Rabbi’s Blog
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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, […]
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Read moreParshat Yitro – Queue Management
January 21, 2022
Dear Friends, After arriving in the desert with Moshe’s family, Yitro, Moshe Rabenu’s father-in-law, observes the scene of Moshe dealing with the multitudes of people giving them blessings, adjudicating disputes, […]
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Read moreParshat Beshalach/Tu B’Shevat – Celebrate Green
January 14, 2022
Dear Friends, This Sunday night (Jan 16, 2022), we celebrate Tu B’Shevat (Fifteenth of Shevat), one of those Jewish holidays that means little to many. Tu B’Shevat is mentioned in […]
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Read moreParshat Bo – Deep Sleep
January 7, 2022
Dear Friends, The climax of the ten plagues meted out to the Egyptians who had ruthlessly embittered the lives of the Hebrews takes place at midnight with the last and […]