20 Jan IN TRIBUTE TO RAV KELEMER ZT”L

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As the week of shiva has ended for my revered teacher and Rebbe Rav Yehuda Kelemer ל”קוצז†, I have been moved to tears numerous times from the beautiful stories I...

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20 Jan WE NEVER KNOW THE FULL MEANING OF OUR LIVES: HOW DID WORLD WAR I BEGIN?

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The Power of a single action Wise Old Man A retired man moves near a junior high school. He spends the first few weeks of retirement in peace and quiet. However, when...

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20 Jan SEEKING HASHEM – PART ONE

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In bentching, we declare “V’dorshei Hashem lo yachsiru chol tov – Those who seek Hashem will lack from naught that is good.” The occupation of seeking Hashem, being a Dorshei...

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20 Jan THE DANGER OF BEING OVERLY INCLUSIVE

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The parsha tells us (Shemos 12:38) that when Bnai Yisroel left Mitzrayim a tremendous group of converts left with them. The Midrash explains that this was Moshe Rabbeinu’s original idea;...

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20 Jan RECHARGING PHONE: YOM TOV SHEINI OR SHABBOS?

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I. A Time to Recharge The latest issue of the Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society (RJJ Journal), under new editorship, is devoted to Coronavirus questions. One article contains short, translated...

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20 Jan AHAVAS YISRAEL

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There are two types of mitzvos: obligations that people have to Hashem, and mitzvos to help one’s fellow man. Which type of mitzvah is more important and takes precedence? The...

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19 Jan TO LOWER THE HEAT BE A THERMOSTAT, NOT A THERMOMETER

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The Jewish People are suffering through the servitude of Egypt. After being oppressed and persecuted for an extended period of time, they finally receive a message of redemption: Moshe relays...

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19 Jan WHO IS FIRST, WHAT IS SECOND, SO WE KNOW THIRD?

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The Posuk in Shmos 12:17 says one should guard their matzos. Rashi quotes a Mechilta that says don’t read the word “matzos,” but rather read the word “mitzvos.” The same...

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19 Jan PARASHAT BO: “WITH OUR YOUTH & WITH OUR ELDERLY WE SHALL GO”

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Upon hearing Moshe’s warning of the eighth plague, the plague of locusts, which would destroy all the crops in Egypt that survived the plague of hail, Pharaoh expresses a willingness...

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19 Jan OUR STORY RECOGNIZING OUR LIVES AS PART OF A LARGER HISTORICAL “STORY”

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Redemption was well under way as the entire country of Egypt had been ravaged by interminable calamities. Once a superpower capable of supporting the entire planet, the Egyptian empire was...

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