http://www.amotherinisrael.com/a-long-speech-and-a-double-duty-torah-reading/ A community surrounding parenting, Judaism, and Israeli living. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:42:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.amotherinisrael.com/a-long-speech-and-a-double-duty-torah-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1270 mother in israel Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:15:38 +0000 http://amotherinisrael.com/?p=622#comment-1270 LOZ, you can still find shuls without speeches. Will look for your post about the shteibel. LOZ, you can still find shuls without speeches. Will look for your post about the shteibel.

]]> http://www.amotherinisrael.com/a-long-speech-and-a-double-duty-torah-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1269 Lion of Zion Thu, 22 Jan 2009 03:53:47 +0000 http://amotherinisrael.com/?p=622#comment-1269 unfortunately i retired from the professional baalkoriate when i got married, although i lein here and there to fill in or when i feel like it. i miss it a lot. very recently i was offered a job in one of my shuls, but i turned it down because i can't stand to daven there regularly and i don't feel like competing with the talkers. "He tries to review each week" i tried to do this when i first stopped leining regularly, but i didn't keep up with it "since he never knows when he will be called on in a pinch." i've been recruited last minute to lein a number of times, including one time in a very hasidic shtiebel (i should really blog about that) anyway, i don't understand about the speech. i though one benefit of living in israel is that shuls don't have speeches? unfortunately i retired from the professional baalkoriate when i got married, although i lein here and there to fill in or when i feel like it. i miss it a lot. very recently i was offered a job in one of my shuls, but i turned it down because i can’t stand to daven there regularly and i don’t feel like competing with the talkers.
“He tries to review each week”
i tried to do this when i first stopped leining regularly, but i didn’t keep up with it
“since he never knows when he will be called on in a pinch.”
i’ve been recruited last minute to lein a number of times, including one time in a very hasidic shtiebel (i should really blog about that)
anyway, i don’t understand about the speech. i though one benefit of living in israel is that shuls don’t have speeches?

]]> http://www.amotherinisrael.com/a-long-speech-and-a-double-duty-torah-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1268 mother in israel Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:46:25 +0000 http://amotherinisrael.com/?p=622#comment-1268 RAfi, I-D, TJS: Yes, it was long. My husband complained once, and was told that no one else had complained because they enjoy it so much. But it does make things tight, especially in the winter when the day ends so quickly. Noah's Mommy: Welcome and thanks for coming by. I don't know your friends, but unfortunately many Jews have not received much Jewish education. RAfi, I-D, TJS: Yes, it was long. My husband complained once, and was told that no one else had complained because they enjoy it so much. But it does make things tight, especially in the winter when the day ends so quickly.
Noah’s Mommy: Welcome and thanks for coming by. I don’t know your friends, but unfortunately many Jews have not received much Jewish education.

]]> http://www.amotherinisrael.com/a-long-speech-and-a-double-duty-torah-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1267 Noah's mommy Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:04:51 +0000 http://amotherinisrael.com/?p=622#comment-1267 I found your blog on Blogher...and being that I am not Jewish...I have really enjoyed your posts...and learning a lot more about your religion than any of my Jewish friends have ever told me... I found your blog on Blogher…and being that I am not Jewish…I have really enjoyed your posts…and learning a lot more about your religion than any of my Jewish friends have ever told me…

]]> http://www.amotherinisrael.com/a-long-speech-and-a-double-duty-torah-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1266 The Jewish Side Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:47:36 +0000 http://amotherinisrael.com/?p=622#comment-1266 That's great he was able to manage both. But wow, that must have been a long speech. That’s great he was able to manage both.
But wow, that must have been a long speech.

]]> http://www.amotherinisrael.com/a-long-speech-and-a-double-duty-torah-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1265 Mrs. S. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:29:01 +0000 http://amotherinisrael.com/?p=622#comment-1265 LOL! LOL!

]]> http://www.amotherinisrael.com/a-long-speech-and-a-double-duty-torah-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1264 Ilana-Davita Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:12:09 +0000 http://amotherinisrael.com/?p=622#comment-1264 It takes a good rabbi to deliver fascinating and long speeches. It takes a good rabbi to deliver fascinating and long speeches.

]]> http://www.amotherinisrael.com/a-long-speech-and-a-double-duty-torah-reading/comment-page-1/#comment-1263 Rafi G Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:23:05 +0000 http://amotherinisrael.com/?p=622#comment-1263 he had time to go read, and still come here 20 minutes of the speech? and I thought my rabbis speeches were long!!! he had time to go read, and still come here 20 minutes of the speech? and I thought my rabbis speeches were long!!!

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