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Torah October 6, 2026
Reflections On My Mother
On the third day of Chol HaMoed Sukkos, my dear mother, Mrs. Susan Taragin, appeared to be in good health. She had...
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Torah October 6, 2026
Echoes of Rashi
Rashi, Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki, lived in France from 1040 to 1105. His commentary transformed the way we study Torah. His...
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Torah October 6, 2026
Distinct Divine Relationships
Parashat Bereishit is full of vivid stories and remarkable scenes: Creation, Gan Eden, the eitz hada’at, and Kayin and Hevel. Together they...
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Torah September 24, 2026
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
Dr. Andy David, former Israeli Consul to the Pacific NW, shaking lulav in the sukkah in 2016 September Mensch Club in Bozeman This morning...
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Torah September 24, 2026
What Will You Do With Another Year?
Imagine for a moment that your heart stops beating. With no pulse, no breath, suddenly you’re no longer in control...
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Torah September 24, 2026
Simply A Sukkah
My friend, Chani Lifshitz, who served for 25 years as the Chabad emissary to Kathmandu, once remarked, “By now, everyone...
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Torah September 23, 2026
Sukkot: Bendability
Sukkot is the yom tov most closely associated with achdut. Its two central mitzvot, the sukkah and the arba minim, present two different models of how people...
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Torah September 23, 2026
Sukkos: True Simcha
Although the mitzvah of simcha applies to all the yamim tovim, only Sukkot is specifically designated as “zman simchateinu—the time of our joy.” Of the...
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Torah September 23, 2026
Sukkos: Sheltering Together In Divine Presence
As the holy Baal Shem Tov sat in his sukkah, a great tumult raged outside. In the early days of the...
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Torah September 23, 2026
With “Fronds” Like These
Out West we have traditionally used palm fronds for schach. In fact, I never saw those bamboo poles that are popular...
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Torah September 23, 2026
The Double Musaf on Sukkot
In Parashat Pinchas (Bamidbar 28–29) we find a complete list of all the korbanot musaf which we offered in addition to the daily tamid offering in the Beit HaMikdash. If you...
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Torah September 23, 2026
A Legacy of Unity and Torah: Ahead of First Yahrzeit, a Gathering at OU Headquarters to Honor Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt’l
Rabbis, Jewish and community leaders, friends, OU board and staff members, and family gathered on Tuesday, September 15 in New...
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Torah September 16, 2026
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
Rabbi Chaim and Jared from Sukkos 5786 Rosh Hashanah tables being set for more than 90 guests that joined us...
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Torah September 16, 2026
The Five Yamim Noraim Niggunim The Chazzan Never Sings Alone
There are moments during the Yamim Noraim when an entire shul seems to remember, all at once, that it has a voice....
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Torah September 16, 2026
What If That Was the Last Thing You Said?
We are living in a time of more words than ever before. Think about how many words we encounter and...
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Torah September 16, 2026
What Israel Can Learn From Them
Rabbi Kalman Topp and his wife, Jordana, recently announced that they are making aliyah to Israel. For the past 17 years, Rabbi...
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Torah September 16, 2026
Yom Kippur: Once A Year
Widely regarded as the Posek haDor, HaGaon Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, zt’l, was one of the great leaders of the last century, a...
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Torah September 15, 2026
How Yom Kippur Works
Yom Kippur is a transformative day. It’s the one day a year when we are granted the opportunity to attain...
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