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Adar 18 5781 | Yaakov Asher Sinclair
Isn't Stiff Necked a Physical Condition?
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Adar 18 5781 | Rabbi Berel Wein
Mordechai Hidden in the Ktoret
the name of the hero of the Purim story, Mordechai, is alluded to in our Parsha which describes the spices that constitute the incense offering in the tabernacle and temple.
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Adar 18 5781 | Rabbi Berel Wein
The Depths of Winter
We really cannot complain about this past winter, for it was a winter of abundant rain, nevertheless, winter is winter, and the short days and long nights can be depressing, especially since this winter brought with it two severe lockdowns occasioned by the continuing ravages of the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Adar 18 5781 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
Anointing Oil - part II
If the shemen hamish’cha (anointing oil) is used inappropriately, is the anointer liable, the anointed, or both of them? If someone produces shemen hamish’cha inappropriately, is he liable, regardless how much he produced? Where is the shemen hamish’cha poured? Where will we find the shemen hamish’cha today?
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Adar 17 5781 | Beit Din Eretz Hemda - Gazit
based on ruling 80036 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts Unartistic Material for Artistic Work – part II
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