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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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Chukat: Food for Thought for Your Dinner Table

June 29, 2008 – 4:07 am | Comments Off on Chukat: Food for Thought for Your Dinner Table
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Sunday: A Prototype
The Red Heifer is introduced with the words, “this is the decree of the Torah.” This is not the only decree of the Torah, but it is a microcosm of all the Torah’s decrees. The underlying purpose of every mitzvah is twofold: to uplift the person who performs …

Korach: Food for Thought for your Dinner Table

June 22, 2008 – 4:01 am | Comments Off on Korach: Food for Thought for your Dinner Table
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Sunday: Ice
The name Korach shares its root letters with the Hebrew word Kerach, Ice. Korach led a rebellion against Moshe and the Divine order. What led Korach, a distinguished member of the tribe of Levi, to betray his tribesmen and his holy mission? It was his apathy. He was consumed …

Shlach: Food for Thought for your Dinner Table

June 15, 2008 – 11:06 am | Comments Off on Shlach: Food for Thought for your Dinner Table
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Sunday: Why Joshua
Moshe prayed that Yehoshua be spared from the designs of the other spies. Why did Moshe only pray for Yehoshua and not the others? Some suggest that it was because Yehoshua was Moshe’s primary pupil and his failure would reflect negatively on his teacher.

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B'Ha'alotcha: Food For Thought For Your Dinner Table

June 12, 2008 – 3:42 pm | Comments Off on B'Ha'alotcha: Food For Thought For Your Dinner Table
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Sunday: Eternal Lights
Aharon had hoped to deliver the inaugural ceremonies of the Mishkan, but when he saw that the tribal leaders were selected over him he was crestfallen. G-d comforted Aharon with the kindling of the Temple Lights. “Yours [the lights] are greater than theirs.”

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Naso: Food for Thought for Your Dinner Table

May 30, 2008 – 3:56 pm | Comments Off on Naso: Food for Thought for Your Dinner Table
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Sunday: Never Too Late
The Levites began to serve in the sanctuary at the age of thirty and their primary task was transporting the sanctuary across the desert. The desert is an arid environment with no water. Water is a symbol for the Torah. On a spiritual plane, the desert represents …

B’midbar: Food for Thought for Your Dinner Table

May 25, 2008 – 3:19 am | Comments Off on B’midbar: Food for Thought for Your Dinner Table
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 Sunday: Exalted Names
In the first census of the Jewish nation each family was identified by name, “By the count of their names.” In the second census the tribes were identified, but the families were not. The first census occurred shortly after the Exodus and the generation that left Egypt was …

Bechukotai: Food For Thought for your Dinner Table

May 16, 2008 – 6:14 pm | Comments Off on Bechukotai: Food For Thought for your Dinner Table
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Sunday: In the Right Time
If we follow His commandments G-d promises to make the rain fall in its time. Rashi explains that the right time for rain is on Shabbat. The Talmud relates that on the road, Rabbi Chanina Ben Dosa would pray for clear weather and upon returning home …

Behar: Food for Thought for your Dinner Table

May 11, 2008 – 4:02 am | Comments Off on Behar: Food for Thought for your Dinner Table
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Sunday: Three-Fifty-Four
Why are we obligated to let our fields lie fallow once every seven years? Rabbi Yonasan Eibshitz offered the following explanation. There are fifty-two Shabbats in a year, amounting to 312 Shabbats over the course of six years. Seven annual Biblical holidays, the first and last of Pesach, the …