Monday, February 25th, 2008...6:25 pm
Ira Rennert .The “Encyclopedia of the Taryag Mitzvoth”
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The latest project of an Upper East Side billionaire famous for his colossal Hamptons mansion is a 20-volume encyclopedia of all 613 commandments in Judaism. The “Encyclopedia of the Taryag Mitzvoth,” funded by the industrialist Ira Rennert, lists and explains each commandment in the Torah, such as the 25th commandment, to believe in God, and the 33rd, to respect and honor your parents.
A companion curriculum, geared toward middle school students, has been adopted by 500 schools worldwide and 30 in the New York area, including the Ramaz Middle School, Manhattan Day School, and the Yeshiva of Flatbush in Brooklyn. NYsun
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February 25th, 2008 at 7:53 pm
It is sad and deplorable that a man so capable of upholding the commandment, “You shall pay for any loss you caused anyone to suffer” (1 of the 365 positive DIVINE COMMANDMENTS) of the Taryag Mitvoth, instead uses his wealth to fund an encyclopedia. La Oroya, Peru continues to be one of the most contaminated places on earth and Ira Rennert knows what he must do in order to make things write with the G-d and the people of La Oroya. Funding an encyclopedia on commandments wasn’t it. Neither was buying the expensive duplexes for his daughters on Park Avenue.
October 1st, 2008 at 1:30 am
OY!
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