15 Mar HALACHICALLY SPEAKING: DRINKING ON PURIM

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For some reason, people think that drinking is acceptable at certain times, such as on Simchas Torah, at a Shalom Zochor, at a wedding, and on Purim. Many people become intoxicated...

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15 Mar PESACH: A TEACHABLE MOMENT FOR IKAREI HA’EMUNAH

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Rabbi Hirsch Melech Shapiro (known for his sefer B’nai Yissoschor) writes a very fascinating idea in his sefer Derech Pekudecha. The Chumash records that Hakadosh Baruch Hu told Moshe Rabbeinu...

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15 Mar PARASHAT SAV: MAKING SACRIFICES

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Parashat Sav continues the Torah’s discussion which began in the previous Parasha, Parashat Vayikra, outlining the basic laws that apply to the various types of sacrifices. One of the voluntary sacrifices...

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15 Mar FUTILE REVENGE OF A BIRD WHEN G-D TOLD HAMAN: “EVEN I COULD NOT DESTROY THE JEWS!” ON ANTI-ANTISEMITISM & JEWISH ETERNITY

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FUTILE A fascinating Midrash compares Haman to a foolish bird attempting to take revenge on an ocean that destroyed its nest. This deceivingly simple fable tells about the secret behind Anti-Semitism,...

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15 Mar STANDING AT THE GATE

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The Megillah mentions on several occasions that Mordechai sat ךלמה†רעשב– “at the king’s gate.” Apparently, he would frequently sit by the gate to the king’s palace. But we must wonder...

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15 Mar CAN YOU GIVE CRYPTOCURRENCY FOR MATANOS LA-EVYONIM?

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Cryptocurrency has gained traction in recent years, valuing over two trillions dollars in circulation. Can you fulfill the mitzvah of giving money to poor people on Purim (matanos la-evyonim) with...

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15 Mar PARSHAS TZAV: AHARON WAS HESITANT TO SPEND MONEY ON KORBAN OLAH, SO HASHEM CHARGED IT

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The parsha begins with the instruction: “Command Aharon (Tzav es Aharon) and his sons saying: This is the law of the olah-offering: It is the olah-offering [that stays] on the...

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15 Mar SHABBOS IS IN THE AIR: SOUL TRAITS

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“Ma’aseh avos siman l’bonim. The deeds of our forefathers are a sign for the children.” (Midrash Tanchuma, Parshas Lech Lecha) Radak understands it to mean that our ancestors’ actions transmit lessons...

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15 Mar TZAV: PURIM

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Purim In the times of the Baal Shem Tov, there was a drought. The Baal Shem Tov advised his students to go to a certain drunkard and ask him to pray...

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08 Mar CAN YOU GIVE AN NFT AS MISHLO’ACH MANOS?

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One of the mitzvos of Purim is giving Mishlo’ach Manos, a gift of at least two different things to a friend. With technology constantly evolving, I wonder whether you can...

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