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March 8, 2025 – 9:53 pm | Comments Off on When G-d Wakes Up57 views

Purim: When G-d wakes Up
The Megillah tells the story of King Ahasuerus, who could not sleep in the middle of the night. He asked his servants to read the palace chronicles to him, and they read about Mordechai saving the king’s life. He immediately ordered Haman to reward Mordechai by …

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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?3,233 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 …

New Year Greeting 5765: The Rising Price of Gas

September 12, 2004 – 8:00 pm | Comments Off on New Year Greeting 5765: The Rising Price of Gas5,275 views
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Oil Tesheuvah and the New Year
We live in an age of internationally rising consumption, which is in turn driving the price of crude oil to unprecedented heights. Our fear of quickly diminishing yet finite oil reserves is only compounded by the threat of instability in the Middle East.
In short, high …

The Nerve and The Miracle

September 12, 2004 – 7:37 pm | Comments Off on The Nerve and The Miracle2,958 views
Cancer Center

I met a lovely young lady by the name of Chana Libah. She is a remarkable person and an amazing optimist. She had suffered multiple tumors and was in recovery from her latest bout. Chana Libah, undergoing a treatment regiment that would break a lesser person, spoke of her
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