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When the Temple was extant, there were many more mitzvos that were applicable above what we can do today. One of these mitzvos is the requirement to …
4 years, 1 month ago
Parsha: Parshas Yisro (Rebroadcast)
The most significant event in all of human history is the Revelation at Sinai, which occurs in Parshas Yisro. Prior to that monumental experience and…
4 years, 1 month ago
Tu B’Shevat: The Secret of the Rosh Hashana for Trees
The fifteenth day of the Jewish month of Shevat – known as Tu B’Shevat – is the New Year for trees and fruits. All the fruits that sprout before this…
4 years, 2 months ago
Parsha: Beshalach – Songworthy Sequels
The Exodus marked the severing of the Jewish people from their former masters, the Egyptians. With plagues and miracles, the Almighty extracted the I…
4 years, 2 months ago
Mitzvah: Tri-annual Pilgrimages (#88, 488-90)
When our nation was fortunate enough to have a Temple, the highlight of the year was the tri-annual pilgrimage to the Temple on the Three Festivals. …
4 years, 2 months ago
Parsha: Parshas Beshalach (Rebroadcast)
Parshas Beshalach may be the most action-packed parsha in the Torah. After the Exodus, God directed the people to not take the shortest route to the …
4 years, 2 months ago
Parsha: Bo – Climbing Mount Exodus
The Exodus from Egypt was the founding event of our people. Our nation had been in Egypt for more than two centuries and we had become acculturated i…
4 years, 2 months ago
TORAH 101: Free Will and Divine Foreknowledge
We hold two beliefs that seem to be mutually exclusive. The 10th principle of the 13 principles of faith declares that God knows everything – includi…
4 years, 2 months ago
Parsha: Parshas Bo (Rebroadcast)
After the first seven Plagues of Egypt related in last week’s parsha, Pharaoh and his people were still unwilling to release the Children of Israel. …
4 years, 2 months ago
Mitzvah: Not Enticing Idolatry (#87, 457-62)
The worst criminal in the Jewish system of courts is someone who tries to entice others to worship idolatry. Our sages tell us that such a crime is w…
4 years, 2 months ago