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    Orot Hamilchama

    "The War to be Ourselves"

    Rav Kook's Orot HaMilchama- part ix, chapt. 7

    Rav Kook writes that an essential part of being happy as an individual and as a nation, is to be one's self, to be free from external pressure and laws which run against our nature. Part of the national renaissance of Israel is to have our own independent Jewish army, society, culture, creativity and spirituality, which help us get in touch with our Godly selves, and which are surely worth fighting for and protecting

    Rabbi Ari Shvat | 6 Shvat 5784
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    Understanding Circumstances

    COPING WITH TERROR AND TRAGEDY

    On a spiritual level, two theological questions cry out to us: Is there justice in the world? And what is the nature of a God of love and mercy in a world filled with evil? When we witness the brutal murder of both soldiers and civilians, the young and the old, we are numbed and bewildered, at a loss as to making religious sense of it all. We feel helpless at even beginning to comprehend the ways of God.

    Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Tishrei 26 5784
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    Covenant & Conversation

    The Spirituality of Song

    Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | 24 Elul 5783
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    Emor

    Holy Times

    Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Iyar 5783
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    Davening in a Minyan

    Early Maariv

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Nissan 5783
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    The Happiness in Purim

    What Mordechai Discovered When He Returned to Shushan

    Scholars of the Bible and Rabbinic writings know that the Scroll of Esther took place at roughly the same time as the beginning of the Book of Ezra...During that period, only a small minority of the Jewish People moved back to the Land: just over 43,000 people. The others did not heed the prophetic call, and preferred to remain with the fleshpots and other enjoyments of the exile... But this raises a well-known question: Why did Mordechai HaYehudi, the great righteous man, remain in Shushan, when he had a chance to return to our Holy Land and rebuild Jerusalem and the Holy Temple? Actually, we read in the Book of Ezra (2,2), that Mordechai was one of the leaders of those who did return to the Land of Israel – which means that he later returned to Shushan! Why did he do this?...

    Rabbi Netanel Yossifun | Adar 10 5783
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    Serving Hashem, Mitzvot and Repentance

    "Of All God's Miracles Large & Small..."

    Both Nature & Super-Natural Are Necessary

    The world runs both on the natural development of the individual, mankind and events, but also there are occasional significant turning points. Rav Kook analyzes the interplay of regular life with these "game-changers", and why both are necessary.

    Rabbi Ari Shvat | Elul 24 5782
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    Shoftim

    Environmental Responsibility

    Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Elul 5 5782
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    Trumot & Ma'asrot

    Separating Terumah and Maaser

    I have been looking for a specialty shampoo that contains oat bran. Someone found it in a very expensive store, and it does exactly what I want. One day, after showering, I noticed the label says that it is made in Israel! Does this mean that it is prohibited as Tevel?

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tamuz 1 5782
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    From Slavery to Redemption

    The Final Redemption

    We are living in the period of the Final Redemption – but just like in Egypt, it is up to us to complete the release from physical bondage by attaining spiritual freedom.

    Rabbi Chaim Drukman | Nissan 14 5782
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    Para

    The Mystery of the Mount of Olives

    As is known, everything about the Red Heifer is shrouded in mystery, and the location of its sprinkling is no exception. He who understands it will discover something fascinating...

    Rabbi Netanel Yossifun | Adar II 22 5782
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    Articles on Current Events

    Russia - Ukraine. Gog and Magog?

    Are the winds of war blowing between Russia and Ukraine the beginning of the Gog and Magog war?

    Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Adar I 12 5782
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    Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu

    Are You Eliyahu Hanavi?

    A miraculous story about The Baba Sally and Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu ZT"L

    Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu Zt"l | Shvat 3 5782
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    Torah Study

    What Is the Significance of the Number 40 in Jewish Tradition?

    Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Tevet 4 5782
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    Sefer Torah & Hashem's Names

    Using Hashem’s Name

    “I have a disturbed neighbor who often spews out abusive invective. I am concerned that her cursing may bring evil things upon me. What should I do? A close friend of mine often makes comments like ‘for G-d’s sake,’ can he be a witness in my wedding?

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Kislev 19 5782
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    Vayishlach

    Rachel Imeinu: The Mother Who Never Stops

    In honor of our Matriarch Rachel, about whom we learn in this week's Torah portion of Vayishlah, we present a collection of thoughts on what she stands for, and what all mothers stand for.

