Rabbi’s Blog
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Read moreParshat Metzora / Shabbat HaGadol – ‘Status quo’
April 8, 2022
Dear Friends, In the haftarah for Parshat Metzora (which we won’t be reading this year due to Shabbat Hagadol), we usually read the fascinating story of the four metzora’im (lepers) who […]
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Read moreParshat Tazria/Hachodesh/Rosh Chodesh – Red Trees
April 1, 2022
Dear Friends, This week’s Parsha deals primarily with Tzara’at, a spiritual ailment in the form of leprosy, a physical blemish found on the body, clothing, or the house’s walls, diagnosed […]
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Read moreParshat Shemini / Parshat Para – “Kosher” Person?
March 25, 2022
Dear Friends, In this week’s Parsha, we read the section that deals with the dietary laws based on specific anatomical features. The Torah outlines which animals, birds, and fish are […]
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Read morePurim Primer
March 11, 2022
Dear Friends, The following are some halachot that you should be aware of as we approach the Festival of Purim. Shabbat Zachor This week the Shabbat that precedes Purim, besides the regular weekly […]
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Read moreParshat Tetzaveh – Think Out of the Box
February 11, 2022
Dear Friends, Over the next few parshiyot up until the end of the book of Shemot, the Torah discusses the building of the Mishkan and the vessels. Rashi (Shemot 38:22), […]
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Read moreParshat Mishpatim – Majority Doubt or Doubt Majority?
January 28, 2022
Dear Friends, Democracy is generally assumed as the best way of doing things, but what happens if the majority of a country makes a self-destructive decision? In this week’s Parsha, […]