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הַפְטָרַת פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב תשפ"ו - Amos blasts the social injustice prevalent in his time
NOT the idolatry! Although there WAS idolatry, it is the abuse of the poor and helpless that will cause the חֻרְבַּן!
10 months ago
פָּרָשַׁת וַיֵּשֶׁב תשפ"ו - The remarkable tale of the character-development of Joseph
From oblivious to the impact of his actions and words on others (in Canaan) to the extreme-opposite in Egypt. A lesson for us all?
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10 months ago
Chanukah 2025: The Story of the Greeks depriving the Jews of doors and windows
From (apocryphal?) non-mainstream midrashim on the Hellenistic persecutions. This one is mentioned by Rambam in his אִגֶּרֶת הַשְׁמַד
10 months ago
The Current Big Threat to Israel from ... Turkey
Turkey today is more of a threat than Iran!
10 months ago
הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּשְׁלַח תשפ"ו מִי הָיָה עוֹבַדְיָה? - Who exactly was Ovadiah?
Past history PLUS future historical (cyclical?) patterns
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10 months, 1 week ago
Israel & France (and Syria) : Connecting Dots
The two faces of France in its dealings with Israel
10 months, 1 week ago
Chanukah 2025: Was the oil in the jar in the Temple the only kosher oil available?
If you go by the Talmudic literature, there was other oil available, but they started with the oil in the famous jar and it burned for eight days.
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10 months, 1 week ago
"פָּרָשַׁת וַיִּשְׁלַח תשפ"ו "תַּרְיָ"ג מִצְווֹת שָׁמַרְתִּי - Why does Jacob say this to Esau?
Why didn't Jacob send messengers to his father Yitzchak? Instead of to Esau?
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10 months, 1 week ago
The "בַּת עַיִן" in Historical Context (1765-1840)
The challenges of living in צְפַת in the terrible 1830s
How to live in the old אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל without being victimized by the חֲלֻקָּה system
10 months, 1 week ago
Haftarah VaYeitzei: Hoshea 11:7, an extremely difficult verse to parse
Sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. Mordy Gardyn 'in honor of my parents may they have אֲרִיכַת יָמִים וְשָׁנִים
and sponsored by "a member of the local fan clu…
10 months, 2 weeks ago