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Adar 21 5781 | Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu
Moment of Wisdom Purity and Gratitude
The purity of the red calf gives us a warm and feeling heart, that will bring us to our redemption.
Ki Tisa Chukat
4 min
Adar 20 5781 | Rabbi Chaim Avihau Schwartz
The Relevance of the Nation to Torah Study
"Jewish emuna, of course, stems from Torah, but the very foundation begins with Israel, as the Birkot HaTorah [Blessings over the Torah] emphasize. Hashem created and chose Israel, and created Torah as well, and then matched us up together. And from amid this profound connection, we arrive at the true understanding of the connection between Israel and G-d, via the Torah..."
Jewish Thought
Adar 21 5781 | Rabbi Daniel Kirsch
Tooth Sensitivity
With great passion, the rabbi waved his hands for emphasis as he spoke, and… knocked his dentures out of his mouth! Did the people in attendance commit a sin by laughing, or was it considered oness (a forced act)?
The Laws of Ben Adam LeChavero
Adar 20 5781 | Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
How Leaders Fail
Leaders can fail for two kinds of reason. The first is external. The time may not be right. The second kind of failure is internal. A leader can simply lack the courage to lead.
Ki Tisa
Adar 20 5781 | Baruch Gordon
Then the Tabernacle, Now the Land
discussing the campaign found in Ki Tisa for the building materials to construct the Tabernacle and Sanctuary, and tells how we can participate in like construction today.
Ki Tisa
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There is a widespread custom to eat at least some milchig meals on Shavuos. A housewife asked me this question: since this year Shavuos follows on the heels of Shabbos, and she has no large pareve pots, is there a way for her to prepare side dishes or desserts that she may then serve with both her meat and her dairy meals?
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