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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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Torah July 1, 2026

Conviction In An Age Of Convenience

According to Merriam-Webster, a grifter is a person who swindles or cheats others through deception or fraud. The word comes...

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Torah July 1, 2026

Rise Up!

Last Tuesday, the wedding of Miriam Shani and Ofek Dotan took place at the “Tzon Kedar” farm near Ma'ale Adumim....

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Torah June 30, 2026

Musings Of A Shliach From Montana

Rabbi Mendel Spiero laying tefillin with soldiers Rebbi Mendel Spiero with soldiers Three times a day, we recite the berachah in the Shemoneh...

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