User:Dauster

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Bill Dauster is a lawyer, economist, and speechwriter who has served on United States Senate and White House staffs since 1986, and currently works at the United States Senate Committee on Finance. He studies Torah at Congregation Beth El in Bethesda, Maryland.

He writes the "Weekly Torah portion" section at Portal:Judaism and since October 2005, has written and expanded Wikipedia articles on each of the 54 weekly Torah portions.

He has originated or significantly expanded the following Wikipedia articles and sections of articles:

[edit] On Torah:

Acharei, Adda bar Ahavah, Balak (parsha), Bamidbar (parsha), Bechukotai, Behaalotecha, Behar, Bereishit (parsha), Beshalach, Bethuel, Bible Review, Bo (parsha), Chayei Sarah, Chukat, “Classical Rabbinical interpretation” in Melchizedek, Daughters of Zelophehad, Devarim (parsha), Eikev, Emor, "Further reading" in Genesis, "Further reading" in Moses, "Further reading" in Torah, Genesis Rabba, Haazinu, “The holiday in the Bible” in Sukkot, Jeshurun, Joshua ben Levi, Kedoshim, Ki Tavo, Ki Teitzei, Ki Tisa, Korach (parsha), Lech-Lecha, Leviticus Rabbah, "List of Haftarot" at Haftarah, Mahlah, Man of God, Martha daughter of Boethus, Masei, Matot, Metzora (parsha), Miketz, Milcah, Mishpatim, Modeh ani, Naso (parsha), Nitzavim, Noach (parsha), Numbers Rabbah, Nun (Bible), Padan-aram, Pekudei, Pinchas (parsha), “Rabbinic Interpretation” in Creation (theology), Re'eh, Shemini, Shemot (parsha), Shlach, Shoftim, Shoftim (parsha), Tazria, Template:Weekly Torah Portions, Terumah (parsha), Tetzaveh, Toledot, Tzav, Va'eira, Va'etchanan, Vayakhel, Vayechi, Vayeira, Vayelech, Vayeshev, Vayetze, Vayigash, Vayikra (parsha), Vayishlach, V'Zot HaBerachah, Walter Brueggemann, "Works" in Jacob Milgrom, and Yitro (parsha).

[edit] On government:

Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, "Commissioners" in Federal Election Commission, Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, Fast track (trade), Finance Committee (disambiguation page), "Further reading" in United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Jacob Lew, National Economic Council, Reconciliation (Senate), United States Congress Conference committee, and United States Congress Joint Committee on Taxation.

[edit] Contributions:

He has also contributed to articles on Abraham Joshua Heschel, Adda, Amminadab, Amora, Anita Diamant, Appropriation bill, Aufruf, Balaam, Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Berakhot (Talmud), Bible, Bill Frist, Binding of Isaac, Bithiah, Book of Numbers, Books of Samuel, Congressional Budget Office, Dan, Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Deuteronomy, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Ecclesiastes, Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, Everett Fox, Exodus, Fear and Trembling, Freedom of information in the United States, Filibuster, Genesis, Golden calf, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget Act, Gunther Plaut, Ham, son of Noah, Henry Waxman, Heresy of Peor, Hiyya, Hyam Maccoby, Iphigeneia at Aulis, Jephunneh, Jim Sasser, Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Jochebed, John Ensign, John Warner‎, Joseph and His Brothers, Karaite Judaism, Keith Hennessey, Korah, Korban, Lady Louise Windsor, Laura D'Andrea Tyson, Lawton Chiles, Leviticus, Leviticus 18, List of authors by name: B, List of Jewish prayers and blessings, List of theological journals , Mary Douglas, Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, Mezuzah, Michael Fishbane, Midrash, Nashim, Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, On, Orpheus, Qur'an, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, Pesikta de-Rav Kahana, Phinehas, Portal: Bible, Purim, Robert Alter, Samson Raphael Hirsch, Shem, 613 mitzvot, Sodom and Gomorrah, Special Sabbaths, Talmud, Tamar (Bible), Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Tzaraath, Tefillin, Terah, The Exodus, Torah study, Tosefta, Trade Act of 1974, Trade Act of 2002, United States Department of the Treasury, United States Office of Management and Budget, United States Senate, United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate Committee on Finance, United States Senate Committee on the Budget, Weekly Torah portion, and WHHL.