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הַפְטָרָה פָּרָשַׁת הַחֹדֶשׁ תשפ"ה - Princely corruption even in the time of the Third Temple?
The Prophet admonishes the Princes to stop evicting Jews from their ancestral land and expropriating the land in order to gift their own children and…
1 year, 6 months ago
?פָּרָשַׁת פְּקוּדֵי תשפ"ה - מִי הָיוּ לֵצָנֵי הַדּוֹר
The cynics were those who did not contribute (either out of stinginess or laziness), who now projected thir own guilt feelings onto Moshe and the Mis…
1 year, 6 months ago
Trump, Polk, Bibi: Some cautonary lessons from the past
Sometimes, military victory leads to civil war! Success requires philosophy to be managed sagaciously
1 year, 6 months ago
Haftarah Parshas Parah- Jewish misconduct in the lands of exile
The supreme virtue of being ashamed of your misconduct. Is this happening currently?
1 year, 6 months ago
Parshas VaYakhel- No fire outside the miskan, but yes fire inside the mishkan!
Most fights break out in shul on Shabbos
- לֹא תְבַעֲרוּ אֵשׁ בְּכֹל מֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת
1 year, 6 months ago
Tefilah: Why does God say to Moses : לֹא תוּכַל לִרְאֹת אֶת פָּנָי, but subsequently וְדִבֵּר הַשֵּׁם עִם מֹשֶׁה פָּנִים אֶל פָּנִים?
Some thoughts on the limited, philosophical approach to prayer vs. the mystical approach to prayer
1 year, 7 months ago
Donald Trump's fascination with America's 11th President James K. Polk (1845-1849)
Intensely partisan, a slaveholder, a great liar, Polk is one of the great presidents, who doubled the territory of the USA. In the words of Trump, "H…
1 year, 7 months ago
a.) 17 Adar - tachnun? Anniversary of a massacre and rescue in Northern Syria of חַכְמֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל in Northern Syria (מְגִלַּת תַּעֲנִית). Sound familiar
The opposite of today - at that time there was civil war in Israel and peace in Syria ... or so they thought!
1 year, 7 months ago
Two Short Purim Vorts
Why did Esther try to be nice to Haman? Also, did Haman actually prohibit circumcision?
1 year, 7 months ago