    Rabbi Shimon Cohen | Kislev 15 5782
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    Peninei Halakha

    5. Weddings and Engagements during the Omer Period

    Chapter 3: Customs of Mourning during the Omer Period

    Now that we have discussed the duration of the mourning period, we will outline the laws of the various customs in detail

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Tishrei 30 5782
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    Rosh Chodesh

    9. Yom Kippur Katan: A Time of Atonement

    Rosh Ĥodesh is a time of atonement. In order to make this atonement complete, pious Jews customarily repent in for the time leading up to Rosh Ĥodesh. Some people fast on the day before Rosh Ĥodesh and recite special Yom Kippur Katan prayers prior to the Minĥa service.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Av 13 5781
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    Israel and the Nations

    The Four “Exiles”

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tevet 13 5781
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    Chol Hamoed

    Interesting Chol Hamoed Questions

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tishrei 12 5781
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    Ki Tavo

    More on Bikkurim

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Elul 11 5780
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    Covenant & Conversation

    A Sage is Greater than a Prophet

    Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Av 26 5780
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    Covenant & Conversation

    Radical Uncertainty

    Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Iyar 11 5780
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    Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions

    How to Time Vatikin?

    When minyanim closed, I started davening vatikin (starting Shemoneh Esrei (=SE) at hanetz hachama (sunrise=netz)). If I do not know precisely when netz is, is it better to err on the side of starting SE before or after netz?

    Rabbi Daniel Mann | Iyar 10 5780
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    Additional Lessons

    Traveling for Pesach

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Nissan 7 5780
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    The Laws of Kashrut

    The Crisis of Unwashed Meat

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tevet 25 5780
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    Covenant & Conversation

    The Angel Who Didn’t Know He Was An Angel

    Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Kislev 17 5780
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    Covenant & Conversation

    Isaac and Esau

    Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Cheshvan 26 5780
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    Covenant & Conversation

    To Have a Why

    Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Cheshvan 19 5780
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    Various Subjects

    Understanding the Shalom Zachor

    Rabbi Avraham Rosenthal | Cheshvan 12 5780
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    Covenant & Conversation

    Losing Miriam

    Chukat 5779

    Chukat 5779

    Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Sivan 27 5779
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    Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions

    Lying to Avoid Embarrassment

    If someone asks you a tactless, unnecessary question, the answer to which is embarrassing, and refusing to answer is like admitting the truth, is it permitted to lie?

    Rabbi Daniel Mann | Iyar 11 5779
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    Para

    Is it a Red Heifer?

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Adar II 12 5779
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    Vayikra

    THE POWER OF MEMORY

    Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Adar II 5779
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    Covenant & Conversation

    Brothers: A Drama in Five Acts

    Tetzaveh 5779

    Tetzaveh 5779

    Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Adar I 9 5779
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    Plants and Animals

    When May I Remove a Tree?

    Part I

    Part I

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tevet 12 5779
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    Small and Sweet Ideas

    Selah

    Rabbi Avraham (Abe) Abrahami | Cheshvan 5779
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    Re'e

    The Torah of Rav Yehosef Schwartz

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Av 27 5778
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    Covenant & Conversation

    Making Love Last

    Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Av14 5778
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    The Ninth of Av

    Were there Fasts in the time of the Second Temple?

    Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon | 5778
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    Shul

    Where Should I Pray?

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tamuz 15 5778
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    Shlach Lecha

    Why is Hafrashat Challah So Important

    Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon | 5778
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    Korach

    The Halachos of Pidyon Haben

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Sivan 29 5778
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    Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions

    Finishing Time for Mincha

    Am I correct that l’chatchila, it is proper to start Mincha early enough to finish before shekiah? If so, what are the key sources on the matter?

    Rabbi Daniel Mann | Shvat 16 5778
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    Beshalach

    Carrying Him Home

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Shvat 7 5778
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    Bo

    Why in haste?

    Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon | 5778
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    Chayei Sara

    Rabbi Avraham ibn Ezra, part II

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Cheshvan 18 5778
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    Halachot for Rosh Hashana

    Checking the Simanim for Rosh Hashana 5778

    According to Sefer Bedikas Hamazon by Rav Vaye

    According to Sefer Bedikas Hamazon by Rav Vaye

    Rabbi Moshe Vaya
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    Re'e

    Understanding the Prohibition of Avodah Zarah

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Av 26 5777
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    Parashat Hashavua

    The Two Countings of the Nation, Yom Haatzmaut and Yom Yerushalayim

    Over the last few weeks, we proved that Torah and Chazal saw a deep connection between Brit Bein Hab’tarim and Kriat Yam Suf. Avraham was concerned that, even if his children were to inherit Eretz Yisrael, they would still be subservient to Egypt. We explained that Hashem promised that when Bnei Yisrael would leave Egypt and cross the sea, their subservience would end and their independence in Eretz Yisrael would begin.

    Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Iyar 26 5777
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    Emor

    The Duality of Jewish Time

    Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Iyar 9 5777
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    Bo

    The Necessity of Asking Questions

    Rabbi Jonathan Sacks | Shvat 2 5777
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    Parashat Hashavua

    Exodus – Version II and III

    Our parasha describes, on one hand, the troubles Moshe encountered on the way to the liberation of Bnei Yisrael and, on the other hand, the great miracles that accompanied that process. The prophet Micha coined the phrase about the hope for such recurring miracles, when he said: “Like the days that you left the Land of Egypt I will show you miracles” (Micha 7:15). We will concentrate now on parallel words of two other prophets. One received prophecy about a possible liberation that could have followed the prototype of the Exodus, but it was made conditional on the mending of the nation’s ways. The second prophet informed the people that the liberation was canceled because the nation did not succeed in repenting as necessary.

    Rabbi Yossef Carmel | Tevet 24 5777
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    Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions

    Double Wrapping Food in a Treif Oven

    I know that sometimes when warming something in a not kosher oven or a milchig food in a fleishig oven, he double wraps the food. When is this necessary and why?

    Rabbi Daniel Mann | Kislev 4 5777
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    Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions

    Garbage Disposal on Shabbat

    My neighborhood’s garbage is collected on Shabbat. Isn’t it a problem having a non-Jew do melacha for me on Shabbat? What would the basis for leniency be, if there is any?

    Rabbi Daniel Mann | Elul 15 5776
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    Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions

    How Many Eggs Should be Boiled Together?

    When making hardboiled eggs, may one cook one or two eggs or must there be at least three? Also, does it make a difference if there is an even or odd number

    Rabbi Daniel Mann
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    Plants and Animals

    Tzaar baalei chayim

    In Chutz La’aretz, this week parshas Balak is read, and in Eretz Yisroel, this is one of the rare years when we read parshas Pinchas before the Three Weeks. Since both parshiyos include allusions to tzaar baalei chayim, I present: Tzaar baalei chayim

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tammuz 13 5776
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    Various Subjects

    Mixed Breeds

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Iyar 2 5776
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    Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions

    Roasted Foods on Pesach

    Is it permissible to eat roasted food at the seder, and if not, what is included?

    Rabbi Daniel Mann | Nissan 12 5776
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    Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions

    Timtum Halev – Part II

    Is there timtum halev [approximately, spiritual pollution of the heart] when one ingests non-kosher food in a halachically valid manner, e.g., based on bitul (nullification)?

    Rabbi Daniel Mann | Adar I 8 5776
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    Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions

    Timtum Halev – Part I

    Is there timtum halev [approximately, spiritual pollution of the heart] when one ingests non-kosher food in a halachically valid manner, e.g., based on bitul (nullification)?

    Rabbi Daniel Mann | Adar I 1 5776
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    P'ninat Mishpat

    Introduction and Biography of the Noda B’Yehuda

    After an extended period of presenting ideas of the Chatam Sofer on monetary disputes, we move on to a shorter series on the works of Rav Yechezkel Segal Landau, often called the Noda B’yehuda. (Although Rav Landau served as a dayan for many years, poskim do not usually publicize their rulings on cases in which they served as a dayan, but on questions asked by other rabbis. The Noda B’yehuda did not include many such cases in his reponsa.) Many view the Chatam Sofer and the Noda B’Yehuda as two of a kind. They were in the same basic time period (Rav Landau was around 50 years older), they were important rabbis of important communities at critical times, and the works of each are among the most respected and quoted by Acharonim.

