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October 7, 2024 – 10:40 pm | Comments Off on The Power of Confession52 views

Jokes about confession abound, but confession is no laughing matter. Judaism takes confession seriously, especially on Yom Kippur. In Judaism, confession is an intensely private affair. It is only between you and G-d. No one else is invited or permitted to overhear your confession. We must confess silently. The public …

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Bamidbar: You Count

May 16, 2020 – 10:39 pm | Comments Off on Bamidbar: You Count1,641 views
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You count, we each do. But the question is, for how much? Do you count for one, do you count for more than one, for less than one? Compared to everyone around you, what is your value?
When G-d instructed Moses to take a census of the Jews, he arrived at …

B’Midbar : The Counting Paradox

May 21, 2006 – 3:09 am | Comments Off on B’Midbar : The Counting Paradox2,302 views
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To Count or not to Count?
In this week’s Torah reading, (1), we read, in detail, about one of the several censuses taken of the Children of Israel in the years following their Exodus from Egypt.

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B’Midbar: Everyone Counts

May 14, 2006 – 4:18 am | Comments Off on B’Midbar: Everyone Counts2,783 views
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The Census
During the forty years of our ancestors’ journey across the dessert their census was taken a total of four times, one of which is recorded in this week’s Parsha.

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