06 May BETTER NOT BITTER

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We are living in the world of October 8, the aftermath. While October 8 is often understood as being synonymous with a world of increased anti-Semitism and Jew- hate, I am looking at a...

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06 May ACHAREI MOT: A REBBE’S BLESSING TO ELI WIESEL THE COURAGE TO START ALL OVER

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Used Only Once The Torah states in this week’s parsha (Acharei Mot) that the Kohen Gadol had a special set of garments he donned on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur. It was unlike the...

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06 May MOTHER’S DAY WITH SENSITIVITY FOR THOSE NOT YET MOTHERS

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While some are counting down to Mother’s Day this Sunday with great excitement and anticipation, many are looking at the calendar with dread and anxiety. For those desperately longing to have a child but have been denied by nature...

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06 May MEETING WITH BEN-GVIR

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There are few more polarizing people in the Jewish world today than Itamar Ben-Gvir. The firebrand national security minister of Israel attracts attention, protests, headlines, and controversy wherever he goes. This week, he came to America and brought all of...

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06 May BURNING QUESTIONS: SHABBAT ON FIRE AND THE MODERN DILEMMA

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Lately, the world seems to be going up in flames—literally. Wildfires are breaking out across many countries: from Los Angeles, where homes have been destroyed, to New Jersey, where vast acres of forest have burned, and even in...

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06 May DATING AND RELATIONSHIP ADVICE

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Dear Rabbi and Shira, I am dating a girl with a generalized Anxiety Disorder. She was very upfront and casually mentioned it after we dated for a month. I appreciated and respected...

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29 Apr ITAMAR BEN-GVIR VISITS THE U.S. —AND SHAKES THINGS UP IN BROOKLYN AND BEYOND

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Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s visit to the United States this past week sent shockwaves through Jewish communities and political circles alike. From impassioned speeches and packed shuls to heated protests on Ivy League campuses...

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29 Apr TAZRIA METZORAH: A BLIND KOHEN CAN

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A Blind Kohen Can’t Rule On Negaim Even Though A Kohen Shoteh Can The majority of this week’s parsha deals with the laws of Tzoraas (commonly translated as leprosy, which in truth it is not). In several places, the...

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29 Apr DON’T DELAY

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Imagine, if one was to gather the ultimate anthology, he would go to Rav Shvadron, Zt”l, and ask him to sift through all of his teachings and choose the most powerful one. Then, he would go to Rabbi...

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29 Apr THE GREAT TREASURE OF PIRKEI AVOS

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At this time of the year, Klal Yisroel breaks out one of its national treasures: the Mishnayos of Pirkei Avos. This anthology of select ethical teachings, transmitted to us by our gigantic teachers, presents us with a truly great...

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