    Various Rabbis | Tevet 8 5776
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    Revivim

    Understanding Selichot

    All about the custom of reciting Selichot for the Salvation of the Clal

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Elul 20 5775
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    Pesach

    The Mitzva of Reclining

    Chapter Sixteen-Part Three

    Chapter Sixteen-Part Three

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5775
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    Pesach

    The Principles of Hagala

    Chapter Ten-Part Three

    Chapter Ten-Part Three

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5775
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    Jewish Laws and Customs

    This is the way we wash our hands

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tamuz 4 5775
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    Prayer

    The Bedtime Shema

    Chapter Twenty Six

    Chapter Twenty Six

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5775
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    Prayer

    Several Laws of Torah Reading

    Chapter Twenty Two-Part One

    Chapter Twenty Two-Part One

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5775
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    Prayer

    Days on Which Tachanun Is Not Recited

    Chapter Twenty One-Part Three

    Chapter Twenty One-Part Three

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5775
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    Prayer

    Birkot HaShachar – The Morning Blessings

    Chapter nine-part one

    Chapter nine-part one

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5775
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    Prayer

    ?How we should dress for Prayer

    Chapter five-part two

    Chapter five-part two

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5775
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    Prayer

    Who Can Be Counted in a Minyan?

    Chapter Two-part three

    Can every ten men be a Minyan or are there other conditions?

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed
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    The Land and the Fruit

    Growing Vegetables in Thin Air

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5575
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    Revivim

    The Mitzvah of Settling the Land of Israel

    Granted, we are not yet in control of the entire Land, and we are partially dependent on the nations of the world, but we are actually fulfilling, once again, the mitzvah of Yishuv HaAretz.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5575
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    Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions

    Women Hearing Parashat Zachor

    Rabbi Daniel Mann | 5775
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    Revivim

    The Desecration of God and the Torah

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5775
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    Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions

    Beracha on Pureed Vegetable Soup

    Rabbi Daniel Mann | 5775
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    Happy Occasions

    Fasting and Feasting on a Yahrzeit

    “My father’s yahrzeit falls during the week of sheva brachos for my grandson. May I attend the sheva brachos?” "My yahrzeit falls on Shabbos this year. Do I fast on Friday or Sunday instead?" "I usually fast on my father’s yahrzeit, but someone is honoring me with sandaka’us on that day. Do I fast, and do I need to be matir neder in the event that it is permitted to eat?"

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
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    The Laws of Kashrut

    Keeping Kosher - Eating Out

    Rabbi David Sperling
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    Conversion

    The Power of a Single Word

    In the interim, since conversion to Yiddishkeit requires accepting all mitzvos, Bill was clearly not a candidate for geirus kehalacha. This led us to many interesting shaylos.

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
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    Achrei Mot

    Blood is the Soul

    Hirsch At Your Table

    A brief Dvar Torah on the Parsha, based on R. Samson Raphael Hirsch’s Torah Commentary

    Rabbi Matityahu Clark
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    Praying, Kiddush and the Meals

    Personal Supplications on Shabbos and Yom Tov

    Should the "HaRaman"s at the end of the bensching be recited? Misheberachs at shul, Kibud Av vs Kavod Shabbat, personal prayer on Shabbat according to different sources and conflicts.

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
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    Vayakhel

    His Blood Is In The Brush

    Rabbi Stewart Weiss
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    Mincha and Ma'ariv

    Is It Time For Maariv?

    When is the correct time to daven maariv? Why is there no repetition of shmoneh esrei for maariv? Must women daven maariv? The chiyuv to daven, Plag HaMincha, and the dispute regarding the correct time to daven maariv.

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5774
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    Conversion

    How Does a Person Convert to Judaism?

    Understanding the meaning of Gerus, reasons, the process of Giur, important aspects, the very speacial status of a Ger Tzedek.

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
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    Kashrut

    What is Kosher?

    Kashrut in a nutshell

    Several factors can cause food to be non-kosher, here a short explanation about four main factors: non-kosher ingredients, mixing of meat and milk, food cooked by a Gentile, and a set time when a food is forbidden.

    Rabbi Yisrael Wende
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    A Nation and its Halachot

    Explaining the Mitzvah of Pidyon Shevuyim

    The Commandment of Redeeming Captives

    Is savining a child from being raised non-Jewish considered Pidyon shevuyim? Is there a mitzvah of pidyon shevuyim when someone was captured because he was doing something irresponsible or illegal?

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
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    Other Great Leaders

    Rav Lazer Shach – the Transmitter of Mesorah

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
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    Nitzavim

    Moshe and immortality

    Part of the great lesson of Torah is that life continues without us necessarily being present. As long as the covenant is remembered and observed, Moshe is still present with Israel.

    Rabbi Berel Wein
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    Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions

    Short Pants for Davening on Shabbat

    Rabbi Daniel Mann | 5773
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    Laws of Shabbat

    Showering on Shabbat

    May someone soak an infected toe in hot water on Shabbos? May I take a quick dip in the pool on a Shabbos when it is 105 degrees in the shade? Is bathing on Shabbos permitted to alleviate a minor skin condition?

