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Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, J.D. is the rabbi at the famous Pacific Jewish Center | The Shul on the Beach in Venice CA. He blogs at finkorswim.com. Connect with Rabbi Fink on Facebook and Twitter.

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Why Do People Leave Orthodox Judaism? Why Do People Stay?

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What Do I Tell My Children (About the Boys)?

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The Morality of Accepting Charity from Immoral People

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A Song of Love, a Song of Life

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Mozilla: ‘Judge Not Your Fellow Until You Have Stood In His Place’

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The Insidiousness and Laziness of Guilt by Association

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Two Different Tracks: Women and Tefillin vs. Women and Torah

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Life is in Its Struggles: Dealing with the Tough Questions

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Lessons Orthodox Judaism Can Learn from Mormons

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Defenders and Benders of Roles for Genders

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Women Wearing Tefillin Is Really Not Such a Big Deal

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We Are Not Under Attack By the LGBT Community

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The Proper Response to the ASA Boycott of Israel

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Creative License When Interpreting the Bible

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My Favorite Nelson Mandela Quote

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Was Assimilation the True Enemy of the Maccabees?

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Rabbi Kelemen on Kids Leaving Orthodoxy (I Think He’s Wrong)

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Why Do We Celebrate Chanukah?

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How Far Will Gershonides Go to Avoid Mystical Interpretations?

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A Call to End Anti-Chasid Bigotry

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Answering the Most Difficult Question About the Agunah Crisis

Rabbi Eliyahu Fink

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The Difference Between Superstition and Ritual

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Wisdom from a Venice Beach Vagabond

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Will the Real Haredi Feminists Please Stand Up?

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What Should We Say On Billboards for God and Judaism?

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The J-Blogs Are Like Politifact and They Make a Difference

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Can People Live Longer than 120 Years?

Rabbi Eliyahu Fink

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Ami Magazine Forcing Gilgulim Down our Throats

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The State of the Jew According to Pew

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R’ Eliezer Knew More Science than R’ Yehoshua

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