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Tag: Rabbi Eliyahu Fink
Unorthodox: Book Review
I read Unorthodox: The Scandalous Rejection of My Hasidic Roots. It is unorthodox. It is a rejection. But I did not find it scandalous. Not at all. Guest Post by Rabbi Eliyahu Fink There is so much about this book…
Traif Is Going Out of Style
A Guest Post By E. Fink Original post on my blog: Reform Judaism is Reforming Its Approach to Kashrus Ask most Orthodox Jews about Kashrus and Reform Judaism, you’ll most likely hear a snicker from the uninformed or a reference…
What is Teshuvah?
A Guest Post By E. Fink (Original Post: Essay: What is Teshuva and How Does It Work in Judaism?) As we approach the Jewish New Year there is an effort to at least attempt to enter Rosh Hashanah clean from…
Mourning the Living On Tisha B’Av
A Guest Post By E. Fink (This was posted on my blog last year on Tisha B’Av) A few years ago I was a campus Rabbi for the Jewish Awareness Movement at USC. One of my primary responsibilities was to…
Korach D’var Torah: Doing Whatever It Takes
A Guest Post by E. Fink The next in a weekly dvar Torah series by Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, Rabbi at Pacific Jewish Center in Venice Beach California. This week we read the story of Korach and his rebellion. The rebels…
Shelach Dvar Torah: All A Matter of Perspective
A Guest Post By E. Fink The next in a weekly dvar Torah series by Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, Rabbi at Pacific Jewish Center in Venice Beach California. This week we read a story of Bibilical proportions. The Jewish people are…
Beha’aloscha Dvar Torah: Three Is A Magic Number
A Guest Post By E. Fink The next in a weekly dvar Torah series by Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, Rabbi at Pacific Jewish Center in Venice Beach California. This week we read Parshas Beha’aloscha. Aside from being the most difficult parsha…
Bamidbar Dvar Torah: A Book Called Numbers
A Guest Post By E. Fink The first in a weekly dvar Torah series by Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, Rabbi at Pacific Jewish Center in Venice Beach California. The fourth book in the 5 books of Moses will be read in…