05 Oct PARSHAS NOACH: CERTAIN THINGS NOACH DID NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT

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There appears to be an apparent contradiction in the narrative of the animals’ entry into the Teyva [Ark]. In one place, it appears that they (miraculously) came on their own,...

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05 Oct NEW WEEKLY COLUMNIST!!! RISING ABOVE THE FLOODWATERS

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The Torah commentator, Nachmanides, commonly known as Ramban (1194- 1271), wrote a letter to his son, on how to live a modest and humble life. The letter, “Iggeret HaRamban” (lit. Letter of the Ramban) advises: “When you...

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05 Oct THE HERO FOR THE SIMPLE PEOPLE: THANK GOODNESS, NOACH WAS NO SAINT

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HENRY KISSINGER’S SUIT There is the old Jewish anecdote about former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger who decides to make for himself a custom made beautiful three-piece suit of the...

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05 Oct HALACHICALLY SPEAKING: PAS AKUM, PAS PALTUR, AND PAS YISROEL (PART 1)

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The Issur Chazal wanted to protect the Jews from assimilating with the non-Jews and therefore enacted a gezeira that the bread of a non-Jew is forbidden for a Jew to...

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05 Oct NOACH: LOOK OUT THE WINDOW

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When Hashem commanded Noach to build the tevah (ark), He instructed that it must include a רהצ†– a source of light. The Rabbis gave two different interpretations to this word....

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05 Oct PARASHAT NOAH: WHEN THE GOING GETS ROUGH

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Just before the flood, G-d instructs to Noah to board the ark together with his family: “Come…into the ark, because I have seen that you are righteous before Me in...

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05 Oct PARSHAS NOACH

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Avoid Disputes The Chasam Sofer (Vayigash pg. 218) discusses a phenomenon that we are unfortunately familiar with: there are wise, intelligent people, who act rationally with everything they do, but when...

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05 Oct THE GREAT TRAIT OF GENTLENESS

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In the entirety of Scripture, there aren’t many people who have been given so many accolades by Hashem as Noach. The Torah waxes reverently about Noach’s character. It extols him...

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05 Oct STAY ON THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW, DON’T CUT CORNERS

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The Torah begins with a description of creation. Of course, we learn of heaven and earth, sun, moon, stars and constellations, the animal kingdom, birds, fish, the earth, vegetation and...

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05 Oct LISTENING TO PROFANITY

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When someone uses profanity, he abuses the divine gift of speech, demonstrating a lack of refinement and self-control. Speaking profanity violates a biblical prohibition. There is reason to forbid not...

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