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Torah July 15, 2026
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
Rabbi Chaim riding his new bike Rabbi Chaim donating doubles last week It was 10:45 p.m. and we had just...
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Torah July 14, 2026
Part Two: The Beit HaMikdash: What We’re Missing
Last week, we saw how Parashat Terumah describes the Mikdash as the place where Hashem’s Shechinah “resides” amongst the Jewish people. Yaakov Avinu related to this aspect when...
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Torah July 14, 2026
Devarim: We Are All from Yerushalayim
When beloved Israeli author Shmuel Yosef “Shai” Agnon was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1966, his acceptance speech...
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Torah July 14, 2026
Looking Forward At America 250: The Future of the American Jewish Community
Part II In addition to the issues raised last week, another critically important phenomenon we will face in the future...
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Torah July 14, 2026
Valuable Vision
The Jewish people do not only celebrate holidays of joy and grandeur. We also devote time to focusing on our...
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Torah July 8, 2026
Sasha And Sapir Came Home—And Are Now Building A Home Of Their Own
Sasha Troufanov and Sapir Cohen were abducted to Gaza two and a half years ago. On Sunday, they were married...
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Torah July 8, 2026
Shalom For Charlotte
“Have people in Israel heard about Charlotte?” one of my readers in New York asked me this past week. She...
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Torah July 8, 2026
Daf Yomi: The Bird With The Far-Reaching Vision
In a discussion on the kashrus of birds on the page of the Talmud studied around the world (Chulin 63), Rabbi Abbahu notes...
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Torah July 8, 2026
More Ohel In Our Lives
Earlier this week, while in New York, I made it a point to stop at the Ohel, as I often...
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Torah July 8, 2026
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
Rabbi Chaim and Brian laying Tefillin last week Rabbi Chaim Bruk and Sgt. Mordechai Shenvald Zeesy and Charna Rochel at...
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Torah July 8, 2026
Lifting Ourselves Up
One summer I went on a trip with some yeshiva friends. One of the activities was paintball. It was my...
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Torah July 8, 2026
Matos-Masei: Word is Bond
Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky, zt’l, beloved rosh yeshiva of Torah Vodaas and one of the Gedolei haDor, was respected for his wisdom, sensitivity, and yashrus, unwavering...
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Torah July 8, 2026
Part One: The Beit HaMikdash: What We’re Missing
Tishah B’Av is the saddest day of the year. It is when we mourn the destruction of the Beit HaMikdashand pray for...
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Torah July 7, 2026
When Our Greatest Weakness Is Our Greatest Strength
Parashat Masei records the death of Aharon HaKohen on Hor HaHar, offering an opportunity to reflect on who he was—and what it cost him to be that...
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Torah July 7, 2026
Looking Forward At America 250: The Future of the American Jewish Community
Part I Much has been written about the future of the American Jewish community. Historians, scholars, demographers, and well-respected rabbinic...
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Torah July 7, 2026
The Biala Rebbe of Bnei Brak Returns To The Five Towns
Excitement is already building as residents prepare for the annual visit of the Biala Rebbe of Bnei Brak. Barely a...
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Torah July 1, 2026
Pinchas: Dos and Donkeys Of War
In parashat Pinchas, we discuss the preparations for the war against Midian. Although this week’s parashah does not go into detail about that war, the...
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Torah July 1, 2026
Becoming Torah
Are Torah-observant Jews different or do we just do different things? How personally transformative is our faith and practice? Klal Yisrael was...
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