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iyar 8 5781 | Yaakov Asher Sinclair
Seasons of the Moon Respect For Others
Nineteen hundred years ago, the twenty-five thousand pupils of Rebbe Akiva all died in the days of the Omer between Pesach and Shavuot. This was a punishment for not treating each other with enough respect. The majority of the days Omer are in the month of Iyar. Thus Iyar is a time for us to work on improving respect for others.
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Iyar 8 5781 | Rabbi Shlomo Katz
Chassidic Tales with Rav Shlomo Katz Are We Still Beautiful?
An inspiring story of the time when Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev summoned the whole city of Berditchev to the shul to receive blessings and a broken-hearted woman's plea inspired Reb Levi to plea to Hakadosh Baruch Hu on behalf of Am Yisrael..
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Iyar 7 5781 | Rabbi Berel Wein
Our Obligation to Be Good
One question which has challenged Judaism throughout the ages is why do we need so many commandments to fulfill our obligation to be good, kind, and faithful?
Kdoshim Achrei Mot
Iyar 7 5781 | Rabbi Berel Wein
Counting the Omer
We are now in the middle of the counting of the Omer, I have always been somewhat perplexed by the general explanation, that this count is meant to represent the longing of the Jewish people and their preparation for the acceptance of the Torah on Mount Sinai after their freedom from the bondage of Egypt.
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The Shabbat Candles represent permanently uniting the body and soul. Ideals must be sincerely expressed thru action, not just thought or speech which can be more artificial or hypocritical.

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