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Torah August 19, 2026
The Most Important Question Nobody Asks
I receive a lot of shidduch reference calls in which people ask all kinds of questions. Is he kind? Is she easygoing?...
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Torah August 19, 2026
Holiness In Unexpected Places
During a family trip to northern Israel recently, two images caught my attention. The first was in Tzfat. We have...
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Torah August 19, 2026
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
Rabbi Chaim Bruk’s van that he used to travel throughout central Europe The Shoes on the Danube Memorial The sanctuary...
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Torah August 19, 2026
Kinus Sofrim
My wife Debbie and I were invited to speak at this year’s gala conference hosted for Chabad women who are...
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Torah August 18, 2026
Answers To Last Week’s Riddles
Riddles appeared on page 75 of the August 14 issue. 1. In last week’s parashah we have the pasuk: “Som tasim alecha melech”—“You shall...
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Torah August 18, 2026
The Model And First Principle For Character Development
When we speak of character development, we generally sense a difference between refined versus crude or inappropriate behaviors. Where does...
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Torah August 18, 2026
Ki Teitzei: No Laughing Matter
An American yeshiva student learning in the Gerrer Yeshivah Sefas Emes in Yerushalayim was set to return home, and wanting...
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Torah August 18, 2026
Acknowledging The Good
Once a kollel yungerman’s friend got married and he wanted to host a sheva brachos. He put in a lot of thought and effort...
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Torah August 18, 2026
The Message of Tzara’at
By Rabbi Menachem Leibtag Although most of the laws in Parashat Ki Teitzei deal with mitzvot bein adam le-chaveiro, there is one exception: “Be very careful with regard...
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Torah August 18, 2026
Dirshu Daf HaYomi B’Halachah Program Set to Embark on Chelek Hei of Mishnah Berurah
A Unique Opportunity to Bring Daily Halacha into Your Life HaRav Shmuel Wosner discussing the Daf HaYomi B'Halacha program in...
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Torah August 12, 2026
Shoftim: The Greatness Of Our Yichus
Reb Tzvi Hersch HaKohen of Rimanov, zt’l, was a humble and unassuming tzaddik. He was orphaned as a young child and did...
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Torah August 12, 2026
Twenty Rabbanim From Around the World Unite for Elul Inspiration 5786
Rabbi Yona Reiss, Av Bais Din, CRC Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs, Chief Rabbi of the Netherlands Rabbi Heshy Blumstein, Yismach Moshe,...
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Torah August 12, 2026
Have You Heard Elkana Levi’s Speech?
A few days ago, a mesibat hodaya was held for Elkana Levi, an officer in the Golani Brigade who was badly wounded...
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Torah August 11, 2026
How To Choose A King
When I was in 6th grade towards the end of the school year, my cousin approached and said that until...
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Torah August 11, 2026
Shoftim: The Trees of War
The Torah prohibits the unnecessary destruction of resources. This principle is known as bal tashchit, the ban against needless waste. Of...
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Torah August 11, 2026
Building Torah In Andalusia: The Remarkable Life Of Hasdai Ibn Shaprut
The Umayyad Caliphate was the first powerful dynasty to rule the Muslim empire. Established in 661 in Damascus, Syria, the...
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Torah August 11, 2026
Are You Really Impartial?
Can a person ever truly be impartial? Is it even possible to come to decisions without ulterior motives in life?...
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Torah August 11, 2026
Reclaiming Redemption Vol. II: Faith, Identity, Peoplehood, and the Storms of War
Longtime 5TJT contributor Rabbi Moshe Taragin is an educator at Yeshivat Har Etzion, founded in 1968 to foster the love of G-d,...
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