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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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Chayei Sarah: Finding Sacred Space

October 24, 2010 – 12:52 am | Comments Off on Chayei Sarah: Finding Sacred Space2,798 views
Prayer The Interface Of Love

The Quest
Human beings are full of aspirations and regrets, ambitions and failures, cravings and discipline, obsessions and the ability to control them. We are fractured beings with fragments that pull us in every direction. This is because we are unable to focus; every time we set our sights on a …

Vaetchanan: Where is G-d

July 18, 2010 – 3:28 am | Comments Off on Vaetchanan: Where is G-d2,755 views
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In Close Proximity
Where are you closer to G-d, on a serene mountain top surrounded by the beauty of nature or on a loud, dirty street corner in the middle of an inner city? It is true that you might feel closer to G-d on the mountaintop, but this essay will …

Devarim: Heartfelt Thought

July 11, 2010 – 4:17 am | Comments Off on Devarim: Heartfelt Thought5,021 views
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An Amazing Feat
It was on the first day of the month of Shevat, five weeks before his passing, that Moses sat down to teach the Torah. He had been teaching for nearly forty years; ever since descending Mt. Sinai Moses had done little, but teach. Still  he began a full …

Vayera: Can You Feel My Pain?

November 2, 2009 – 4:16 pm | Comments Off on Vayera: Can You Feel My Pain?5,125 views
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Praying For Others
“Rabbi, I hope you can help my poor neighbor. He is six months behind his rent and is about to evicted along with his wife and three babies.” “This man must be a good friend of yours,” the Rabbi replied, “of course we will help.”“Friend,” exclaimed the petitioner, …

Rosh Hashanah: Loving Silence

September 2, 2007 – 4:06 am | Comments Off on Rosh Hashanah: Loving Silence2,749 views
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Does He Answer?
Rabbi,” she said, “The Torah states that G-d responds to our prayers and grants the favors we request, yet he has ignored my prayers. (1) I’ve been praying for months and my condition hasn’t improved.”

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Vayera: Abraham’s Plea

October 20, 2006 – 3:42 pm | Comments Off on Vayera: Abraham’s Plea2,625 views
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Cruel and Unusual
Value systems differ from society to society, but we all agree that murder of innocent people is unconscionable. Why is it wrong to take a life at whim? Why are we against killing for sport? Well, that’s a ridiculous question, isn’t it? Anyone who doesn’t already know the …

Eikev: Unsatisfied?

July 30, 2006 – 4:07 am | Comments Off on Eikev: Unsatisfied?2,372 views
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Manna
“And he afflicted you, he made you hunger and he fed you the Manna” (Deuteronomy 8:3) To describe the Manna experience as one of hunger and affliction seems a bit curious, what did the Torah have in mind?

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Chukat: The Poor Man’s Prayer

June 23, 2006 – 5:33 am | Comments Off on Chukat: The Poor Man’s Prayer2,308 views
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He Loves them Anyway
There was a shortage of water in the Jewish camp. They assembled before Moses and disrespectfully demanded water. They grumbled and complained that Moses should not have taken them from Egypt if he couldn’t provide for them in the desert.

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