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We will sit down to the Seder this year while our people suffer. Israel faces simultaneous attacks by Hamas, Hezbollah, Yemen, Iraq, and Iran. More than a hundred Jews are still in captivity. Antisemitism is rampant and acceptable again in coffee shops, public squares, public schools, and college campuses.
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Bikur Cholim

November 12, 2004 – 5:22 pm | Comments Off on Bikur Cholim2,845 views

A fantastic story is told about the Chassidic master Rabbi Moshe of Korbin. Once, on his travels, he stayed at the home of one of his disciples. His host’s grandson, then a baby, had fallen gravely ill. Doctors had given up all hope and did not expect the child to …

Modesty : Look but don't Touch

November 12, 2004 – 3:45 pm | Comments Off on Modesty : Look but don't Touch2,592 views

An
aphorism ordinarily associated with storefront merchandise has become a
humorous reference to relationships. “You may look at another person’s
wife,’ goes the common adage, ‘but you may not touch.”

The underlying message is that no harm is done when a person admires, and maybe even desires, a member of the opposite sex.

A friend
once …

New Year Greeting 5765: The Rising Price of Gas

September 12, 2004 – 8:00 pm | Comments Off on New Year Greeting 5765: The Rising Price of Gas4,843 views
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Oil Tesheuvah and the New Year
We live in an age of internationally rising consumption, which is in turn driving the price of crude oil to unprecedented heights. Our fear of quickly diminishing yet finite oil reserves is only compounded by the threat of instability in the Middle East.
In short, high …