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Sivan 5 5780 | Rabbi Daniel Kirsch
At the Shabbat Table Play Write
A teacher who wrote a letter to his student out of anger. The letter got sent accidentally...
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Sivan 5 5780 | Baruch Gordon
Israel National Torah IDF Draft Age...In The Torah!
In this week's Torah reading of "Naso", we finish the censuses. For military service, the Torah counts from age 20, and for Temple service, the Torah counts from age 30. Why is there a difference?
Naso
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Sivan 5 5780 | Rabbi Stewart Weiss
The "Ruts" of Our Redemption
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Rabbi Ari Shvat
Ein Aya Shabbat 4 7 When Should We Use Facts, Logic or Kabbala in Learning Torah?
The Giving of the Torah Ein Ayah
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Sivan 4 5780 | Rabbi Ari Shvat
Two Ways that Learning Torah Brings Us Closer to God: Don't Just be Religious: Be Godly!
In general there are 3 ways of coming close to God: most common, either through emotion or intellect, but then Judaism adds: or to be "similar" [=close] to Him. The greatest gift that He could give us is the "Tzelem Elohim", or capability of imitateo dei, being Godly. The she'ur discusses the advantages & disadvantages of each approach to Him. Most importantly, we can't understand His Essence, but we can amd should understand His actions. This is the ultimate in both the Rambam's rational and also the kabbalistic approach to Judaism. Rav Kook explains that the 13 traits of God, as well as the 10 sfirot, all detailus what to emulate. This has far-reaching ramifications for prayer, study as well as defining our goal and potential in life!
The Giving of the Torah Observations on Torah Study
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