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Friday, June 29, 2012
20 Classic Gedolim Pictures
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The following is a series of "traditional" depictions of famous rabbinic figures. Please bear in mind that some of the depictions...
Chukas - Chukim: The Importance of the Non-Rational Commandments
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A famous passage in the Talmud ( Yoma 67b), based on Leviticus 18:4, tells us that there are two basic categories of mitzvos - mishpati...
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
On Gedolim and "Daas Torah"
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The following was originally written for grade school students (5th-8th grade) as an introduction to a school wide " Gedolim " p...
Friday, June 22, 2012
Korach - Dealing with Machlokes
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The Chofetz Chaim The Chofetz Chaim (R' Yisrael Meir Kagan d.1933) used to tell a story (recorded in ספר חפץ חיים עה"ת on Par...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Shelach - "What was Wrong with Them?" - Why Didn't the Children of Israel Trust God?
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In Parshas Shelach we learn of the incident of the meraglim - spies - in which the spies sent to investigate the land of Israel returned ...
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Sunday, June 10, 2012
Who Achieves Divine Inspiration?
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What does a person need to do in order to achieve the highest levels of spirituality? What are the steps one must follow to achieve a genui...
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