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Torah August 5, 2026

Chronicle of the Khmelnitsky Massacres: Rabbi Nosson Of Hanover’s Yavein Metzulah

Rabbi Nosson of Hanover was born in the 1620s in Ostroh, Ukraine to parents that emigrated from Hanover, Germany to...

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Torah August 4, 2026

Musings Of A Shliach From Montana

Rabbi Chaim Bruk and Howard Schweitzer at the Mensch Club Rabbi Chaim Bruk and Reb Shloime Werdiger Rabbi Chaim Bruk...

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Torah August 4, 2026

Re’eh: Personalizing Prayer

In Parashat Re’eh, Moshe Rabbeinu begins preparing us for the profound changes that will accompany our entry into the Land of Israel. The...

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Torah August 4, 2026

The Blessing Of Choosing Wisely

There were times when I was growing up when I had a test or a sports tryout and someone’s words...

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Torah August 4, 2026

Teshuvah And The Beauty Of Self-Realization

The Mishnah in Avot teaches that a single moment of teshuvah and ma’asim tovim (repentance and good deeds) in this world surpasses the beauty of our entire existence...

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Torah August 4, 2026

Re’eh: The Blessing Of Today

A wealthy Jew and clever businessman approached Reb Yisrael Meir, the Chofetz Chaim, zt’l, with what he thought was a winning...

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Torah August 4, 2026

Lighting The Way To Jewish Communal Leadership

The Jewish community has no shortage of talented young women eager to make a difference. What has often been missing...

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Torah August 4, 2026

The Path: Present And Future

“And that prophet and dreamer shall be put to death, for he has spoken perversely against Hashem—Who took you out...

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Torah July 29, 2026

Musings Of A Shliach From Montana

Rabbi Chaim and Yanky Roberts, who drove the kosher food truck The truck with the kosher food in Bozeman before...

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Torah July 29, 2026

Halachah For The Road

Derech Tzlacha offers clear, practical guidance for today’s Jewish traveler What happens when a person begins a fast in one country and...

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Torah July 29, 2026

Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due

When studying American History, we learn about the famous midnight ride of Paul Revere. He rode his horse to warn...

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Torah July 29, 2026

The Lost Boy And The Man Who Found Him

My most recent guest at the weekly Mitchadshot workshop was Noam Simchi, the man who last Friday afternoon, found Yuval...

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Torah July 28, 2026

Eretz Yisrael in Birkat HaMazon

By Rabbi Yosef Zvi Rimon In Parashat Eikev, the Torah gives us the mitzvah of Birkat HaMazon: “And you shall eat and be satisfied, and bless...

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Torah July 28, 2026

Eikev: It’s All Here!

Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva and Dean of Toras Chaim South Shore, is a beloved talmid chacham, prolific author and columnist. A grandson of...

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Torah July 28, 2026

The Foundations Of A Torah Life: Derech Eretz And Character Development

Although Sefer Bereishit contains only three mitzvot, it is included in the Torah to convey foundational values regarding Divine interaction with the world...

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Torah July 28, 2026

Rabbi Eliyahu Shapira: Author of Elyah Rabbah & Elyah Zuta

Rabbi Eliyahu Shapira (1660-1712) was born into an illustrious rabbinic family in Prague. His father, Rabbi Binyamin Wolff Shapira, was...

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Torah July 28, 2026

Eikev: Remember The Journey

As Moshe Rabbeinu prepares us for our entry into Eretz Yisrael, he is gripped by a series of profound fears. He worries that...

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Torah July 21, 2026

Did You Look Forward To The Geulah?

I’ve been accused of not only looking forward to the geulah, but of being obsessed by it. My columns, essays, and...

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