Oil Change
I just returned from taking my car for an oil change and safety inspection. We do…
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Shofaros of History
As the baal tokeah for Gateways on Rosh Hashanah I bought a new shofar two years…
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To Be or Not to Be?
We are just beginning the month of Ellul, the month of preparation for the Jewish New…
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Clean Hands and the Temple
During the Covid-19 pandemic I have been washing my hands every more than normal. As an…
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Cause of the Destruction
We are at the end of the three week period of mourning for the destruction of…
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Don’t Take Israel for Granted
The Talmud in Tractate Chulin says something quite astonishing. It states that “idolaters outside of Israel…
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The Three Weeks
The Seventeenth of Tammuz begins a three week period of mourning that culminated with Tisha B’Av,…
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Able to Say Kaddish
I recently observed the Yarhzeits (yearly anniversary of the passing of a relative) of my parents…
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God Bless America
I feel that it is appropriate to publish an essay that I wrote a number of…
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Boredom and Berachos
Many people seem to be bored with their lives. They look for diversion in activities such…
