Every Yeshiva boy learns about Nafkeh Mineh L’kedushin at some point. Nafkeh Mineh L’kedushin is used to justify a perpetual Talmudic argument that has no practical implications. For example, if two guys are arguing…
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Archive for January 20th, 2010
‘Nafkeh Mineh L’kedushin’ and The Quadratic Equation
January 20, 2010
By Samuel Katz
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Tags: education, libraries, marriage, Talmud, university, yeshiva
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January 20, 2010
By Berl Blackman
It’s Rosa Parks and the Freedom Rides all over again. Women in Israel are finally standing up and saying no to the forced segregation. A new hotline has been set up for women…
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Tags: Brooklyn, Edah Charedis, faith, Israel, Jerusalem, mehadrin buses, Oorah, sexual abuse, Vatican, Yom Kippur
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