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Torah September 2, 2025
Musings Of A Shliach From Montana
One of the hundreds of homes in Urk with an Israeli flag On Sunday, the 7th of Elul, or as...
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Torah September 2, 2025
37th Annual Chai Elul Siyum HaShas, 83rd Celebration RAA/Igud September 16
The Rabbinical Alliance of America invites the community to its 83rd Celebration hosted at the Sephardic Lebanese Congregation, 805 Avenue T,...
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Torah September 2, 2025
“Crossing The Line”: A Milestone of Tefillah, A Moment of Destiny
Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon Rabbi Chanan Gordon Rabbi Teddy Neuman, Kehal Chassidim North Woodmere Rabbi Ephraim Polakoff, Cong Bais Tefilah, Woodmere...
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Torah September 2, 2025
Building A Positive Jewish Identity
Memory is identity. This was expressed beautifully by Rabbi Sacks, z’l, in his Haggadah commentary: “There is a profound difference between history and...
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Torah September 1, 2025
Ki Teitzei: Words Are Tearing Us Apart
“For the sin we have committed before You through speech.”—Viduy (Yom Kippur Confessional). Memory is a crucial part of human...
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Torah September 1, 2025
Ki Seitze: Foe And Friend
Beloved Israeli author, Shmuel Yosef “Shai” Agnon, wrote extensively on themes and topics revolving around his Jewish identity, relationship to...
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Torah September 1, 2025
What Our Life Amounts To: Maximizing Our Torah Learning
Our last few pieces have spelled out the great value of talmud Torah. Sadly, many do not appreciate this value. Avot’s sixth perek teaches that...
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Torah September 1, 2025
The Chacham Of Izmir
Rabbi Chaim Benveniste (1603-1673), Author of the Kenesset HaGedolah In 16th and 17th century Turkey, the Sephardic surname Benveniste denotes...
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Torah August 27, 2025
Renewing The Sweetness Of Learning: How We Can Bring More Yidden Back To The Beis Midrash
By Rabbi Yoni Levin, Morah d’Asra of Anshei Emes of Cedarhurst Recently, I was learning with a friend of mine...
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Torah August 27, 2025
Taking Care Of Yourself
By Sivan Rahav Meir Many of us can recite the pre-flight safety instructions by heart, but on my recent trip...
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Torah August 27, 2025
The Real You: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome This Elul
By Rabbi Efrem Goldberg Have you ever felt like a fraud, that you’re just making things up as you go,...
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Torah August 26, 2025
Ultimate Freedom
Last week, we began studying Rebbe Yehoshua ben Levi’s teaching that only those involved in Torah study are genuinely free. Rebbe Yehoshua...
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Torah August 26, 2025
Maharal Of Prague: Autodidact Or Student?
Statue of Rabbi Yehudah Loew at the New City Hall of Prague – Public Domain. Credit: Public Domain through Wikipedia. Unraveling the Mystery of...
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Torah August 26, 2025
Where Will Wisdom Be Found?
If a coin were to be minted to commemorate Rabbi Berel Wein, zt’l, it would be a version of the Avraham...
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Torah August 26, 2025
18 On The Hill
Our colloquial understanding of a desert is a place of endless sand and scant vegetation. Many of us have imaginal...
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Torah August 25, 2025
Mesilas Hasafek: The Way Of Questions
The journey of the past two years has been long and arduous. On October 7th, we were instantly thrust into...
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Torah August 25, 2025
Shoftim: Evolution
Rav Shlomo Freifeld, zt’l, was a legendary rosh yeshiva, builder of people and Torah, and master educator who was beloved for his simchas ha-chayim, his...
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Torah August 20, 2025
Assisted Suicide Is A Collaboration In Killing: A Public Call To End This Nightmare
By Rabbi Noson Shmuel Leiter New York State is in danger of adopting a new “assisted suicide” law unless the...
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