, September 7, 2009

Learning humility in my Toronto exile

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[ This week's Haveil Havalim is here ! ] This is one of those posts that will make some of my friends say, "Torczyner, why are you ...
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Friday, May 22, 2009

Choose Midbar (Derashah Bimidbar 5769)

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In books, on stage and in film, the setting of a story is, itself, a character, providing a sense of realism, giving the actors options and ...
Sunday, January 25, 2009

I don’t need to have an opinion on the National Cathedral saga

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[ First: This week's Haveil Havalim and this month's Kosher Cooking Carnival are out! ] If I had a dime for every time someone has...
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Thursday, August 28, 2008

From Shifchah Charufah to Theodicy, “I don’t know” is the right answer

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Over the years, I have learned to love the magic words “I don’t know” on many levels. It started with my high school entrance interview with...
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Friday, June 13, 2008

Derashah: Behaalotcha - Ode to the Humble Shul Board Member

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This week is our shul's annual meeting and election of officers, and one of the goals of this derashah is to honor those who serve on ou...
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Monday, May 26, 2008

Daf: Sotah 4-5

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In general, it’s important to keep one eye on Rashi and the other on Maharsha all through Sotah. As we move into the latter two-thirds of th...