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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: When Weakness Becomes Obsession

November 7, 2011 – 3:17 am | Comments Off on Vayera: When Weakness Becomes Obsession3,094 views
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Abraham and the Philistines
When Abraham and Sarah visited the Philistines they neglected to mention that they were married. Abimelech, the Philistine king, soon requisition Sarah for his harem, but G-d appeared in Abimelech’s dream to warn him that Sarah was a married woman.

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Masei: The Journey of Life

July 22, 2011 – 5:45 pm | Comments Off on Masei: The Journey of Life2,889 views
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It’s What We Bring Home That Counts
Life is a journey with stations along the way, some more comfortable than others. It is when we settle in to the comfort of those stations that we often forget we are in mid journey.

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Matot: The Joys of Ice-Cream

July 20, 2011 – 6:31 pm | Comments Off on Matot: The Joys of Ice-Cream3,782 views
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Can You Have Your Cake And Eat It Too?
When we see a religious leader living the good life, fancy cars, extravagant expense accounts and private jets, we are naturally skeptical about their piety. When we think of the devout we conjure up images of the impoverished and downtrodden whose faith, …

Vaera: The Daily Escape

December 26, 2010 – 12:40 am | Comments Off on Vaera: The Daily Escape2,655 views
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Over the course of history, Jews have experienced many miraculous redemptions, but the only miracle we deliberately recall every day is the exodus from Egypt. Why is this one different?

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Toldot: On Being a Mentch

November 3, 2010 – 2:49 am | Comments Off on Toldot: On Being a Mentch2,958 views
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Fill Me Up – I’m Famished
Would you find it distasteful if I barged into your home while you were cooking stew,  peeked into your pot and demanded, as Esau did of Jacob, “Pour some of that red stuff down my throat; I’m exhausted!” (1)

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Vayera: The Importance of Objectivity

October 20, 2010 – 5:51 pm | Comments Off on Vayera: The Importance of Objectivity2,731 views
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What Really Happened?
Back in the early part of this decade when the war of terror was in full swing I would frequently ask visitors from Israel if the situation was as bad as the media made it sound. They were never surprised by my questions; they knew that as a …

Elul: A Rose Among Thorns

August 16, 2010 – 1:53 am | Comments Off on Elul: A Rose Among Thorns6,661 views
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A Curious Verse
Describing our relationship with G-d, King Solomon, wisest of all men, wrote, “I am to my beloved and my beloved is to me; who grazes among the roses,” (1) a curious statement if ever there was one. The first half of the verse is perfect and symmetrical. I …

Chukas: You Only Live Once

June 13, 2010 – 3:43 am | Comments Off on Chukas: You Only Live Once2,833 views
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Mired in Grudge
Imagine a sculpture was formed of your likeness of you when you were young and strong. Forty years later you would look back and see yourself in your prime; frozen in time at the peak of your strength. You would gaze wistfully at the strong lines of your …