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rabbi elazar muskin
Young Israel of Century City rabbi elected president of Rabbinical Council of America
Ryan Torok
June 11, 2017
Candle power
Rabbi Elazar Muskin
December 21, 2011
Anyone familiar with religious practices can testify to the fact that candles play a crucial role in normative observance for many religions. It is not surprising to find an identical phenomenon in Judaism, the mother of so many contemporary beliefs.
Under the Circumstances
Rabbi Elazar Muskin
January 15, 2004
The great violinist, Itzhak Perlman, suffered from polio as a child and ever since has been in a wheelchair. On one occasion, while performing a violin concerto, one of the strings broke. It occurred in the very first movement with an audible ping. Everyone waited to see what he would do. With astonishing virtuosity, he continued as if nothing had happened, playing through to the finale using only the remaining three strings.
100 Lessons
Rabbi Elazar Muskin
December 11, 2003
While studying for rabbinic ordination at Yeshiva University in the late \’70s, I was at the main study hall dedication where the late Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik spoke, honoring the great philanthropist, Joseph Gruss, who underwrote the project.
The Smart Choice
Rabbi Elazar Muskin
September 18, 2003
Recently, I came across a story about a man who made the \”unforgivable\” mistake of missing his wife\’s birthday. When the wife expressed her anger, the quick-witted husband responded, \”Sweetheart, how do you expect me to remember your birthday when you never look any older?\”
If only that were true, and we could find the secret elixir for everlasting youth, we would all be happier. Although some French winemakers would like us to believe that imbibing one glass of French wine each day will do the trick, most of us realize that, considering the alternative, aging is a blessing.
Muskin: Man on a Mission for Israel
Amy Klein
May 29, 2003
Back in November, when the war in Iraq was looming, Rabbi Elazar Muskin planned a Passover mission to Israel.
What’s the Beef?
Rabbi Elazar Muskin
November 14, 2002
A number of years ago, during the O.J. Simpson trial, I had a conversation with a non-Jewish merchant who told me that right after Simpson was arrested, he met a good friend of Simpson\’s at church. At the conclusion of the service, the merchant happened to stand right behind this man as he thanked the minister for his homily and then asked him, \”Reverend, would you please pray for O.J.\”
Competing Voices
Rabbi Elazar Muskin
September 5, 2002
Last Rosh Hashana began with the most terrible noise. Terror, trauma, tragedy and evil triumphant filled the air. In addition, Israel and Jews worldwide were subjected to the vilest outburst of anti-Semitism since the 1940s.
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