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Back to SearchParsha: Devarim - Withholding Judgment (5782)
Parshas Devarim begins the Book of Deuteronomy, the final installment of the Pentateuch. Moshe is destined to pass and he gathers the nation to prepa…
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Ethics: Active Listening (6.6.43)
Listening is a lost art. To truly listen and consider the other person's position is becoming increasingly rarer. We get consumed with our own ideas …
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Parshas Devarim (Rebroadcast)
5 weeks before his passing, Moses gives a three-parsha-long speech to the nation, which constitutes his last will and testament. He begins with a ret…
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Parsha: Mattos & Masei - Order of Sisters
The Book of Bamidbar ends on a bit of a surprising note. The final chapter of our book revisits the somewhat technical narrative relating to the inhe…
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Parsha: Mattos & Masei - Contrarian Guide (5782)
This week we conclude the Book of Numbers with a double-Parsha, the sole double-Parsha of this calendar year. Of the myriad of interesting subjects f…
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Ethics: Asking and Answering (6.6.42)
Questions are arguably the most potent tool by which to open up a complex subject. Asking questions on a given matter; asking many, diverse questions…
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Parshas Mattos & Masei (Rebroadcast)
This year, the Book of Numbers ends with a double parsha – Mattos and Masei. We learn about the laws of vows and oaths; the miraculous war with Midia…
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Parsha: Pinchas - Eggs Not Cheese
Pinchas, Aaron's grandson, did a valorous and zealous act of bravery when he skewered the prince of the tribe of Shimon and stopped the plague from w…
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Parsha: Pinchas - Staying Hungry (5782)
Although a paternal grandson of Aaron the Kohein, Pinchas was not initially - prior to his heroic act of martyrdom - a Kohein. The law stated that on…
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Ethics: Well-Grounded (6.6.41)
What is our relationship with our studies? For some (many?) studying Torah is very important. It is a great priority. But is it the permanent fixture…
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