Rabbi Zev Jacobs
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Rabbi Zev Jacobs, currently a member of the Jewish Study Network of Mountain View CA, is a graduate of Hebrew Theological College of Skokie Il, and of Mir Yeshiva in Jerusalem. Both an educator and a student, he is dedicated to the development of higher Jewish learning.
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Marriage Midrash
I am studying the Midrash Rabbah in a class at San Francisco State University. We are looking at Midrash Genesis Rabbah. (Gen. 2:18) I who like to know where it is taught: He who has no wife dwells without good,…
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Volunteer Work
Does the Torah mention anything about the importance of volunteering one’s time to their community? One’s assets, including time, are amongst the many things one can and is required to contribute. In our liturgy before the Mussaf service on Shabbat…
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Canonization of the Bible
Who were the individuals who canonized the old testament? Who decided these are the books of the Tanah, these and no others? When did “they” decide this. As I understand it the final stamp of approval on the Mishnah was…