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
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    The Wisdom of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein

    Believe in You

    The Wisdom of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein (9) - Itro

    The Wisdom of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein (9) - Itro

    Rabbi Baruch Finkelstein | 21 Shvat 5773
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    The Month of Adar

    Adar - the month of laughter

    The month of Adar is known to be the month of happiness and laughter. Laughter appears when a person feels full identification with a particular content. The month of Adar is a month of a great effort to compare our will with the will of God.

    Rabbi Haggai Lundin | Shvat 5773
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    Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions

    Hamapil for Those Who Take a Long Time to Fall Asleep

    Rabbi Daniel Mann | Shvat 5773
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    The Holy Temple - Beit Hamikdash

    Can We Offer the Korban Pesach Without the Beis HaMikdash?

    Rav Tzvi Hersh Kalisher, the rav of Thorn, Germany, who had studied as a youth in the yeshivos of Rabbi Akiva Eiger and the Nesivos HaMishpat (Rav Yaakov of Lisa), published a sefer advocating bringing korbanos in the location where the Beis HaMikdash once stood in Yerushalayim. Rav Kalisher considered it not only permissible to offer korbanos before the Beis HaMikdash is rebuilt, but even obligatory.

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5773
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    Happy Occasions

    Explaining the Customs of Bris Milah

    The mitzvah of Bris Milah has been enhanced by many beautiful customs. We will explain the background of these minhagim in the course of a guide to the honors bestowed during a bris and the steps of a bris procedure.

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
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    Additional Lessons

    The Laws of Tumas Meis

    When the Beis Hamikdash is rebuilt, bimheirah beyameinu, the laws of tumah will affect us all, since we will be required to be tahor in order to enter the Beis Hamikdash, to eat korbanos and maaser sheini, and in order to separate challah and terumah.

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5772
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    Parashat Hashavua

    The Building of the Temple – What and When?

    Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 5772
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    Parashat Hashavua

    Song of Men, Not Angels

    From Siach Shaul, p. 224-5

    The famous distinction between the angels and Israel was that since Bnei Yisrael were the beneficiaries of the miracle, they were allowed to sing.

    Rabbi Shaul Yisraeli zt"l | 5772
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    Additional Lessons

    Chalav Yisrael and Powdered Milk

    "Friends of ours keep chalav Yisrael, but they will use foods made with non-chalav Yisrael powdered milk. But I know from my professional research that one can purchase powdered mare's (female horses) and camel's milk – they are specialty products that command a very high premium. So why is there any difference between using non-chalav Yisrael powdered milk, and non-chalav Yisrael fluid milk?"

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5772
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    Berachot - Blessings

    What Bracha Do I Make Before Smelling the Shavuos Flowers?

    My husband brought me beautiful roses for Shavuos. Should I make a bracha before smelling them? I have noticed that sometimes there is no noticeable fragrance.

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5772
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    Various Subjects

    Why Parshas Naso Sometimes Introduces Shavuos

    Understand the science behind the Parsha of the week and its place in a ever versatile calendar

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5771
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    Various Subjects

    Performing a Proper Hesped

    The Halachot of a 'Eulogy'

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5771
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    Israel and the Nations

    The Torah’s Instructions to Non-Jews—The Laws of Bnei Noach

    The 7 Noahide Laws, Non-Jews and everything in between.

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5771
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    Basics of Financial Laws

    How Does a Heter Iska Work?

    What is the prohibition of "Ribbit"? who does it apply on? How does the "Heter Iska" bypass the prohibition? and more...

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5770
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    Pinchas

    Atonement for the New Moon

    Rabbi Chanan Morrison | 5770
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    Tzav

    The Olah Offering and Prophecy

    Rabbi Chanan Morrison | 5770
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    Chayei Sara

    Isaac's Afternoon Prayer

    Rabbi Chanan Morrison | 5770
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    Kdoshim

    Paying Workers on Time - The Mitzvah of “bal talin”

    Halachot of paying workers on time in various situations in our days.

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5770
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    Zachor

    The Four Parshiot and their Significance

    The parallel and connection between the four Parshiot, the four cups of the Seder, and the four expressions of redemption.

