Tags

Rabbi Dr.Raymond Apple

News and updates about Rabbi Dr.Raymond Apple

Who wrote the hymn Yigdal?

There is scholarly debate as to the author of this easy to learn hymn based on Maimonides 13 Principles of Faith.

Who wrote the hymn Yigdal?

Inartistic synagogues

Why synagogues are less decorative than churches - and what the end of the first book of Moses this Shabbat implies.

Inartistic synagogues

A Simchat Torah alphabet

Learn all about the holiday.

A Simchat Torah alphabet

An argument against Astrology

What Jewish sages said about astrology - and an added topic on paragraphing in the Torah scroll.

An argument against Astrology

Which is your favorite Shabbat service?

Is it Kabbalat Shabbat on Friday night, Shacharit, Torah Reading, Mussaf, Mincha, Kiddush, Havdala? Which speaks to you the most?

Which is your favorite Shabbat service?

Women and "respect for the community"-

Explaining this Talmudic expression when it comes to women reciting the blessings at the Torah reading.

Women and "respect for the community"-

Does Judaism believe in angels?

Angels appear in the Bible. What are they?

Does Judaism believe in angels?

The seven Noahide Laws

Major sections of the Torah are basic laws for the whole of mankind.

The seven Noahide Laws