27 Feb PARASHAT KI TISSA: DON’T PLAY THE BLAME GAME

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Once, during a class I gave to a group of young men, I asked them to tell about something annoying that happened to them recently. One of them related that the previous week, he missed the class...

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27 Feb PARSHAS KI SISA: LEAVE THE WORRYING TO G-D

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Leave The Worrying To — Avinu BaShamayim [Our Father In Heaven] The pasuk [verse] at the end of the parsha says, “Three times in the year all males should appear before the Master, Hashem, G-d of Israel” [Shemos...

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27 Feb GREATLY IMPROVING OUR LIVES THROUGH BETTER TEFILAH

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Most of us, upon blunt and honest reflection, will sheepishly and ashamedly admit to ourselves that our tefilos are very sub-par. We realize to our dismay that even though we’ve been praying for decades, we don’t even know...

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27 Feb KI SISA: TORAH AND HAPPINESS

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Pirkei Avos (6) states that one of the 48 traits needed to acquire Torah is Simchah, joy. The Maharal (Derech Chaim Avos 6) explains, “Simchah is a great level. When one is happy, he has perfection (sheleimus). And when he has...

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21 Feb IDF’S RESCUE OPERATION IN RAFAH REMINISCENT OF ENTEBBE OPERATION

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I WAS REMINDED of Israel’s military tour de force in Entebbe when I read of the recent rescue of hostages Fernando Marman, 60, and Luis Har, 70, from a Rafah apartment....

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20 Feb FUN QUESTIONS WITH BENNY FRIEDMAN

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When did you start performing at the Camp HASC concert? 14 years ago was my first time. Fill in the blank: When Moshiach comes__________ We will need a lot of new songs. Fill in the blank: Back...

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20 Feb TETZAVEH: A TALE OF TWO POTS – DEALING WITH THE TENSION OF THE HUMAN PERSONALITY

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Linking the Ephod and the Choshen There is an intriguing mitzvah recorded in this week’s parsha: “And they shall bind the choshen by its rings to the rings of the ephod ...

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20 Feb HOW YOU CAN TURN $1,000 INTO $14 BILLION FOR ISRAEL

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If you could give $1,000 and turn it into $14 billion for Israel, wouldn’t you? If you could prevent anti- I s r a e l / a n t i s e m i...

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20 Feb THE SILENT CONVERSATION: DISCOVERING HASHEM’S INTENTIONS THROUGH TEFILLAH

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During times of conflict, individuals are urged to employ every means at their disposal to ensure victory. This encompasses acquiring the finest equipment, ammunition, intelligence, and other resources. However, these endeavors, termed as hishtadlut, constitute merely our earthly efforts in...

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20 Feb DATING AND RELATIONSHIP ADVICE

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Dear Rabbi and Shira , Hi. I’m a weekly reader of your column. I figured this was the right place to ask my question. On my friend’s very first date, she got...

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