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Friday, October 25, 2013

Chayei Sarah - The Test of Rebecca

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The bulk of Parshas Chayei Sarah  deals with the famous story of Eliezer's mission to find a wife for Isaac. The Torah tells us that Ab...
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...