24 Aug THE GATEWAYS OF OUR HEAD – PART TWO

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Last week, we spoke about how one should work on controlling the seven gateways of the head: the two eyes, two ears, the two nostrils and the mouth. In the...

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24 Aug PARSHAS KI SAVO: TO HOLD ETERNITY IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND- CONTRIBUTING YOUR VERSE TO THE PLAY OF LIFE

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PEANUT BUTTER Every day at lunch time Yankel would open his lunch sandwich and utter the same complaint. “Oh no, peanut butter again!” One day, after seven years, his co-worker finally...

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24 Aug I’M NOT UPSET THAT YOU LIED TO ME, I’M UPSET THAT FROM NOW ON I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU

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In addition to being an outstanding Talmid Chacham and world renowned posek, Rav Hershel Schachter is one of the most prolific Torah teachers of our time. He recently celebrated his...

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24 Aug PARASHAT KI TABO: ELUL AND FAITH

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We are all familiar with the notion that Elul is a time for introspection and self-assessment as we prepare for the judgment of Rosh Hashanah. However, we can perhaps gain...

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24 Aug KI-TAVO- THE LIBERATING FEAR OF ELUL

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When we think of Elul and the High Holidays, we generally think in terms of fear, anxiety and trepidation. We intuitively assume that during this period we are supposed to...

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24 Aug KI SAVO

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Bikurim “Ki v’haya ki tavo el ha’aretz… v’lakachta mreshit kol pri hadama… ubata el hacohen…”. The parashah begins with the mitzvah of bikurim, to bring the first ripened fruit — of the...

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24 Aug KI-TAVO- IT’S IN OUR GENES

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This coming Shabbos, when we read Parshas Ki Savo, we will be fulfilling a double mitzvah: 1) We will be reading the parshas hashavua 2) We will be fulfilling the...

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24 Aug KASHRUS QUESTIONS OF THE WEEK: SHEMITAH QUESTIONS

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This Rosh Hashanah (5782) will be the beginning of a new Shemitah year. The Torah forbids many agricultural activities in Eretz Yisroel during Shemitah, such as planting, pruning and harvesting....

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24 Aug SAVING SHMITA

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The experience of Shmita is both fascinating and iconic. Occurring once in seven years, it carries the mystique of something “extraordinary” or even enchanted. Intended as a seminal national experience,...

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24 Aug POMEGRANATE GLAZED MEATBALLS

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INGREDIENTS: MEATBALLS: 1 large shallot, very finely chopped – reserve 1/3 for the sauce. 1 lb. ground lamb, beef, or chicken 4–5 large garlic cloves, minced or crushed through a garlic press 2 eggs 1 cup chopped...

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