Rabbi Boruch Clinton
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Rabbi Boruch Clinton teaches at the Ottawa Torah Institute Yeshiva High
School and Machon Sarah high school for girls. Some of his essays
can be seen here. He
is also the author of the Judaism Primer on Torah.org. You may reach him with comments
and questions at [email protected].
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What is a Rabbi?
What is a rabbi? My father told me a rabbi is a person that brings people together, sits in the middle. Why I asked this is, because, I have seen different kinds of rabbis, some who think of the people…
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Balancing Pleasure and Indulgence
I feel that pleasure is a sin and thus refrain from any kind of sexual activity, do not eat more than I have to, devote as much time as I can to intellectual matters, etc. The problem is that my…
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Torah Study in the Bathroom
A read in an article that it is forbidden to think about Torah in the bathroom. What are the reasons for this? The negative associations of elimination are obvious but seem judgemental of the natural process. Having struggled with this…
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Is My Child’s Condition a Punishment?
My question to you is, do you think God punishes us for things we have done wrong in our past? The reason I asked is I have a 6 year old son with Angelman Syndrome. I have tried so hard…
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Purpose of Prayer I
Why should we pray? Whats the point of it all? Its just a waste of time! Why pray? This is actually a very strong question. Assuming God exists, here are some reasons why we should not pray (of course, if…
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Why Aren’t My Prayers Answered?
… It seems like everything I try and do fails… I have asked G-D for forgiveness for all my sins and pray daily. I don’t know what more I can do or say ,or how to pray correctly, but it…
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Personal Torah Study Curriculum
What is the traditional order that a person needs for the study of Judaic Studies (Torah, Prophets, Midrash, Talmud etc.) during a person’s life? Well, your question has both theoretical and a practical applications. First, the theory. The Talmud (Kiddushin…
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Spirit of the Law
In various political discussions there has been a debate over which is more important, obeying the letter of the law, or obeying the spirit of the law. I’ve wondered what Judaism has to say about this, but I couldn’t find…