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    3 min
    Pkudei

    Did they all have the Holy Spirit?

    Why is the verse describing the commandments of God to Moses about the construction of the Tabernacle repeated so many times? What was Betzalel's argument with Moshe? And how did they actually build the temple in such detail when not everything was written in advance?

    Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Adar II 1 5782
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    3 min
    Pkudei

    A Jewish Woman's Power

    We often refer to God as "He" - but God's presence on earth, the "Shechina" is a femine noun. "He" is "She."

    Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Adar I 29 5782
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    2 min
    Vayakhel

    What links the size of the world and the size of the tabernacle?

    Why was the temple built by Solomon larger than the Tabernacle in the desert? What was the Second Holy Temple's effect on the world? And what can we expect in the future?

    Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Adar I 23 5782
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    3 min
    Ki Tisa

    Why Do We Fall at the Peak?

    why do those who repent fall at the peak of the "radiance"? What brings the Children of Israel to make the golden calf? And what does God expect of us once we become independent?

    Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Adar I 17 5782
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    4 min
    Ki Tisa

    Mystical Worlds

    Why is the word for a 'thing' in Hebrew - 'davar' - from the same root as the word for 'speech' - 'dibbur? As solid as 'things' seem, they are no more than God 'speaking' them - keeping them in existence by His word.

    Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Adar I 15 5782
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    Tetzave

    The Essence of the Sanctuary What is the Most Important for Temple Erection

    Why aren't the Muslims and the Christians able to build the temple even though they've been trying for hundreds of years? What are they missing out?

    Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Adar I 5782
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    4 min
    Tetzave

    The Great 'Blander'

    If you had your choice, would you choose to live in a world with the potential for great good but the danger of great evil, or a blend of the two resulting in a great blandness?

    Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Adar I 9 5782
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    4 min
    Terumah

    What Isaac Newton discovered through the dimensions of the Tabernacle

    What is the second and third Halacah in the Shulchan Aruch? And why is the Mishkan relevant to each and every one of us?

    Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Adar I 3 5782
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    Mishpatim

    Illuminating the way for all mankind

    Moment of Wisdom

    The Torah teaches us how to behave with our slaves and by that guides us in ways that the world learns only years later.

    Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Shvat 26 5782
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    2 min
    Mishpatim

    Weapons Of Mass Distraction

    If the original sound of the giving of the Torah never fades, how come we don't hear it anymore?

    Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Shvat 24 5782
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    4 min
    Yitro

    From the Dawn of Civilization through the Days of Mashiach

    Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Shvat 19 5782
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    Beshalach

    Is Gene Editing Playing God?

    The current Covid pandemic has a silver lining: It has accelerated research into Gene Editing techniques that promise to put an end to many lethal hereditary diseases. But should Man interfere in the work of God?

    Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Shvat 18 5782
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    4 min
    Yitro

    How The Japanese Saved The Jews

    During World War II some 40,000 Jews found themselves under Japanese occupation in Manchuria, China and countries of South East Asia. Virtually all of them survived the war, but the Germans repeatedly pressured the Japanese to implement their "Final Solution." This is a famous story of how The Amshinover Rebbe, zt"l dissuaded the Japanese from complying with Hitler's dictate.

    Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Shvat 18 5782
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    3 min
    Bo

    What's Wrong With Amazon's Kindle?

    E-books are very convenient but they will never replace real books. Why?

    Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Shvat 3 5782
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    3 min
    Va'era

    Seeing Is Believing

    It's all to easy to go through life without actually seeing what is all around us.

    Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Tevet 24 5782
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    Shmot

    Are The Jews Traitors?

    A common accusation against Jews is that they hold a divided loyalty. This is true but it's not the divided loyalty that most people think.

    Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Tevet 19 5782
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    2 min
    Shmot

    How I Became an Ambassador for Israel

    In Egypt the Jewish People didn't change their names, their dress, or their language. They were a very conspicuous minority. As we began - so we continue...

    Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Tevet 16 5780
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    Bo

    A Spark of Moshiach is in Everyone

    Moment of Wisdom

    Why is it so important to give Am Yisrael the Mitzvah of the sanctification of the month before they leave Egypt?

    Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu | Nissan 3 5781
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    Vayakhel

    How is Living in the Diaspora Idolatry?

    Israel National Torah

    examining the two rectifications of idolatry: Shabbat and the Land of Israel.

    Baruch Gordon | Adar 27 5781
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    2 min
    Vayakhel

    The Ultimate Labor Saver

    Man has always dreamed about a robot that would do everything for him. But the ultimate labor saver has been around for more than three thousand years.

    Rabbi Yaakov Asher Sinclair | Adar 25 5781
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