The Light in the Darkness
Despite the dreadful, heartbreaking nature of Tisha B’Av, an element of happiness is concealed within it. …
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17th of Tammuz – Broken Tablets and Burnt Scrolls
The Seventeenth of Tammuz, this coming Sunday, occurs exactly three weeks before Tisha B’Av and is…
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This is the Statute of the Torah
The Torah reading for this week begins with an intricate series of laws regarding purity, impurity…
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Kaddish
I recently observed the Yarhzeit (yearly anniversary of the passing of a relative) of my mother,…
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The Mitzvah of Knowing Truth
There is a popular misconception that “Judaism is not a religion of dogma” and that it…
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Clothes Maketh the Man or Woman (or do they?)
It is almost impossible to avoid media discussions about the clothes of the latest members of…
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God Bless America
Abraham’s relationship with God was rooted in a covenant, an agreement between two parties, each having…
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Summer of Ethics
We are now in the period of time known as Sefiras Ha’omer – counting of the…
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Lag B’Omer – The 33rd Day of the Omer (5779)
In the first century of the Common Era, the Jewish people experienced a major tragedy during…
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The Land Of Israel
The first commandment God gave to the first Jew was to go to the Land of…
