16 Mar HALACHICALLY SPEAKING: WHAT TO USE FOR MARROR AT THE PESACH SEDER

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Weeks before Pesach the newspapers are full of advertisements for romaine lettuce that does not need to be inspected for insects. What is the ideal item to use for marror...

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16 Mar TIME AFTER TIME

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Jewish holidays recount seminal moments of Jewish history. These annual celebrations shape our collective memory just as they animate our common future. The celebration of our history creates eternal meaning...

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16 Mar GETTING READY FOR PESACH 2021 WITH R’ ELEFANT FROM THE OU

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This year, erev Pesach falls on Shabbos, as it does approximately once every nine years. With proper planning, it need not be a difficult Shabbos. If anything, it gives us...

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16 Mar Dating and Relationship Advice

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Dear Rabbi and Shira, Thank you so much for your column. I enjoy reading it each week. I have been in the dating parsha for about a year now. My problem...

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16 Mar STEALING AND TESHUVAH

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In Vayikra 5:23 the posuk teaches us that one should return an item that he or she stole. What happens if a person stole and then paid the money back,...

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09 Mar FURY AS DR. SEUSS BOOKS SCRAPPED BY EBAY FOR ‘GLORIFYING HATRED AND VIOLENCE’ – BUT HITLER’S MEIN KAMPF REMAINS

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You can’t make this stuff up. Six of Dr. Seuss’ books “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” “If I Ran the Zoo,” “McElligot’s Pool,” “On Beyond Zebra!,”...

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09 Mar VAYAKHEL-PEKUDEI – THE SPIRITUAL VALUE OF TECHEILES IN THE MISHKAN

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In Vayakhel-Pekudai we find an interesting continuation of the construction of the holy vessels and priestly garb from Tetzaveh. It covers the usage of gold, silver, copper, Techeiles (blue-purple wool),...

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09 Mar IT ALL FITS LIKE A PUZZLE

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Parashat Pekudeh begins with a detailed accounting of the precious metals that were donated for the Mishkan, and how were they used. The Torah tells us exactly how much gold,...

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09 Mar HALACHICALLY SPEAKING: GEBROKTS & OTHER CUSTOMS ON PESACH

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One of the most commonly accepted chumros on Pesach is to avoid gebrokts –matzah which was fully baked and then soaked in water. When did this custom start? How binding...

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09 Mar THE TWO FACES OF YOUR SPOUSE: WHY IS MARRIAGE COMPARED TO THE SPLITTING OF THE SEA?

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The Inside and the Outside A wealthy Jewish man buys a fabulous home in Beverly Hills, California. He brings in a local workman to decorate the place. When the job is finished,...

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