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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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Terumah: Mobilizing The Force

February 14, 2010 – 5:38 am | Comments Off on Terumah: Mobilizing The Force2,647 views
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Affixing The Staves
The major artifacts in the tabernacle, transported across the desert by the Levitic tribe, were equipped with large staves by which they were lifted and transported. The Torah details precise instructions on how and when the staves were to be affixed and here we encounter a curious point. …

Yitro: The Vanishing Letters

February 1, 2010 – 2:29 am | Comments Off on Yitro: The Vanishing Letters2,564 views
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Four Reviews
Our sages taught before appearing at Sinai, G-d reviewed the Ten Commandments four times. (1) What is the significance of these four reviews and what can we learn from this in terms of the vanishing letters??

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Vayelech: Students or Contributors?

September 6, 2009 – 3:24 am | Comments Off on Vayelech: Students or Contributors?4,215 views
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End Of An Era
The Torah is G-d’s book, given in complete form to Moses, subject to neither addition nor subtraction. Yet many questions were left unaddressed in the written Torah and later sages resolved them through independent analysis. This leaves us with a question, are we recipients of the Torah …

Shoftim: Torah or Democracy?

August 16, 2009 – 4:06 am | Comments Off on Shoftim: Torah or Democracy?3,679 views
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Disenchantment
In the summer in 2009, US citizens unhappy with health care reform, angrily voiced their displeasure with the government in town hall meetings across the United States. President Obama’s approval ratings plummeted to unprecedented lows, yet he continued to push his health care legislation. The opposition charged him with ignoring …

Vayechi: True Guardians

January 2, 2009 – 4:57 am | Comments Off on Vayechi: True Guardians3,910 views
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Protect or Destroy
Listening to media reports about Gaza and Hamas, I wondered how a terror group came to be viewed as a legitimate government. When did we start treating those who blow themselves up on buses and lob rockets into kindergartens as soldiers in a legitimate army? How did the …

Shoftim: Rabbinic Legislation

August 12, 2007 – 4:19 am | Comments Off on Shoftim: Rabbinic Legislation2,266 views
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 Where Does it Say?
The following question is one that rabbis commonly field. The written Torah is G-d’s law, but on what authority do Rabbis legislate new laws?
Its a fair question and it was first posed by the Talmud. Before kindling the Chanukah lights we chant a blessing, thanking G-d for …

B’chukotai: Personal Freedom

May 6, 2007 – 3:44 am | Comments Off on B’chukotai: Personal Freedom3,025 views
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Edicts and Rewards
Judaism is replete with divine edicts and commands, some of which we understand, many of which we don’t, but all of which we are required to fulfill. Judaism certainly emphasizes providing for G-d what is important to him, but does it also look out for our best interests? …

Yitro: Piercing the Veil of Earth

January 21, 2007 – 4:58 am | Comments Off on Yitro: Piercing the Veil of Earth2,631 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)

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