Musings & Observations

Book Review | Strictly Kosher Reading

by rabbifink on October 25, 2011 · 7 comments

A Refreshing Perspective on Parenting

by rabbifink on October 17, 2011 · 6 comments

Wake Up Happy and Try to Stay Happy

by rabbifink on October 17, 2011 · 1 comment

A Beautiful Explanation of Kol Nidre

by rabbifink on October 7, 2011 · 0 comments

Yom Kippur Message: The Bird of Hope

by rabbifink on October 6, 2011 · 0 comments

In Defense of Yom Tov Sheni (The second day of Yom Tov outside the Land of Israel)

by rabbifink on October 5, 2011 · 44 comments

Making The Post Yom Kippur Meal Meaningful

by rabbifink on October 4, 2011 · 0 comments

My Opinion on Kaparos With a Chicken (Don’t Do It)

by rabbifink on October 3, 2011 · 44 comments

The Dead Sea Scrolls Are Alive Thanks to Google

by rabbifink on September 26, 2011 · 0 comments

How Did We Get Here? Explaining the Unabashed Support for Rubashkin

by rabbifink on September 20, 2011 · 14 comments

Reform Girl Tries Out Orthodox Judaism For a Week

by rabbifink on September 15, 2011 · 8 comments

In Memory of Betty Matoff

by rabbifink on September 14, 2011 · 3 comments

Torah Archeology is Kosher?

by rabbifink on September 13, 2011 · 2 comments

I Have Never Seen the Video of the Planes Crashing Into the Twin Towers

by rabbifink on September 11, 2011 · 1 comment

My Favorite Post 9|11 Photo

by rabbifink on September 10, 2011 · 1 comment

Personalizing 9|11

by rabbifink on September 9, 2011 · 0 comments

Rachel Evans: An Evangelical Blogger Living Biblically

by rabbifink on September 7, 2011 · 2 comments

School Dress Codes Should Be More Lax

by rabbifink on September 6, 2011 · 12 comments

Understanding Decision Making and Self Control

by rabbifink on September 5, 2011 · 1 comment

The Shelo Asani Isha “Discussion” (or does changing the liturgy remove one from orthodox Judaism?)

by rabbifink on September 1, 2011 · 11 comments

Do Children Need Married Parents to Thrive?

by rabbifink on August 31, 2011 · 4 comments

David Brooks Has No Clue What Haimish Means

by rabbifink on August 30, 2011 · 4 comments

Landmark Eyewitness Identification Case Decided in New Jersey Supreme Court

by rabbifink on August 26, 2011 · 4 comments

The Psychic Benefit of Owning an NBA Team (or a Yeshiva)

by rabbifink on August 25, 2011 · 7 comments

Correcting Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks on the Riots

by rabbifink on August 22, 2011 · 4 comments

Where Did Religion Come From?

by rabbifink on August 19, 2011 · 3 comments

The Accuracy of the Written Torah

by rabbifink on August 18, 2011 · 9 comments

Alan Dershowitz on “Who is a Jew”

by rabbifink on August 17, 2011 · 3 comments

The Sanhedrin, Groupthink and Daas Torah

by rabbifink on August 11, 2011 · 34 comments

In Defense of Kiddush Clubs

by rabbifink on August 9, 2011 · 33 comments

Tisha B’Av Thoughts 2011: Necessity is the Best Motivation

by rabbifink on August 8, 2011 · 0 comments

A Message for Orthodox Jews in the wake of Joel Alperson’s Op-Ed on Tikkun Olam

by rabbifink on August 3, 2011 · 4 comments

Enlightening Article in The New Yorker About Kosher Pork

by rabbifink on August 2, 2011 · 4 comments

Rabbis and Facebook

by rabbifink on August 1, 2011 · 22 comments

Israeli and Palestinian Women Go to the Beach Together

by rabbifink on July 27, 2011 · 4 comments

Anthony Converse: A Man of His Word

by rabbifink on July 25, 2011 · 3 comments

Oops! Apparently Giovanni Ramirez Didn’t Attack Brian Stow

by rabbifink on July 22, 2011 · 14 comments

Andrew Bynum Parks in an Illegal Spot and Teaches Us About Secular Laws vs. Religious Laws

by rabbifink on July 21, 2011 · 0 comments

Best Carmageddon Picture Ever! (So Far)

by rabbifink on July 20, 2011 · 5 comments

Silver Linings: An Explanation and an Apology

by rabbifink on July 17, 2011 · 14 comments

Social Issues Raised by the Recent Tragedy

by rabbifink on July 15, 2011 · 14 comments

A Magical Moment in USA Women’s Soccer

by rabbifink on July 11, 2011 · 4 comments

How is Helping Gang Members Fix Their Lives and Serve as Gang Interventionists a Bad Thing?

by rabbifink on July 8, 2011 · 9 comments

Lost in Technology

by rabbifink on July 7, 2011 · 2 comments

The Casey Anthony and Dominique Strauss-Kahn Trials Put the Criminal Justice System on Trial

by rabbifink on July 5, 2011 · 24 comments

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