    Rabbi David Dov Levanon | 5770
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    Naso

    The Mitzvah of “Duchening” - Birchas Kohanim

    The basic Halachot of Duchening, taking off shoes and washing hands, Why Is This Mitzvah Called Duchening? The connection between Duchening and dreams...

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5769
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    Marriage and Relationships

    Is Your Kesubah Kosher?

    Is Your Ketubah Kosher? Halachic details on writing a Ketuva.

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5769
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    The Nation of Israel

    The Religious View of the Secular State of Israel

    For many, this most basic question will formulate their decision whether to be religious-Zionists or not. Interestingly, the Rambam explains the celebration of Chanuka as thanks to Hashem for 200 years of Israeli Independence, even though the Maccabean Dynasty was not from the tribe of Judah and for most of that period was not religious! Why is it so important to have a Jewish State, even if not the ideal one?

    Rabbi Ari Shvat | 5769
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    Berachot - Blessings

    “Hatov Vehametiv”

    Wine is unique in that it not only satiates, it also gladdens the heart. Each type of wine has its own unique character, and when additional types of wine are consumed in company there is greater joy - and therefore a special blessing is recited.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5769
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    Vayeshev

    Snakes and Scorpions

    Joseph the righteous has for generations served as a symbol and model for the survival of the Jewish people in foreign lands. Just as Joseph retained his moral distinction despite being cut off from his home, so did Jacob’s children and their progeny.

    Rabbi Dov Lior | kislev 5769
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    Redemption - Geula

    When Moshiach Comes

    A summary of the different Brachot we will bless when the Moshiach will walk through the door.

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Iyar 5768
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    The Laws of Purim

    Matanos La’evyonim

    A practical guide to giving Matanos Laevyonim - all the relevant Halachot. What is the minimum gift to fulfill the Mitzvah? May I give money? Must the poor person use the money on Purim? May one fulfill the Mitzvah at night? Can I fulfill the Mitzvah by check? Is it better to give a lot to a few poor, or a little to each? and more...

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Adar 5768
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    Passover - Pesach

    The Laws of Matza

    A – The Mitzva of Eating Matza; B - Matza Shemura (Protected/Guarded Matza); C – Does the Protection have to be done with the Intention of Fulfilling a Mitzva?; D – The Fitness of Hand-made vs. Machine-made Matzot for the Mitzva of Eating Matza; E – Is there a Special Value in Eating Hand-made Matzot throughout Pesach?; F – Water that has Stayed Overnight; G – Preventing Fermentation during Kneading; H – More Laws about the Matzot;

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Nissan 5768
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    Para

    The Red Heifer and Israel's Great Aspiration

    Judaism strives to mend the Middle East, the Far East, the West, North, and South, this world and all worlds, this generation and prior generations. This is the aspiration of the Jewish people, and no less. This idea is alluded to by the Red Heifer.

    Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | Adar 2 5768
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    The Laws of Purim

    Purim Meshulash Guide for those in Yerushalayim Only

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Adar 2 5768
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    Harav Tzvi Yehuda Hacohen Kook

    The Scrupulous Observance of Rabbi Tzvi Yehudah

    On one occasion, when Rabbi Tzvi Yehudah returned home from prayer, his taxi driver accidentally drove past his house. "Oops," said the driver, "I'll have to back up." The rabbi immediately corrected him, saying, "You have to proceed backwards."

    Rabbi Yossi Badihi | 5768
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    Various Subjects

    A Fishy Tale

    The Halachot of which and what fish. What is Kosher? What can be eaten with fish and why? Kosher fish...

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5768
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    Basics of Financial Laws

    Practical Halachos of Civil Litigation

    Can I go to a civil or secular court? What about with a non-Jew or non-Jewish court? What if I am sued? An essential article about going to Jewish court of law.

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5768
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    D'varim

    The Intersection of the Three Eichas

    Rabbi Moshe Erenreich | 6 Av 5767
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    Tzedaka - Charity

    How Do I Distribute My Tzedakah?

    Who should I give Tzedaka to? How much? What are critical cases? How do we help them? Continuation

    Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Kislev 5768
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    The Life of Tzaddikim

    A Biographical Sketch of Rabbi Avraham Shapira, zt"l

    During Rav Avrum's decades of public service, he never departed from the "Tent of the Torah." He dedicate numerous hours to the yeshiva. Rav Avrum did everything with vigor, enthusiasm, and joy, while maintaining a viewpoint firmly grounded in Torah.

