02 Mar PARASHAT KI TISA- THE HALF THAT WE DON’T SEE

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Parashat Ki-Tisa begins with the Misva of “Mahasit Ha’shekel” – the mandatory half-shekel tax that was imposed upon all members of Beneh Yisrael. The first time this tax was collected,...

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

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With everything going on this year with covid, is the OU doing anything differently as far as watching over companies? We are very much operational. B”H we have been able...

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02 Mar GIVING TZEDAKA

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In Shmos 30:12 the posuk teaches us that when counting the Jewish people, one must count them by collecting a coin from each person and the coins are then counted....

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23 Feb MR. SCHOEN GOES TO WASHINGTON: AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW HOW AN ORTHODOX JEWISH LAWYER FROM ALABAMA WAS PERSONALLY CALLED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES TO SERVE AS HIS LEAD DEFENSE COUNSEL

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This past Thursday, attorney David Schoen, who led the defense of President Trump’s second impeachment hearing, was interviewed by Alan Skorski and Baila Sebrow, hosts of The Definitive Rap Podcast,...

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23 Feb RAV MOSHE FEINSTEIN ZT”L ON HIS 35TH YAHRTZEIT: A MODEL FOR ALL OF US, AS REMEMBERED BY A TALMUD

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It is hard to believe that this Taanis Esther will already be the 35th yahrzeit of the Rosh Yeshiva, H a G a o n , Rav Moshe Feinstein, Zt”l,...

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23 Feb THE UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH ABOUT ANTI-SEMITISM: IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE, YOU CAN NEVER FORM A HEALTHY RESPONSE

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THE UNIQUENESS OF JEW-HATRED Hatred of the Jew has been universal, permanent and deep. Death for the Jews has been desired and plotted by the tyrants of every age. Pharaoh, Sancheriv,...

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23 Feb HALACHICALLY SPEAKING: DRINKING ON PURIM

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For some reason, people think that drinking is acceptable at certain times, such as on Simchas Torah, at a Shalom Zochor, at a wedding, and on Purim. Many people become intoxicated...

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23 Feb THE SPIRIT OF PURIM

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The Rabbis of the Talmud have recorded (Shabbos 88a) the tradition that although the Jewish people accepted the Torah at Mt. Sinai out of their own free will, there was,...

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23 Feb A YEAR AGO WE PUT ON MASKS FOR PURIM AND HAVEN’T TAKEN THEM OFF YET

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While Purim is normally one of the happiest days on our calendar, this year it will mark a sobering milestone. Purim will essentially mark a full year of living through...

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23 Feb STUDYING TORAH ON PURIM

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The Chasam Sofer (Drushim p.245) writes, “I received from Reb Mendele Lilig zt’l, the Rav of Frankfort, who received the tradition from the בקעי†בש†,that whoever studies Torah between the megillah...

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