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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Nitzavim - "Those Who Repent..."

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Parshas Nitzavim is a direct continuation from the end of Parshas Ki Savo , which we read last week. The main theme of Ki Savo was the To...
Friday, August 16, 2013

Bar Mitzvah – The Celebration of Obligation

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An adult Jew is obligated to obey the mitzvos —the commandments—and is held responsible for his or her actions. A child is not. At what poi...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Ki Seitzei - The Prohibition of Cross-Dressing

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In Parshas Ki Seitzei  we read of the prohibition of cross-dressing ( Deuteronomy  22:5): The vessels of a man shall not be on a woman, a...
Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Eikev - "If you listen"

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Parshas Eikev  opens and closes with two famous passages in which the Torah teaches us that the Jewish people's entire fortune depends ...
Monday, July 22, 2013

Shimon HaTzadik

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שמעון הצדיק היה משירי כנסת הגדולה, הוא היה אומר, על שלשה דברים העולם עומד: על התורה ועל העבודה ועל גמילות חסדים. Shimon the Tzadik was ...
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Thursday, July 11, 2013

Devarim - "How Can I Alone Carry Your Trouble, Your Burden, and Your Disputes?"

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Parhas Devarim  begins with the first of Moses' parting addresses to the Jewish people, in which he reviews their history and rebukes t...
Friday, July 5, 2013

Mattos-Masei - The Soldiers' Offering

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In Parshas Mattos  we read of the war that God commanded the Jewish people to wage against the Midianites in vengeance against their effort...
Thursday, July 4, 2013

The Mitzva of Patriotism

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Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, to all who are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem t...