    Rabbi Chaim Steiner | Sunday, 9 Cheshvan 5768
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    Rain in Israel

    The Three Keys

    "R' Yochanan said: Three keys the Holy One blessed be He has retained in His own hands and not entrusted to the hand of any messenger, namely, the Key of Rain, the Key of Childbirth, and the Key of the Revival of the Dead"

    Rabbi Uzi Kalchaim zt"l | Wednesday, 28 Tishrei 5768
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    Humility, Holiness and Fearing Hashem

    51. Sanctity

    Sanctity is the highest rung on the ladder of desired character traits: Torah leads to caution, caution to alacrity, alacrity to cleanliness, cleanliness to abstinence, abstinence to purity, purity to piety, piety to humility, to fear of sin, to sanctity.

    Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | Monday, 8 Menachem Av 5767
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    The Essence of Purim

    The "Sacred Bear" of Purim

    There are unique individuals whose consumption of food is not due to any desire to satisfy their base appetites. Their souls are so capacious that they need large bodies. They are like instruments, elevating the material world to their own level.

    Rabbi Ariel Farajun
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    Pathways in Personality Development

    24. Jealousy

    Jealousy sows destruction. But a person who has faith does not become jealous. Such a person knows that everything comes from God, that the Creator gives every person exactly what he ought to have. He understands that everything is for the best.

    Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed
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    Tu Bishvat

    Tree Planting - the Redemption Revealed

    Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai said, “If while holding a sapling in your hand you are told that the Messiah is about to arrive, first plant the sapling and then go out to receive the Messiah.” Settling the land complements the advent of the Messiah.

    Rabbi Uzi Kalchaim zt"l
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    The Seder Night

    As Though You Yourself Came Out of Egypt

    Rabbi Gideon Weitzman | 5765
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    Rav Shim'on Bar Yochai

    The Physical Spiritual

    Lag Ba'omer

    Lag Ba'omer

    Rabbi Gideon Weitzman | 5765
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    Emor

    Parasha Summary - Emor

    An Overview of the Torah Portion

    An Overview of the Torah Portion

    Rabbi Stewart Weiss
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    Various Subjects

    A Woman's Obligation to Pray

    According to most authorities, women are no less obligated to pray than men. Therefore, they must pray “Amida” in the morning and the afternoon (“Shacharit” and “Mincha”). The evening Amida prayer (“Maariv”), on the other hand, is voluntary.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5766
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    Bereshit

    Ones Roots

    Parashat Bereshit

    Parashat Bereshit

    Rabbi Shubert Spero | 5764
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    Various Subjects

    Morning Prayer Times

    How early may one begin praying in the morning? When is it too early to recite the Shema? When is it too late? Should mountains be taken into account when calculating the sunrise? Rabbi Eliezer Melamed addresses these and other pertinent issues.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5764
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    Shoftim

    A Punishment That Fits the Non-Crime

    Parshat Shoftim

    Parshat Shoftim

    Rabbi Yossef Carmel | 4 Elul 5764
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    Articles about Shavuot

    Firstfruits of the Wheat Harvest

    National liberation, in its initial stages, awakens great excitement. After this, though, one begins to sense that freedom is not the solution to all problems. Only with the receiving of the Torah do the firstfruit Festivals draw to a close.

    Rabbi Adin Even-Yisrael (Steinsaltz) | 5764
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    The Laws of Sefirat Ha'omer

    Mourning Customs During the Omer

    The days between Passover and Shavuot are marked by pain; twenty-four thousand of Rabbi Akiva’s students died therein. Consequently, it is customary to observe mourning practices during this period - weddings, haircuts, and dancing are all forbidden.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5764
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    Shmini

    Aaron, Moses, and the High Priesthood

    Parashat Shmini

    “Moses and Aaron went into the Tent of Meeting, and they came out and blessed the people, and God’s glory appeared before the entire nation.” Moses had the power to channel the blessing earthward and Aaron had the capacity to receive it for the entire Nation of Israel

    Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaLevi Kilav
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    Marriage and Relationships

    The Role of Parents in Marriage

    Today, parents can fulfill the commandment of marrying off their children by providing them with a good education at prestigious schools, supporting them so that they be able to learn a profession, and clothing them in attractive attire.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5764
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    Bo

    A Mighty Hand and an Outstretched Arm

    Parashat Bo

    God's taking the Jewish people out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm made it clear that they had been chosen as the God's nation. When Israel suffers, God's name is desecrated. This fact guarantees the eternal existence of Israel.

    Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | Bo 5763
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    Various Subjects

    The Prohibition Against Smoking

    Many people ask, “What does Jewish law have to say about smoking? Is it permissible or forbidden? Is it permissible for a non-smoker to demand that a smoker refrain from smoking in his presence on the grounds that the smoke bothers him?”

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5763
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    Observations on Torah Study

    The Laws of Torah Study

    Part 2

    Which should receive priority: Torah, Talmud, or Halakha? What takes preference, studying or helping the needy? Should marriage be delayed for the sake of Torah study? Rabbi Eliezer Melamed provides answers to these and other interesting questions.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5761
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    Chukat

    A Red Cow and a Golden Calf

    Parashat Chukat

    The Almighty says, "Let the Red Cow come and expiate the sin of the Golden Calf." Yet, this calls for an explanation - What does the statute of the Red Cow have to do with the sin of the Golden Calf? What logical connection is there between the two?

    Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | 5762
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    Jerusalem Day

    The Crowns of Jerusalem

    Jerusalem’s eminence stems from its being the city of the Holy Temple, the home of the kingdom of Israel, and the Torah center of the world. In liberating Jerusalem we merited advancing toward the full revelation of the greatness of the Holy City.

    Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | Iyar 5763
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    Torah and Daily Life

    The Strike: Jewish Law’s Say

    The only reason that Torah teachers receive a salary at all is so that they not have to go looking for some other means of income. So long as the teacher is not looking for another livelihood, he must continue to teach his pupils regardless.

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Adar, 5763
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    The Haggadah

    The Structure of the Passover Haggadah

    “Had not the Almighty taken our fathers out from Egypt, then we... would have remained enslaved to Pharaoh.” Were it not for the Exodus, history would have simply come to a halt, and we, the Jewish people, would still be enslaved to the same Pharaoh.

    Rabbi Eliyahu Brin
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    Various Shiurim

    The Mitzvah of Mezuzah for Renters

    Two Views, Avnei Nezer's Proof, How a Renter Today is an "Owner”, Another Angle, The Ohr Samayach-Shach "Right of Usage”, A House with No Door, Summary

    Rabbi Hershel Schachter | כ' טבת תשס"א
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    Tzav

    The Flame that Won't be Extinguished

    The Flame. Heart of the Nation. A Command and a Pledge. Renewed Inspiration. Rekindled in the Galut.

    Rabbi Eliyahu Brin | Nisan 5761
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    Various Shiurim

    Principles in Learning Gemmarah

    Learning Methods and Basic Teaching Techniques; Preparation for the Lesson; Anything Added Only Detracts; Self Learning and Actively Involving the Students;

    Rabbi David Samson | 5754
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    Emor

    Parshat Emor

    What's in a Word?

    1. Pure Words 2. Short But Sweet 3. Caution: Words Ahead 4. An Anecdote 5. King Finds Middle Ground

    Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | Iyar 5761
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    Pathways in Personality Development

    6. "Zerizut" - Its Practical Application

    Part six of "Pathways in Character Development" Every mitzvah which presents itself must be carried out immediately. "When a mitzvah presents itself," say the sages, "don't put it off."

    Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | Av 5761
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    Shoftim

    The Pillar and the Altar

    - Parahsat Shoftim Two Ways of God- Worship

    Altars are banned in our Portion, while our ancestors have made some. What has changed in the meantime? What are the deeper meanings of an altar and a pillar? What is the difference between a mountain, a field and a house?

    Rabbi Hillel Geffen | Elul 5761
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    Vayelech

    Moshe's last Teaching

    Parshat Vayelekh

    Never to despair . Moshe's last day. Moshe's lesson for all the generations.

    Rabbi Shlomo Shushan | Elul 5761
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    Additional Lessons

    The Commandment to Settle the Land of Israel

    Part 1

    Part 1

    Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | 5761
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    Pathways in Personality Development

    9. Overcoming Fear

    Part Nine of "Pathways in Character Development" When a person frees himself of exaggerated fears and fills himself with a healthy sense of confidence, he is saved from one of the sources of laziness.

    Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed | Heshvan 5762
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    The Haggadah

    The Month of Nissan - A Unique Possession

    The month of Nissan resembles the heart. The heart sustains everything, sending blood to all of the body's organs. Regarding Nissan it is written, "Safeguard the month of spring," for it symbolizes the return of life to the trees after their long winter dormancy.

    Rabbi Chaim Avihau Schwartz | nissan 5762
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