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March 22, 2025 – 9:45 pm | Comments Off on Things We Leave Unsaid18 views

The Torah portion we read this week is Pekudei, which means accounting. In it, Moses accounts for every donation collected for the Tabernacle and lists them in precise detail.
This got me thinking about the accounting we must make every so often to clear up unsettled issues. I am talking about …

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Vaera: Determination

December 22, 2013 – 1:12 am | Comments Off on Vaera: Determination4,364 views
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Hard Heart
When Moses and Aaron first came to Pharaoh they made a reasonable request, let my people go for three days so they could worship G-d in the desert. Pharaoh denied this request and dismissed the miracles that Aaron performed to prove the authenticity of their message. At this point …

Bo: Battling Complacency

January 29, 2006 – 4:49 am | Comments Off on Bo: Battling Complacency3,000 views
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D Day
On June 6, 1944, allied forces launched a major assault against occupied France along the coast of Normandy. In the initial phases of the landing, American forces suffered heavy casualties on Omaha Beach. Communications with headquarters was scant because many radios were either lost in the Channel or destroyed …