“Rav Yehuda said in the name of Rav: When Moses ascended on high, he found the Holy One,…
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Haazinu: Action Reaction
Jewish thought teaches that the physical and spiritual worlds are meant to function harmoniously.…
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Yom Kippur: Welcoming the Evil Inclination
“For the sin that we sinned before you with the evil inclination”. The double…
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Menachot 29: The Death of Rabbi Akiva
One of the most moving parts of the Yom Kippur davening is the recital of the asara…
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Let's Listen To Some Lashon Hara
“Rav Yehuda said in the name of Rav: the majority [of people sin] regarding theft, a minority…
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Menachot 18: Loving Torah
“Blessed are Torah scholars for whom the words of Torah are very dear to them” (…
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Nitzavim: Near and Dear
One of the most vexing issues in Biblical interpretation is the relationship between pshat, loosely…
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Menachot 12: Time over Space
There is no area of Jewish law as regimented as that of sacrifices. There are strict rules as to…
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Ki Tavo: The Presence of G-d
In the secular world in which we live it can be—and often is—hard to feel the presence…
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Ki Teitzei: Demanding More
When studying Torah we must study not only its content, but also its form; not just what the…
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Menachot 6: Benefitting Sinners
In 1977, the New York State Legislature passed the “Son of Sam law”. Named for serial…
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Shoftim: Enabling Evil
Evil does not exist in a vacuum. A culture is needed for evil to be nurtured, in which it…
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Menachot 2: The Power of Logic
There is seemingly no better proof for a Talmudic viewpoint than support from a biblical verse…
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An Introduction to Masechet Menachot
“Now it came to pass after many days, that Cain brought of the fruit of the soil an offering…
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Re'eh: Springtime
“Guard the month of the spring, and make Pesach to the Lord your G-d, because it was in the month…
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Zevachim 88: Clothes Make the Man - and Woman
The fashion industry is a one that employs millions of people worldwide and both reflects and molds…
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Zevachim 88: Back-to-Back
One of the frequent questions Rashi asks in his commentary to the Chumash is lamah nismicha,…
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Goodbye Greece
As I sit on the plane, having just spent ten glorious days in Greece, let me share some final…