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rabbircklein
Jun 29, 20183 min read
Balak: A Collection of Curses ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
The Torah says, “A judge shall you not curse and a prince/king in your nation shall you not curse” (Ex. 22:27). This passage forbids...
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Rabbi Tzvi Abrahams
Jun 28, 20187 min read
Balak: This Is the End, Beautiful Friend, the End ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas בָּלָק This Is the End, Beautiful Friend, the End קֵץ: end מִקֵץ: the end קָצָה detestable שִׁקְצְה: goya/non-Jewish woman...
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yehoshua steinberg
May 31, 201817 min read
Pinchas: An Expansive Lesson on Constriction ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
Article abstract for Parashat Pinchas: Moses is commanded: " צרור (oppress / distress) the Midianites… for they have oppressed you." The...
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rabbircklein
May 30, 20185 min read
Pinchas: United We Fast ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
United We Fast The prophet Zechariah (Zech. 9:19) foretells of a time when the four fast days will be turned into holidays days of joy...
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Rabbi Tzvi Abrahams
May 28, 20186 min read
Pinchas: The Ultimate Destination ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas פִּינְחָס The Ultimate Destination שָׁלוֹם: peace שָׁלֵם: complete, whole מְשַׁלֵם: pay שׁלֹמֹה: Solomon יְרוּשָׁלַיִם:...
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yehoshua steinberg
Apr 30, 201814 min read
Mattot: Kol Nidrei… a Few Months Early ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
“And if her father deterred (הניא) her… and G-d will forgive her because her father deterred (הניא) her” (Num. 30:6). “And if, on the day...
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yehoshua steinberg
Apr 29, 20185 min read
Mattot: Tribesmen Stick Together ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
This week’s installment features two words which are not only synonyms, but also homonyms. The word mateh sometimes means “tribe” (almost...
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Rabbi Tzvi Abrahams
Apr 28, 201812 min read
Matot: Extending Hashem’s Hand in the World ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas מַטּוֹת Extending Hashem’s Hand in the World מַטֶּה: tribe, branch מַטֶּה: stick נוֹטֶה: to lean, to stretch out from, to deviate...
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yehoshua steinberg
Mar 31, 20189 min read
Massei: Round and Round it Goes ~ Yehoshua Steinberg
This shall be for you the northern border: from the Great Sea תְּתָאוּ to Mount Hor. From Mount Hor תְּתָאוּ to the approach to Hamath …...
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rabbircklein
Mar 30, 20185 min read
Massei: The Twin Cities of Zion and Jerusalem ~ Rabbi Reuven Chaim Klein
Twin Cities: Zion and Jerusalem Many of us never stopped to think about the names Zion and Jerusalem. We may have always assumed that the...
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Rabbi Tzvi Abrahams
Feb 26, 20187 min read
Massei: Inheriting the Watered Garden ~ Tzvi Abrahams
Parshas מַסְעֵי Inheriting the Watered Garden נַחַלָה: inheritance נְחִיל: swarm of bees נְּחִילוֹת: musical instrument נַחַל: stream...
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