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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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Vayera: Generosity Pays

November 2, 2005 – 1:33 am | Comments Off on Vayera: Generosity Pays2,618 views
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A Pillar of Salt
G-d destroyed the city of Sedom but saved Lot and his family. As they were escaping the angel instructed them to look forward. “Don’t look behind you, lest you be swept away” (in G-d’s wrath.) Lot didn’t look back but his wife did and she was cruelly …

D’varim : Absolute Faith

July 15, 2005 – 8:01 am | Comments Off on D’varim : Absolute Faith2,543 views
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The Untenable Dilemma
On a trip to Israel in November of 2001, I asked a number of Israelis to share their thoughts on how the Intafada might be quelled. Their response was, “There is no resolution. The State of Israel will continue to exist and so will the Intafada. Somehow we …

Miketz : Divine Providence

December 10, 2004 – 6:29 pm | Comments Off on Miketz : Divine Providence2,752 views
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The Jewish quarter in the northern Israeli City, Tzefas, was subjected to a five-month siege during the 1947 war for independence. When the siege lifted venerated rabbis in the community, renown for their piety and sharp wit, had this to say.

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Vaytze : The Night is for Jacob

November 19, 2004 – 5:16 am | Comments Off on Vaytze : The Night is for Jacob2,684 views
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Our patriarchs, Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov established a rite of prayer that is followed to this very day. Avraham coined the morning service, Yitzchak the afternoon service and Yaakov the evening service. (1)
In prayer we draw divine energy into our environment and ourselves. Every day progresses through three stages, …

Shavuot the Festival of Weeks

November 12, 2004 – 5:52 pm | Comments Off on Shavuot the Festival of Weeks2,640 views
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Sunday, May 27, marks the beginning of Shavuot, the Jewish festival of weeks. Its name reflects the seven-week period that commences on the second night of Passover and concludes on the first night of this festival. During this time the Jewish ancestry journeyed from Egypt to Sinai and prepared to …

It’s been Two Thousand Years Can We Still Be In Love?

November 12, 2004 – 3:41 pm | Comments Off on It’s been Two Thousand Years Can We Still Be In Love?2,908 views
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On Sunday, the Ninth of Av in the Jewish calendar – we commemorate the destruction of our ancient temple in Jerusalem which was destroyed in the year 69 of the common era. Jewish history is largely comprised of two segments namely, pre and post Temple destruction The first era is …