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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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Vayishlach: Food for Thought for your Dinner Table

November 18, 2007 – 4:30 am | Comments Off on Vayishlach: Food for Thought for your Dinner Table2,396 views
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Sunday: The Other Camp will Survive
Fearing an attack from his brother Esau, Jacob divided his family into two camps. He reasoned that should Esau attack one camp, the other would surely be spared. How could Jacob be certain that Esau would not destroy the first camp and then turn around …

Vayetze: Food for Thought at your Dinner Table

November 6, 2007 – 4:30 pm | Comments Off on Vayetze: Food for Thought at your Dinner Table3,346 views
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Sunday: Its all in the Mind
There are two levels of prophecy. The higher level is divine revelation. The lower level is divine communication. Our sages taught that G-d does not reveal himself to prophets in the diaspora unless they first merited at least one revelation in the holy land. This …

Toldot: Food for Thought for your Dinner Table

October 31, 2007 – 3:31 pm | Comments Off on Toldot: Food for Thought for your Dinner Table2,493 views
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Sunday: Abraham and Isaac
“These are the progeny of Isaac son of Abraham, Abraham begot Isaac.” That Abraham is the father of Jacob is mentioned twice in this verse, albeit in slightly different styles. In the first half of the verse Isaac is mentioned first, suggesting that he was the more …

Chayei Sarah: Food for Thought at Your Dinner Table

October 28, 2007 – 1:59 am | Comments Off on Chayei Sarah: Food for Thought at Your Dinner Table2,573 views
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Sunday: the Joy of Giving
Sarah lived one-hundred and twenty-seven years. Our sages taught that she was as beautiful when she was one-hundred as she was when she was seven. At the age of seven we might seem cute or adorable, but not yet beautiful. Beauty tends to settle in with …

Vayera: Food for thought at your Dinner Table

October 18, 2007 – 8:59 pm | Comments Off on Vayera: Food for thought at your Dinner Table2,385 views
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Sunday: When did it Happen?
Abraham was visited by three angels, who told him that his son would be born “Lamoed Hazeh,” during the next holiday. According to all opinions this next holiday was Passover, however the date on which this promise was was was disputed by our sages. Some held …

Lech Lecha: Food for Thought At Your Dinner Table

October 11, 2007 – 10:19 pm | Comments Off on Lech Lecha: Food for Thought At Your Dinner Table2,460 views
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Sunday: Self Discovery
Abraham could not truly discover his true nature till he divested himself from all outside influence. Till G-d instructed him to, “Go to you, from your land, your birthplace and your father’s home.”

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Noach: Food for Thought at your Dinner Table

October 7, 2007 – 3:20 am | Comments Off on Noach: Food for Thought at your Dinner Table2,541 views
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Sunday – Ritual Mitzvot and Social  Mitzvot
“The end of all flesh has come before me for the earth has filled with violence.” The “end of all flesh” is a euphemism for the prosecuting angel, who presents our misdeeds before G-d and demands that He punish us. When this angel appears …

Ki Tavo: Making it Relevant

August 29, 2007 – 10:10 pm | Comments Off on Ki Tavo: Making it Relevant2,443 views
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Returning to Earth
Does a falling tree produce a sound if no one is around to hear it? Jewish philosophers never respond to such questions with a simple yes or no. Instead we reply, in perfect Talmudic cadence, if a tree falls and no one is around to hear it, does …