04 Feb DOES HASHEM NEED US? A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING

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Lately, a major c o n t r o v e r s y erupted when a highly renowned and influential rabbi stated that G-d needs us. He explained that the very fact that Hashem created us...

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04 Feb DATING AND RELATIONSHIP ADVICE

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Dear Rabbi and Shira, I just spent Shabbos at my future in-laws, and I don’t know what to do. They are a wonderful family, sweet, and welcoming. The only problem? The food...

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04 Feb GAMBLING ON THE SUPERBOWL IN HALACHA

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Gambling is very widespread today. People go to casinos, and bet on horses and sporting events. They gamble at slot machines and play various card games. Until recently, gambling was not done on such a wide scale. However, it became legal in many...

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04 Feb WAKING A PARENT

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In illustrating both the importance of honoring our parents and the extent to which we must go to honor them, the Gemara tells a story that seems difficult to comprehend. It is so extreme that the choice it...

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04 Feb PARASHAT BESHALAH: THE PRICELESS GIFT OF SHABBAT

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The first place Beneh Yisrael came to after crossing through the sea, as we read in Parashat Beshalah, was a place called Marah. The Torah tells us that during the time Beneh Yisrael were in Marah, they...

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04 Feb PARSHAS BESHALACH: SWEET’ CAN EMERGE FROM ‘BITTER

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This week’s parsha contains the famous “Song of the Sea” (Az Yashir). The Medrash says that Moshe told G-d “I know that I sinned against You with my use of the word ‘Az’ [then], as recorded in the Torah:...

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28 Jan 5 VITAL QUESTIONS. 5 IMPACTFUL ANSWERS. AN EXCLUSIVE Q&A WITH RABBI EFREM GOLDBERG

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Rabbi Efrem Goldberg is the Senior Rabbi of the Boca Raton Synagogue (BRS), a rapidly-growing congregation of over 1,000 families in Boca Raton, Florida. BRS is the largest Orthodox Synagogue in...

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28 Jan PARASHAT BO: RECOGNIZING HASHEM’S ABSOLUTE CONTROL

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Before the tenth and final plague, Makat Bechorot, Moshe came before Pharaoh and warned him about the impending calamity that G-d would bring upon Egypt. Moshe then predicted that this plague would cause Pharaoh to finally relent and...

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28 Jan TELL THE STORY

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This week’s parsha, Bo, tells us of the mitzva of V’higadeta l’vincha, and you shall tell your son...

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28 Jan BO: DEPRESSING TIME, PRODUCTIVE TIME, AND REDEMPTIVE TIME

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Is Time a Storm in Which We Are All Lost? Always Late Sarah was always late to work no matter how much she tried to be on time, or how many times her boss scolded her. She just...

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