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Anne Samson – “Ema” 22 Aug 2013 | 08:57 am
(Thanks to all those who wrote in with messages of support, as well as to those who wanted to but refrained out of sensitivity to my email overload. I was not able to reply to each message, nor to pro...
Baruch Dayan Ha-Emet 18 Aug 2013 | 11:14 am
With great sadness, I am reporting the tragic passing of my beloved mother-in-law, Mrs. Anne Samson, who was killed in a car accident on Friday. My father-in-law will hopefully be released from hospit...
What Are Those Quoters Thinking? 13 Aug 2013 | 10:38 am
(Note: This post is a mirror-image of an article published by Eytan Kobre in Mishpachah magazine. You have to read the original article in order to understand the tone of this post.) One fascinating ...
The Other Jewish Hawking 12 Aug 2013 | 09:38 pm
In the new Jewish Action magazine, I have an article about hawking in Judaism. It reveals a fascinating dimension to rabbinic leaders in the period of the Rishonim. You can read it online at this link...
Oliphants and Unicorns 7 Aug 2013 | 08:18 pm
As the season of the shofar starts again, I am pleased to announce the release of an updated and expanded edition of my monograph Exotic Shofars: Halachic Considerations. You can download it for free ...
Riverboat Safari 3 Aug 2013 | 02:45 am
I had planned my tour group to finish with a riverboat safari on the Chobe river in Botswana. It's the most wonderful experience. There are fish eagles, spoonbills, yellow-billed storks, crocodiles, b...
Everyone is Exotic 30 Jul 2013 | 10:53 pm
I have to say, I am very grateful to Hashem for my job. Being the Zoo Rabbi means that I am able to teach in the most incredible settings. Yesterday, my group came to Zambia. We visited Victoria Falls...
And We Have A Winner! 29 Jul 2013 | 07:22 am
There was an astonishingly large response to yesterday's contest. Aside from all the comments on the blog, my inbox was flooded with ideas. Some of them were ingenious! I took the best elements of sev...
Incoming! 28 Jul 2013 | 02:04 am
I'm currently in Cape Town, South Africa, and I wanted to catch up on some things from last week. When I encountered the semi-tame hyena and elephants in a special facility, there was also another ani...
With Moses in the Wilderness 24 Jul 2013 | 10:15 pm
Here in Africa, many African-Americans - sorry, I mean African-Africans - have interesting names. On yesterday's game drive, the driver, before setting off, launched into a long introduction. He spoke...
