16 Jun Coronavirus (Part 14)

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In this week’s parsha, it says “ V ’ y a m u s u h a ’ a n o s h i m motzi’ei dibas HaAretz ra’ah bamageifah...

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16 Jun The Psychology of Fear: Vain Tears

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VAIN TEARS  At the surface, it seems like a very unfair response, recorded in the Talmud. The Torah—in Numbers and again in this week’s portion of Devarim— relates how when the...

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16 Jun Funding the Police

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Protesters around the country are calling to defund the police. This offers us an opportunity to discuss the halachically required funding for police. At the beginning of the State of...

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16 Jun Corona Diary #10: The Challeneges of “Phase Two” of the Coronavirus Crisis

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Many, countries around the world have navigated the first phase of the corona crisis, slowly resuming their “routines” after months in quarantine. This shift affords welcome relief, renewed hope and...

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16 Jun Jailed on Shabbos

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The posuk in Bamidbar 15:32,33 says, “While Bnei Yisroel were in the midbar they found a person gathering wood on Shabbos. Moshe and Aaron did not know what to do...

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09 Jun Remembering Rav Dovid Trenkel ZT”L On His First Yahrziet

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Harav Dovid Trenk, a l e g e n d a r y Mechanech who inspired generations of talmidim, was niftar this week one year ago. Rav Trenk zt”l was...

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09 Jun Why is Day Camp a “Yes” and Sleepaway Camp Still Being Questioned?

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On June 2, Governor Cuomo announced that New York will allow summer day camps to open as of June 29th. A long list of safety precautions, such as smaller group...

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09 Jun The Death of Certainty, the Birth of Accepting Our Limitations

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I have not slept well during the last three months. Don’t get me wrong, I fall right asleep, but I don’t wake up well-rested. There is a pit in my...

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09 Jun Simcha on Shabbos

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The posuk in Bamidbar 10:10 says, “On the day of happiness, they should blow the trumpets in the Mishkan.” The Sifri explains this posuk to be referring to Shabbos. The...

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09 Jun How to Deal With Economic Challenge: The “Days” and “Nights” of Life

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An architect, a surgeon, and economist are arguing who of them holds the most prominent position. The surgeon said, ‘Look, we’re the most important. The very first thing G-d did was...

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