Rabbi’s Blog
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Parshat Vayera – The Iron-Dome and Placebo Buttons
November 3, 2023
Dear Friends, Have you ever pressed the crosswalk button or elevator close door button, hoping that your touch will bring a quicker response, even though it rarely seems to work? […]
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Parshat Lech Lecha – Mission Impossible
October 27, 2023
Dear Friends, The news came from a most unlikely source. Og, the feared giant, came to Avram (Abraham) and informed him that his orphaned nephew, Lot, was captured and taken […]
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Parshat Noach – The Calm Amidst the Storm
October 20, 2023
Dear Friends, Amid the turbulent times we find ourselves in, finding the words that inspire hope and resilience can be challenging. However, perhaps we can draw inspiration from this week’s […]
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Parshat Bereshit – Lighting Up the Darkness
October 13, 2023
Dear Friends, בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֵ֥ת הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֵ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָֽיְתָ֥ה תֹ֨הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְח֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֖ים יְהִי־א֑וֹר וַֽיְהִי־אֽוֹר “In the beginning of G-d’s […]
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Parshat Nitzavim/Vayelech – Collective Growth
September 8, 2023
Dear Friends, A recent study delved into the success rates of lifestyle changes when a spouse was involved in the same endeavour. The findings were quite revealing: when one partner […]
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Parshat Beha’alotcha – Light Up Yourself
June 9, 2023
Dear Friends, When Aharon was given the mitzvah of lighting the Menorah daily, a seemingly redundant statement is made in the Torah, it says that Aharon did as he was […]