02 Jun All People are Created in Hashem’s Image

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Our rabbis taught (Avos 3:18) “Chaviv Adom she’nivra b’tzelem, Beloved is man for he was created in G-d’s image.” R’ Yisroel Lipschitz (Tiferes Yisroel) comments, notice it doesn’t say beloved...

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02 Jun Stop and Smell the Roses

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We finally resumed minyanim at BRS this week, albeit outdoors. As I wrote about last week in anticipation, I indeed missed the sanctity of the sanctuary and the comfort of...

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02 Jun The Narcissist and the Nazirite: Narcissism in Greek Mythology and the Talmud

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THE GOLFERS  A rabbi, a teacher, a millionaire, and a narcissist were golfing together. As they walked the course, they came up behind a foursome that was moving very slowly, and...

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02 Jun Yerushalayim is the Ir Melucha

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The Rambam (Hilchos M e l a c h i m 1:10) rules that only a king of malchus Beis Dovid has the right to use Yerushalayim as his capital...

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02 Jun A Long Hot Summer: Corona Diary 9

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The Table is set and history beckons! The Jews are primed to enter the land of Israel, construct a Temple, and usher in utopia for themselves and for all mankind....

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02 Jun Parashat Naso: When Sin is Glorified

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The Torah in Parashat Naso outlines the procedure required in the case of a “Sota,” a woman whose husband has reason to suspect her of infidelity. The husband would bring...

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02 Jun Statement in the Wake of the Death of Mr. George Floyd and National Protests

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Today, in the wake of last week’s death of Mr. George Floyd at the hands of police officers in Minneapolis and days of protests that have followed, the leadership of...

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02 Jun Roasted Corn and Zucchini Salad

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INGREDIENTS: 2 - 3 ears of corn shucked 2 tbsp olive oil 1 garlic clove minced 1/2 cup finely diced sweet onion 4 cups small-diced zucchini (2 medium zucchini) 1/4 tsp dried oregano 1/4 tsp dried thyme 1...

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02 Jun Kashruth Questions of the Week

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May one buy cut fruit from a store that does not have a Hechsher?  No! We get this question all the time. People are invited all the time to meetings in...

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02 Jun Why Birchas Kohanim?

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The posuk in Bamidbar 6:23 says that Hashem commanded Aharon and his sons to bless the Yidden. The Sefer Metzach Aharon discusses an interesting question. Why did Hashem choose the...

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