14 Jun THE TOXICITY OF ANGER – PART TWO

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Last week, spoke about the ill effects of anger. Rav Irving Bunim, Zt”l, Zy”a, had a beautiful way of expounding on this concept. He says, when a person is angry,...

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14 Jun THE DEATH OF CONVICTION THE BLESSINGS AND PITFALLS OF LIBERAL EDUCATION

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Open-Mindedness Much has been written about the apparent absence in our society of passion directed toward any ideal beyond our personal needs and pleasures. Nothing in the contemporary secular conversation calls on us to give up or sacrifice anything truly valuable...

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14 Jun ZECHARIA, MIRIAM, AND THE MASTER NOVI

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Every Shabbos we read a haftorah dealing with inyono d'yoma. Once in a while the inyono d'yoma happens to be that there is a chosson in shul or that today is erev Rosh Chodesh. But usually we consider the...

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14 Jun MY SON NEEDS THERAPY. MY HUSBAND SAYS NO

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In the May 31, 2022 issue, Mishpacha Magazine posed the following question and invited me and others to respond: Question: My oldest son is a smart and energetic eight-year-old. He does well...

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14 Jun PARASHAT BEHAALOTECHA: MAINTAINING ENTHUSIASM FOR MISVOT

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P a r a s h a t Beh a a l o t e c h a begins with the Misva of the Menorah, which was kindled by the Kohen each afternoon in the Bet Hamikdash....

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14 Jun FOOD IN THE HANDS OF A NON-JEW

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There are many halachos which apply to leaving food in the hands of a non-Jew. Is there a difference between sending food in the hands of a non-Jew and basar shenisalem min ha’ayin? Which foods does this halacha apply...

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14 Jun KNOWING WHEN SOMETHING IS NOT A BIG DEAL

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In Parashat Behaalotecha, we read about the seventy prophets who were appointed to help Moshe Rabbenu. Two of those prophets, named Eldad Medad, gave a certain prophecy, and when Yehoshua – Moshe Rabbenu’s assistant – heard about it,...

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14 Jun THE CONTESTED CHIEF RABBI AND MATAN TORAH

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I. The Contested Chief Rabbi of France The source of the obligation to observe the Torah’s commandments connects to an obscure medieval debate over the chief rabbinate of France. In 1385,...

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14 Jun GETTING TO KNOW: NEW YORK YANKEES, DJ LEMAHIEU

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New York Yankees, DJ LeMahieu collected his 1,500th career hit and 100th home run last week. DJ entered last week with an OPS of .756, better than the .711 mark...

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14 Jun PARSHAS BEHAALOSCHA: A TALE OF TWO LESSONS IN HAKARAS HATOV

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The parsha contains the pasuk: “The people complained, speaking evil in the ears of Hashem, and Hashem heard and His wrath flared, and a fire of Hashem burned against them,...

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