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Tzav: Fighting Evil
We are surrounded by evil; every so often, it rears its ugly head as it did on Simchat Torah—the October 7 massacre. Pure evil raped Jewish mothers, burned Jewish babies alive, mutilated their fathers, and beheaded their neighbors. Pure evil burned loving couples clinging to each other, to …

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Shemini: Examine Again

March 23, 2019 – 11:37 pm | Comments Off on Shemini: Examine Again1,637 views
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Examine again, is a central feature of Torah study. We derive this from the words “examine, he examined”[1]  a description of an examination made by Moses.
On the inaugural day of the Tabernacle, Moses left instructions for a particular offering, and when they went unheeded, he investigated the matter. However, he …

Yitro: Time for Torah

January 19, 2019 – 9:02 pm | Comments Off on Yitro: Time for Torah1,737 views
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We all must make time for Torah, but how much time is a matter of perspective. When G-d gave us the Torah at Sinai, He gave the same Torah to all Jews. We are all bound by the same laws and we all share the same level of access to …

Vayigash: Know It All

December 8, 2018 – 6:45 pm | Comments Off on Vayigash: Know It All1,953 views
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What do you do when you know it all? Life is only interesting when there is mystery. When we have questions to answer, theses to research, frontiers to explore, peaks to climb, depths to plumb, curiosities to quench, and knowledge to acquire, life has thrill and excitement. But what do …

Vayeshev: My Brother’s Keeper

November 24, 2018 – 9:43 pm | Comments Off on Vayeshev: My Brother’s Keeper2,311 views
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Cain famously asked, “am I my brother’s keeper?” History has not taken kindly to Cain and has responded with a resounding yes, you are your brother’s keeper. But Cain had done ill by Abel. What if it is the reverse, suppose your brother does ill by you, are you still …

Noah: Spiritual Care

October 6, 2018 – 11:30 pm | Comments Off on Noah: Spiritual Care9,572 views
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Our sages were critical of Noah because he did failed to provide spiritual care for the people of his generation. Noah was a righteous man and worthy of rescue from the flood, but never once did Noah plead with G-d, let alone demand from G-d, to spare the people of …

Bereshit: Long Life

October 3, 2018 – 9:00 pm | Comments Off on Bereshit: Long Life1,872 views
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In many communities it is customary to wish one another ‘long life’ after a funeral or in a house of mourning. In the simple sense it is a wish for longevity, in the deeper sense it means that our lives should be long–filled with achievements that outlast our lifetimes.
This brings …

Sukkot: Palm Frond

September 20, 2018 – 9:12 am | Comments Off on Sukkot: Palm Frond2,215 views
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The Palm frond is the tallest and most visible of the four species that we waive during the festival of Sukkot. So much does the Palm frond stand out that it is perceived as the signature piece of the four species. When referring to the four species, one often describes …

Ki Tetze: No Big Deal

August 18, 2018 – 11:40 pm | Comments Off on Ki Tetze: No Big Deal1,909 views
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It’s just one small infraction, no big deal.
This is a common argument that we hear often, but only in our own heads. We would never be brazen enough to justify our infractions to others with this argument, but we say it to ourselves.
Suppose, you are leaving a hotel and want …