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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Sukkos - The Sukkah and the Function of the Jewish People

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In the Torah’s description of the festival of Sukkos , the Torah describes the obligation for Jews to dwell in sukkos – “booths” – for the...
Thursday, September 27, 2012

Ha'azinu - God's Perfect Justice

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Parshas Ha’azinu is the last Torah reading before Simchas Torah , when we complete the yearly cycle and begin again from Genesis . This sh...
Thursday, September 20, 2012

Forgiveness for Inter-Personal Sins

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Jewish law requires us to ask forgiveness from anyone whom we may have harmed, whether the harm was physical, financial, emotional, or soci...

VaYeilech - The Immortality of the Jewish People

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Towards the end of Parshas VaYeilech God testifies that, no matter far the Jewish people may drift from the proper obedience of God’s will...
Sunday, September 16, 2012

Using the Opportunity of Rosh Hashana

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אמר רבי כרוספדאי אמר רבי יוחנן: שלשה ספרים נפתחין בראש השנה, אחד של רשעים גמורין, ואחד של צדיקים גמורין, ואחד של בינוניים. צדיקים גמורין ־ ...
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Thursday, September 13, 2012

Nitzavim - The Eternal Covenant and Free Will

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In Parshas Nitzavim Moses continues his farewell speech to the Jewish people. The parsha is devoted primarily to the topics of galus (ex...

The Thirteen Attributes of Mercy - The 13 Middos Shel Rachamim

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One of the main features of the prayers of the High Holy Days is the recitation of the י"ג מדות של רחמים – the Thirteen Attributes of...
Thursday, September 6, 2012

Ki Savo - The Tochacha and Serving God with Joy

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The bulk of Parshas   Ki Savo  discusses the prophecy of reward and punishment for the Jewish people. The Torah tells us that if we listen ...
Thursday, August 30, 2012

Ki Seitzei - The Lesson of Shatneiz

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In Parshas Ki Seitzei  we read (Deuteronomy 22:11), "לא תלבש שעטנז צמר ופשתים יחדו" - "You shall not wear shatneiz , wool an...
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Thursday, August 16, 2012

Parshas Re'eh - On Excessive Mourning

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In Parshas Re'eh  we read (Deuteronomy 14:1-2): בנים אתם לה' אלקיכם לא תתגדדו ולא תשימו קרחה בין עיניכם למת: כי עם קדוש אתה לה...