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Do you tend to live in the moment or in your head? When we go on vacation, we always see people experiencing beautiful vistas through the camera’s lens. They want to record the moment for posterity. But they are inside their head, not in the moment. To be in the …

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Vayera: A Nation of Twinkling Stars

November 2, 2008 – 1:51 am | 3,222 views
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Flickering Flames
The first snow of the winter is always a delight, but not when it arrives in October.

Re’eh: The Sacred Barbecue

August 5, 2007 – 3:42 am | 3,318 views
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The Barbecue
Its a lazy summer afternoon. Warm sunshine bathes the yard, birds perch atop the trees and a gentle breeze caresses its limbs. Sounds of playing children and chatting adults waft up through the yard and, on the patio, an aroma of sizzling steak rises from the barbecue.

Yitro: Piercing the Veil of Earth

January 21, 2007 – 4:58 am | 2,414 views
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The Debate
When Moses climbed Mount Sinai to receive the Torah the angels objected. “G-d,” they declared, “Do you intend to squander this precious commodity on mankind? (1)

Vayeshev: Miracle of Survival

November 26, 2006 – 2:49 am | 2,248 views
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Why?
We Jews have survived the longest and most turbulent exile in history. What inner strength enables our survival? Rejected by host nations, expelled from our homes and reviled by much of society, why haven’t we succumbed?

Ekev: Sacred Stones

August 6, 2006 – 3:52 am | 2,104 views
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Failed Resolutions
Have you ever made a resolution you didn’t keep?Have you ever resolved to go to bed early only to wake up with a headache because you didn’t put that book down? Have you ever resolved not to take a second helping, but walked away engorged because your portions were …

Vayikra: Every Jew is Crucial

March 2, 2006 – 2:37 am | 2,311 views
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Why?
“Rabbi,” he said to me, “Why is it that in some Jewish circles I am seen as a lesser Jew? I was born to a Jewish mother, but I don’t practice very much. Am I any less Jewish than other Jews?”

Tetzaveh Purim: The Connection

February 27, 2006 – 3:11 am | 2,589 views
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The Jew and the Olive
The first verse of our Parsha reads, “And you (Moshe) shall instruct the children of Israel and they shall take olive oil to you.” Why must we take our olive oil to Moshe?

Vayeshev: Countering the Voice of Temptation

November 24, 2005 – 5:39 am | 2,818 views
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The Magic Potion
“Rabbi, what can I do to silence my inner voice,” asked the man. When the rabbi replied that this voice might never be silenced, the man exclaimed, “But it’s driving me crazy. Is there any advice that can help me overcome it?”