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Back to SearchParsha: Behaaloscha - Bad Old Days
After a year at Sinai, the nation is finally on the move. Following the precise protocol of disassembly and decampment, the nation marches off from S…
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Ethics: Conversation (6:6:20)
We are speaking beings. In fact, the central differentiation between humanity and animals is the capacity of verbal communication. The judgment that …
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Parsha: Behaaloscha - Kindle Fire (5781)
Aaron the High Priest held a critical leadership role in the nation. A partial list of his jobs: he offered sacrifices, he did the Yom Kippur service…
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Parshas Behaaloscha (Rebroadcast)
The Jewish nation has been encamped at Mount Sinai for nearly a year; in this week’s parsha they finally depart from the Mountain of God, and sadly l…
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Parsha: Nasso - Nazirs Anonymous
The Nazir is someone who accepts a vow, typically for 30 days, to abstain from wine, to not cut their hair, and to not come into contact with the dea…
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Ethics: Sleep (6.6.19)
We all need to sleep. All humans, irrespective of their intelligence, their physical prowess, their wealth, must lay down in a comatose state for sev…
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TORAH 101: The Sequencing of Messiah
What will happen in the times of Messiah? For us, that is an unanswerable question. Our Sages tell us that unless you are a prophet, it is not possib…
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Accepting the Torah: Ruth, Sinai, and the Heart of Shavuos
The Sinai Revelation is the most significant event in all of human history: God revealed Himself to the entire Jewish people, He spoke to them, He ga…
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Parsha: Nasso - Princely Pendulum (5781)
The Princes of the Tribes make several notable contributions at the inauguration of the Tabernacle: They contribute 12 oxen and 6 covered wagons to a…
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Shavuos Roundtable with the TORCH Podcasters
Shavuos is the Festival that marks the day of the giving of the Torah. More than 3300 years ago, our nation coalesced around Mount Sinai and we exper…
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